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 Louise Wendt Lundquist Memorial Scholarship
Applicant must be a science major. Applicant must be a new freshman.
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Varies Lowell Henney Memorial Scholarship
Applicant must be an education major. Applicant must be a new freshman.
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Varies Lucille D. Cunningham Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a full-time student attending WSC who is an Education...
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Varies Lukas Rix Annual Scholarship
Awarded to a first generation college student with a preference for a...
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Varies Lyle and Ginny Seymour Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be enrolled full time. Applicant must be a new freshman.
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Varies Lyle L. Sawatzke Industrial Technology Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a WSC student from Nebraska who is an Industrial...
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Varies Lynley M. Potts Memorial Endowed Scholarship.
Applicant must be enrolled full time. Applicant must have a physical...
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Varies Lynn and Chris Schreurs PE Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be enrolled full time. Applicant must be majoring in...
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Varies Marburger-Lyman/Keya Paha County Community Scholarship
Applicant must be a new freshman. Applicant must be a graduate of Keya...
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Varies Marcia Wiese Hult Elementary Education Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a new freshman. Applicant must be an Elementary...
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Varies Maria Grovas Scholarship in Spanish
Applicant must be a Spanish major. Applicant must be a new freshman....
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Varies Mark Deming Pingrey and Barbara Bucknam Pingrey Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a business or english major. Applicant must be a new...
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Varies Mark Schlickbernd Family Scholarship
Applicant must be a WSC student majoring in Construction Management. ...
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Varies Marlyn and Patricia Washburn Endowed Scholarship - Education
Applicant must be a new freshman. Applicant must be from Seward NE...
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Varies Marlyn and Patricia Washburn Endowed Scholarship - Math
Must be a full time student attending Wayne State College and a major in...
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Varies Martha Roe Davenport Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a new freshman. Are you a TRiO (Talent Search Upward...
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Varies Martin and Edith Buschkamp Scholarship
Applicant must be a new freshman.
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Varies Mary Frances Surber Gross Endowed Scholarship
Applicant may be from EXCEPT the following are eligible: Omaha...
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$0.00 Marysz Rames Endowed Scholarship
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Varies Melinda (Joern) Boles and Bruce Boles Annual Scholarship
Applicant must be a full time student. Applicant must have completed at...
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Varies Metropolitan CC transfer scholarship
Applicant will be selected by hand.
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Varies Michael Foods Scholarship
Applicant will be selected by hand.
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Varies MidPlains/McCook CC transfer scholarship
Applicant will be selected by hand.
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Varies Milton and Miriam Waldbaum Annual Scholarship
Applicant must carry at least 9 credit hours. Applicant must be the...
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Varies Mona Casady and Lawrence Niewald Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a Business Administration major. Applicant must have a...
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Varies Morland G. McManigal Scholarship
Applicant must be a new freshman. Applicant must be a graduate of...
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Varies Nancy (Paul) Heitshusen Endowed Scholarship
Awarded to an applicant that is majoring in Education with a 2.5 or...
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Varies Native American CC transfer Scholarship
Applicant will be selected by hand.
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Varies Neal H. Paul Endowed Scholarship
Awarded to an applicant that demonstrates financial need and has a GPA...
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Varies Nebraska Teacher World Education and Diversity Scholarship
Applicant must be enrolled full time. Applicant must be an education...
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Varies Neil and Bonnie Sandahl Scholarship
Applicant must be a math major Applicant must be a new freshman....
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Varies Neil and Bonnie Sandahl Scholarship - Industrial Technology
Applicant must be a new freshman. Applicant must be a industrial...
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Varies Netherda Scholarship
Applicant must be an industrial education major. Applicant must be a new...
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Varies Northeast CC Transfer Scholarship
Applicant will be selected by hand.
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Varies Novak-Wiser Ag Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be from counties of Wayne Dixon or Cedar. Applicant must...
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Varies O.R. Bowen Annual Scholarship
Applicant must be an education major Applicant must be a new freshman.
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Varies Omaha World-Herald Scholarship
Applicant must be enrolled full time. Applicant must be a graduate of a...
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Varies Orville and Hallie Sherry Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be enrolled full time. Applicant must be a new freshman....
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Varies Otto and Gladys Baumann Scholarship
Applicant must be a new freshman. Applicant must be a graduate of West...
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Varies Pac N Save Student Appreciation Annual Scholarship
Applicant will be selected by hand.
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Varies Paul Cook Memorial Scholarship
Applicant must be an education major. Applicant must be a new freshman.
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Varies Paul Jonathan Ewald Jorde Pre-Med Scholarship
Applicant must be a pre-medicine major. Applicant must be a new freshman.
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Varies Phi Theata Kappa Scholarship
Applicant will be selected by hand.
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Varies Phil and Ellen (Herrill) Nelson Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a full time WSC student.
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Varies Phyllis M. Conner Honors Scholarship
Applicant will be selected by hand.
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$4,000, renewable for 4 years President's Commitment
Admissions-based scholarship awarded to select incoming freshmen...
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$5,000, renewable for 4 years President's Excellence
Admissions-based scholarship awarded to select incoming freshmen...
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Varies Quality Foods Annual Scholarship
Are you an employee of Quality Food Center/IGA of Wayne Nebraska?...
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$1,025.00 Ralph and Irene Gray Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a music major.
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Varies Ray K. & Marjorie L. Dover Memorial Fund
Applicant must be enrolled full time. Applicant must be a new freshman.
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