All Opportunities

Welcome to the Wayne State College Scholarship Opportunities Homepage. Below you will find a listing of scholarships available to Wayne State students with brief information about the scholarship qualifications. Many of these scholarship opportunities will not require additional information, as you will automatically qualify based on your application information.

Instructions for Incoming Freshmen: please log in with your WSC user name and password to complete this supplemental scholarship application to be considered for additional opportunities beyond your admission-based scholarship. Please note, the WSC incoming freshmen scholarship application opens August 1, 2025 with a priority deadline of December 1, 2025 for many new incoming freshmen scholarships and a final deadline of May 1, 2026.

Instructions for Returning WSC/Incoming Transfer Students: please log in with your WSC username and password to complete the WSC returning/incoming transfer student scholarship application which opens October 1, 2025 with a final deadline of February 1, 2026.

Opportunities Table
Award Name Actions
Varies Henry Ashley Edsall Memorial Scholarship
Applicant must be enrolled full time. Applicant must be a new freshman....
Deadline05/01/2026
Varies Heritage Homes/Heritage Industries Annual Scholarship
Awarded to full-time undergraduate student who is a full-time employee...
Deadline05/01/2026
Varies Ida Lenhouts Endowed Osmond Community Scholarship
Applicant must be a new freshman. Applicant must be a graduate of Osmond...
Deadline05/01/2026
$2,000.00 International Student Award
Incoming Freshmen International
Deadline05/01/2026
$300.00 ITE Faculty Skills USA Scholarship-New Freshman
Applicant must be a first time student. Applicant must be an Industrial...
Deadline05/01/2026
Varies J.G.W. Lewis Memorial Scholarship
Applicant must be a social sciences major. Applicant must be a new...
Deadline05/01/2026
Varies James Clayton McClain and William S. Davis Community Scholarship
Applicant must be from Fremont or Osmond NE or Coon Rapids, IA....
Deadline05/01/2026
Varies James. A. Bracken Memorial Scholarship
Applicant must be enrolled full time. Applicant must be a new freshman.
Deadline05/01/2026
$0.00 Jamisen and Renee Jensen Industrial Technology Annual Scholarship
Applicant must be a student majoring in one of four Industrial...
Deadline05/01/2026
Varies Jana Kuhlman Endowed Scholarship
Deadline05/01/2026
Varies Janis Ann Dislevy Trust Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a business major. Applicant must be a Nebraska native....
Deadline05/01/2026
Varies Jeanelle Heermann Elementary Education Scholarship
Applicant must be an Elementary Education major. Applicant must be a new...
Deadline05/01/2026
$0.00 Jeff and Mary Carstens Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a first generation student that demonstrates financial...
Deadline05/01/2026
Varies Jenny Moul Memorial Scholarship
Applicant must be enrolled full time. Applicant must be a new freshman....
Deadline05/01/2026
Varies Jenny Rae Hascall Memorial Scholarship
Applicant must be a graduating high school senior. Applicant must be a...
Deadline05/01/2026
Varies Jim and Joy Ley Hein Scholarship
Applicant must be an education major. Applicant must be a new freshman....
Deadline05/01/2026
Varies Joe and Betty Carney Memorial Endowed
Applicant must be from Stanton Madison, or Platte Applicant must be a...
Deadline05/01/2026
Varies John D. Rice Memorial Scholarship
Applicant must be an education major. Applicant must be a new freshman.
Deadline05/01/2026
Varies John Patrick Sherlock Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be enrolled full time. Applicant must be a Nebraska...
Deadline05/01/2026
Varies Joseph and Emily Bigge Reestman Scholarship
Applicant must be a graduate of Elgin Public high school. Applicant must...
Deadline05/01/2026
Varies Joseph F. Blazek Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be an education major Applicant must be a new freshman.
Deadline05/01/2026
Varies Joseph Sowokinos Annual RHOP Scholarship
Are you eligible to receive public benefits? Applicant must be a...
Deadline05/01/2026
Varies Judd and Magwire Family Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a full time student.
Deadline05/01/2026
Varies Kam Reeves Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a new freshman.
Deadline05/01/2026
$0.00 Kameron Reeves Military Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a full-time student who is full-time active military,...
Deadline05/01/2026
Varies Karen and Phillip Kelton Education Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a WSC student majoring in Education.
Deadline05/01/2026
$0.00 Karol & David Theophilus Endowed Scholarship
The recipient(s) must be a student attending Wayne State College and: 1....
Deadline05/01/2026
Varies Kathryn Reimers Sass Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be an education major. Applicant must be a new freshman....
Deadline05/01/2026
Varies Kay Memorial Scholarship
Applicant must be an applied science major. Applicant must be a new...
Deadline05/01/2026
Varies Keith and Mona Sailors Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be enrolled full time. Applicant must be a new freshman.
Deadline05/01/2026
Varies Kelly Plugge Memorial Scholarship
Applicant must be enrolled full time. Applicant must be from a high...
Deadline05/01/2026
Varies Kenneth E. and Claudia L. Nitzel Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a full-time student attending WSC. First preference...
Deadline05/01/2026
Varies Kent and Lois Hall Memorial Scholarship
Applicant must be enrolled full time. Applicant must be a biology major...
Deadline05/01/2026
Varies Kirk and Debra Hutton Annual Scholarship
Applicant will be selected by hand. Applicant must be enrolled full time.
Deadline05/01/2026
Varies Larry and Geraldine Manning Academic Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a new freshman.
Deadline05/01/2026
Varies Laurie Srb Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a WSC student who is an English major.
Deadline05/01/2026
Varies Lillian Whitmore Scholarship
Applicant must be an education major Applicant must be a new freshman.
Deadline05/01/2026
$0.00 Lillian “Dot” Srb Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be full-time student attending Wayne State College and...
Deadline05/01/2026
Varies Llewelyn Whitmore Scholarship
Applicant must be an education major. Applicant must be a new freshman.
Deadline05/01/2026
Varies Louise Wendt Lundquist Memorial Scholarship
Applicant must be a science major. Applicant must be a new freshman.
Deadline05/01/2026
Varies Lowell Henney Memorial Scholarship
Applicant must be an education major. Applicant must be a new freshman.
Deadline05/01/2026
Varies Lucille D. Cunningham Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a full-time student attending WSC who is an Education...
Deadline05/01/2026
Varies Lukas Rix Annual Scholarship
Awarded to a first generation college student with a preference for a...
Deadline05/01/2026
Varies Lyle and Ginny Seymour Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be enrolled full time. Applicant must be a new freshman.
Deadline05/01/2026
Varies Lyle L. Sawatzke Industrial Technology Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a WSC student from Nebraska who is an Industrial...
Deadline05/01/2026
Varies Lynley M. Potts Memorial Endowed Scholarship.
Applicant must be enrolled full time. Applicant must have a physical...
Deadline05/01/2026
Varies Lynn and Chris Schreurs PE Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be enrolled full time. Applicant must be majoring in...
Deadline05/01/2026
Varies Marburger-Lyman/Keya Paha County Community Scholarship
Applicant must be a new freshman. Applicant must be a graduate of Keya...
Deadline05/01/2026
Varies Marcia Wiese Hult Elementary Education Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a new freshman. Applicant must be an Elementary...
Deadline05/01/2026
Varies Maria Grovas Scholarship in Spanish
Applicant must be a Spanish major. Applicant must be a new freshman....
Deadline05/01/2026