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

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