All Opportunities

Welcome to the Wayne State College Scholarship Opportunities Homepage.

Below you will find a listing of scholarships available to students with brief information about the scholarship qualifications. To apply to scholarships which require an application, you must first sign in with the same user name and password you use to access the campus login portal. You will then have the opportunity to complete a general application and, if applicable, apply for specific scholarships.

Please note, the priority deadline for new incoming freshmen scholarships is December 1, 2024 with a final deadline of May 1, 2025. The deadline for all current/transfer student scholarship opportunities is January 31, 2025.

Opportunities Table
Award Name Actions
$500.00 LaVera Marie Cram McCallum Elementary Education Annual Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be a elementary...
$1,100.00 LDL / Russ Rasmussen Physical Science Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be a Sophomore...
Varies Lea Greathouse Annual Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must have a 2.5 GPA or...
Full housing costs for one year, renewable for a second year. Leadership Award
For students who are very active in high school leadership and plan to...
Varies Leah Jeanne Miller Memorial Business/English Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must currently be...
Varies Leland E. and Margaret J. Dannals Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be a sophomore...
Varies Lettie Scott Memorial Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be a sophomore...
Varies Lienemann and Hillyer Family Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a full time student. Applicant must be a returning...
Varies Lillian Whitmore Scholarship
Applicant must be an education major Applicant must be a new freshman.
$0.00 Lillian “Dot” Srb Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be full-time student attending Wayne State College and...
Varies Lindau-Reeg Music Scholarship
Applicant must be a music major.
$500.00 Lisa Dike Memorial Scholarship
Applicant must be enrolled in a Human Resources Concentration. Are you a...
Varies Lisa L. Nelson Service Learning Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be enrolled full time. Applicant must be a returning...
Varies Llewelyn Whitmore Scholarship
Applicant must be an education major. Applicant must be a new freshman.
Varies Lord and Lady Menking Annual Scholarship
Applicant must be a new freshman.
Varies Lou Ann Landholm Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be enrolled full...
Varies Louise Wendt Lundquist Memorial Scholarship
Applicant must be a science major. Applicant must be a new freshman.
Varies Lowell Henney Memorial Scholarship
Applicant must be an education major. Applicant must be a new freshman.
Varies Lucille D. Cunningham Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a full-time student attending WSC who is an Education...
Varies Lucille Schulte Jones Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be enrolled full...
Varies Lukas Rix Annual Scholarship
Awarded to a first generation college student with a preference for a...
Varies Lyle and Ginny Seymour Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be enrolled full time. Applicant must be a new freshman.
Varies Lyle L. Sawatzke Industrial Technology Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a WSC student from Nebraska who is an Industrial...
Varies Lynley M. Potts Memorial Endowed Scholarship.
Applicant must be enrolled full time. Applicant must have a physical...
Varies Lynn and Chris Schreurs PE Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be enrolled full time. Applicant must be majoring in...
$1,030.00 Maier Endowed Science Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be a sophomore or...
Varies Marburger-Lyman/Keya Paha County Community Scholarship
Applicant must be a new freshman. Applicant must be a graduate of Keya...
Varies Marcia Wiese Hult Elementary Education Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a new freshman. Applicant must be an Elementary...
Varies Maria Grovas Scholarship in Spanish
Applicant must be a Spanish major. Applicant must be a new freshman....
$530.00 Marilyn Haitz Pierson Endowed Music Scholarship
Applicant must be a music major.
Varies Mark Deming Pingrey and Barbara Bucknam Pingrey Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a business or english major. Applicant must be a new...
Varies Mark Schlickbernd Family Scholarship
Applicant must be a WSC student majoring in Construction Management. ...
Varies Marlyn and Patricia Washburn Endowed Scholarship - Education
Applicant must be a new freshman. Applicant must be from Seward NE...
Varies Marlyn and Patricia Washburn Endowed Scholarship - Math
Must be a full time student attending Wayne State College and a major in...
Varies Martha Roe Davenport Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a new freshman. Are you a TRiO (Talent Search Upward...
Varies Martin and Edith Buschkamp Scholarship
Applicant must be a new freshman.
Varies Mary Frances Surber Gross Endowed Scholarship
Applicant may be from EXCEPT the following are eligible: Omaha...
Varies Mary Lou Gleason Memorial Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be a sophomore...
Varies Marysz and Steven Rames Annual Scholarship
Applicant must be enrolled full time.
$0.00 Marysz Rames Endowed Scholarship
Varies Mathematics Annual Scholarship
Applicant must be a full time student attending Wayne State College...
Varies McClain Family Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a first generation college student. Applicant must...
Varies Melinda (Joern) Boles and Bruce Boles Annual Scholarship
Applicant must be a full time student. Applicant must have completed at...
$3,255.00 Melvin and Helen Allen Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be a sophomore...
Varies Metropolitan CC transfer scholarship
Applicant will be selected by hand.
Varies Michael Foods Scholarship
Applicant will be selected by hand.
Varies MidPlains/McCook CC transfer scholarship
Applicant will be selected by hand.
$590.00 Mildred Reed Jones Memorial Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be an English...
Varies Milton and Miriam Waldbaum Annual Scholarship
Applicant must carry at least 9 credit hours. Applicant must be the...
Varies Mim Riessen Continuing Education Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be a graduate of...