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
Varies Richard and Bonnie Lund Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be enrolled full time. Applicant must be an education...
Varies Riedmann Family Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be from Omaha NE. Applicant must require financial need.
Varies Riessen-Reed Scholarship
Applicant must be a new freshman. Applicant must be a graduate Osmond...
Varies Robert and Charlotte Schmidt Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a full-time student attending WSC.
Varies Robert and Josiane Reinhardt Journalism Endowed Scholarship
Student must be majoring in Journalism. Applicant must be a new freshmen.
Varies Robert and Ruth Harm Olsen Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be an english major Applicant must be a new freshman.
Varies Robert B. Ensz Wayne State College Endowed Scholarship
Awarded to an incoming freshman who has graduated from Beatrice High...
Varies Robert Jordan Scholarship
Applicant must be a business major. Applicant must be from Wayne County...
Varies Robert L. and Elayne M. Jacobson Endowed Scholarship - Education
Recipient must be a full-time WSC student meeting these criteria:...
Varies Robert L. and Elayne M. Jacobson Endowed Scholarship - Natural Science
Recipient must be a full-time WSC student meeting these criteria:...
Varies Robert M. and Helen A. Lehr Pre-Nursing Memorial Scholarship
Applicant must be a freshman State of residence Major
Varies Roberta "Mom" Welte Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must have lived in...
$0.00 Rod and Loreta Tompkins Annual Scholarship
One applicant must be a member of the Women’s Rugby Club. Second...
Varies Rod Jorgensen Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a new freshman. Applicant must be a graduate of Wayne...
Varies Rod Varilek Scholarship
Award alternates between a biology major (2019-2020) and a business...
$500.00 Rodney D. Smith Memorial Scholarship
Applicant must be a WSC student who has achieved sophomore or above...
Varies Roland and Beverly Eickhoff Annual Scholarship
Awarded to a WSC student majoring in one of the following programs: ...
Varies Rollie W. Ley Memorial Scholarship
Applicant must be a new freshman.
$12,405.00 Romcyn Atelier Scholarship
Applicant must be enrolled full time. Applicant must be a visual arts...
Varies Ron and Kathy Fink Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be an education major. Applicant must be a new freshman.
Varies Ron Holt Civic Engagement Award
Applicant must be a graduating high school senior. Applicant will be...
Varies Ronald G. Carlson Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be from Sioux City Iowa or South Sioux City, Nebraska....
$0.00 Root-Engelen Annual Scholarship
Applicant must be a full time student at Wayne State College with a...
Varies Rosalyn Cotton Annual Scholarship
Applicant must be a student attending Wayne State College majoring in...
Varies Rose and Nola Peterson Family Scholarship
Applicant must be a new freshman. Applicant must be a graduate of...
Varies Ross P. James and Helen M. Hensel James Scholarship - Education
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be a junior or...
$780.00 Ross P. James and Helen M. Hensel James Scholarship - Health Science
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be a junior or...
$2,950.00 Roy D. and Gerrie A. Christensen Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be a junior or...
1,000 RSM & Mike Beacom Accounting & Business Consulting Scholarship
Applicant must be a student that has completed at least one year of...
$0.00 Ruby Nelson & the Fredrickson Sisters Endowed Scholarship
The recipient(S) must be a student attending Wayne State College and: ...
Varies Ruby V. Pedersen ""Excellence in English"" Scholarship
Applicant must be a humanities major. Applicant must be a new freshman.
Varies Rudolph D. Swartz Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a Nebraska native. Applicant must be an education...
Varies Rundquist Family Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be enrolled full...
Full tuition, renewable for length of your program at WSC. Rural Health Opportunities Program (RHOP)
The Rural Health Opportunities Program (RHOP) is a dynamic partnership...
Full tuition, renewable for four years. Rural Law Opportunities Program (RLOP)
The Rural Law Opportunities Program (RLOP) is a dynamic partnership...
Varies S. Edwin Jones-Kay Corporation Scholarship - Humanities
Applicant must be a humanities major. Applicant must be a new freshman.
Varies S. Edwin Jones-Kay Corporation Scholarship - Business
Applicant must be a business major. Applicant must be an undergraduate...
Varies S.K deFreese Campus Ministry Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a new freshman.
Varies Sandra L. Metz Memorial Scholarship
Applicant must be enrolled full time. Applicant must be a new freshman....
$0.00 Sandy Brown Environmental Scholarship
The recipient(s) must be a full-time who (1) attends Wayne State...
Varies Sayre Andersen - Gilbert Vaughan Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be enrolled full time. Applicant must be an english major...
Varies Schieffer Family Scholarship
Awarded to a full time student with a 3.0 or above GPA.
Varies Science, Math & Technology Endowed Scholarship in Honor of the Stammer Family
Applicant must be enrolled full time. Applicant must be a Physical...
Varies Senor O.F. Sletwold Spanish Teacher Study Abroad Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be enrolled full...
Varies Shannon Briese Endowed Scholarship
Awarded to a graduate of River Valley High Schools or with a...
$1,000.00 Sharon Toelle Carlson Endowed Scholarship
The recipient(s) must be a student attending Wayne State College and: a....
$0.00 SHC Annual Scholarship
Applicant must be an eligible student who is a Science, Health, &...
Varies Shirley Sage Sawatzke Elementary Education Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a WSC student from Nebraska who is an Elementary...
Varies Special Band Day Scholarship
Applicant must participate in Band Day.
Varies Special Housing Award - 2 Year