Scholarship List

Information about applying for scholarships: application process, required and optional items, scholarship rubric, and notification.

Arts and Sciences Scholarship
  • Amount varies
  • Based on annual contributions and demonstrated financial need

Arts and Sciences Student Global Engagement Fund
  • $1,500
  • Enrolled in the College for Arts and Sciences
  • For study abroad and global engagement
  • Must apply through UNL's Global Experience Office

Phil & Kathy Boardman Scholarship Fund for the Humanities
  • $500
  • Awarded to students studying in the area of Humanities (defined to include: Anthropology, Classics & religious Studies, English, History, Medieval & Renaissance Studies, Modern Languages and Literature, and Philosophy).
  • Junior or Senior standing
  • GPA of 3.0 or above
John & Elizabeth Brownlee Scholarship
  • $1,000
  • Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences
  • Freshman standing; first year student

David A. Bush Family Award for Study Abroad
  • $1,500
  • For studying abroad to a Latin American country
  • Junior or Senior standing
  • GPA of 3.0 or above
  • Preference for demonstrated need
  • Must apply through UNL's Global Experience Office

John D. Clarke Courage and Commitment Fund
  • Amount varies
  • Enrolled in the College for Arts and Sciences
  • Must apply for CAS Experiential Learning Funds

Paul & Bernice Crounse College of Arts and Sciences Scholarship Fund
  • $1,400
  • Student must be enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences
  • Must be a graduate from Central High School, Omaha NE
  • Preference given to incoming freshman
  • Preference based on financial need

Davis Family Fund for the College of Arts and Sciences
  • Amount varies
  • For Experiential Learning
  • Must apply for CAS Experiential Learning funds

Timothy and Claudia Divis Global Engagement Scholarship Fund
  • $1,500
  • Enrolled in the College for Arts and Sciences
  • For study abroad
  • Must apply through UNL's Global Experience Office

Larry Doerr Scholarship Fund for Arts and Sciences
  • $500
  • Undergraduate enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences
  • Preference given to students studying in the area of Humanities (defined to include Classics, Communication Studies, Philosophy, English, History and Modern Languages)

Everett Scholarship and Fellowship Fund
  • $3000 - $7000
  • Undergraduate enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences
  • Pursuring Pre-Pharmacy
  • Sophomore, Junior or Senior standing
  • Cumulative Grade Point Average in the 2.800 to 3.500 range
  • Must be a graduate of a Nebraska High School
  • Preference to those with financial need
  • Preference to student who demonstrate good citizenship and involvement in campus and community activities

Herbert Thomas and Lilah David Folsom Memorial Scholarship
  • $1,000
  • Undergraduate enrolled in the pre-medicine program in the College of Arts and Sciences
  • GPA of 3.0 or better

George Family Non-Traditional Student Scholarship Fund
  • $500
  • Full-time or part-time undergraduate in the College of Arts and Sciences
  • Non-traditional student
  • Preference to students who strive to balance their work, family and other important commitments with school

Paul and Phyllis Evonne Gregory Science Scholarship Subfund
  • $500 - $1500
  • Undergraduate enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences
  • Major in Biological Sciences or Chemistry

Kenneth and Berni Marcotte Haggard Scholarship Fund
  • $500 - $3000
  • Undergraduate enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences
  • Preference given to students with demonstrated financial need

Roland J. Hjorth Scholarship Fund
  • $500
  • Enrolled in the College for Arts and Sciences
  • preference to candidates with demonstrated financial need

Hohensee-Fruhwirth Scholarship for UNL College of Arts and Sciences
  • $500
  • pursuing a major in the college of Arts and Sciences,
  • sophomore or junior standing
  • preference given to NE residents
  • preference to candidates with demonstrated financial need

Carl Oscar and Hilde Johnson Scholarship
  • $500 - $800
  • Junior or senior standing
  • Major in language or social sciences

Kiffin Scholarship
  • $500 to $1,000
  • Sophomore or above
  • Graduate of a Nebraska high school
  • In upper 20% of class
  • Demonstrated financial need
  • Participation in community and extra-curricular activities

Dorothy Kinyoun Scholarship
  • $300 - $500
  • Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences

Garnet Larson Humanitarian Scholarship
  • $100
  • Undergraduate enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences
  • Demonstrated financial need

Ping Huang Lin Ph.D. Scholarship Fund
  • $500
  • Undergraduate enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences
  • Preference given to students with a major in physical or natural sciences
  • Demonstrated financial need

Ling Lu UNL Arts and Sciences Student Support Fund
  • $500
  • Undergraduate enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences
  • Preference given to students with a major in STEM (actuarial science, biochemistry, chemistry, data science, geology, mathematics, meteorology-climatology, microbiology, and physics & astronomy)
  • Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.000

Robert L. McCall Arts and Science Scholarship
  • $1,000 - $2,000
  • Undergraduate enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences
  • Graduate of a Nebraska high school
  • Demonstrated financial need
  • Preference given to students from educationally or economically disadvantaged backgrounds prior to enrollment at UNL
  • Requires a separate narrative

Carroll R. McKibbin Scholarship Fund
  • $1,000 - $3,000
  • GPA of 3.0 or above
  • Preference given to students who have demonstrated academic merit and accomplishments

Charles D. and Betty J. McKinsey Scholarship
  • $500
  • Undergraduate enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences
  • graduate of a Nebraska High School
  • Demonstrated financial need

Martina McMenamin Memorial Scholarship
  • $1,000 - $3,000
  • Sophomore standing or above
  • GPA of 3.0 or better
  • Demonstrated financial need
  • Graduate of Daniel J. Gross High School; if no qualified applicants, candidate may be graduate of any Nebraska High School

Dr. Walter Mientka STEM Scholarship Fund
  • $1,000
  • graduate of a Nebraska high school
  • pursuing a major in a STEM discipline within the College of Arts and Sciences
  • preference may be given to students with demonstrated participation in All Girls All Math summer camp, Women in Science Conference at UNL, Grace Hopper Celebration, Husker Hoppers Program, Association for Women in Science UNL student group, Women Undergraduates in Mathematics at Nebraska, and/or Society of Women Engineers UNL student group
Morrill County Area University of Nebraska-Lincoln Scholarshp Fund
  • $500
  • Full-time undergraduate in the College of Arts and Sciences
  • Preference given to first to major in computer science majors, second to Chemistry, Physics and Astronomy, Mathematics or Biology
  • Preference given to those from the NE counties first Morrill County; second to Scotts Bluff, Banner, Cheyenne, Garden, or Box Butte County
  • Preference given to first generation students.

Moss Family Arts & Sciences Memorial Scholarship
  • $500 - $1,000
  • Majoring in science as defined by the Dean
  • Graduate of a high school located in either Antelope County or Boone County
  • Demonstrated financial need

Mr. John O. Nigh Scholarship Fund
  • $500
  • Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences
  • Major in Actuarial Science or Mathematics
  • Preference given to minor in English
  • Graduate of a Nebraska High School but not one in Omaha, Lincoln, Grand Island, Hastings, Kearney, or Beatrice metro areas

Sallie W. Nixon Educational Scholarship
  • $1,000 -$3,500
  • Full-time undergraduate in the College of Arts and Sciences
  • preference given to non-traditional students
Samuel H. Perry, M.D. & Patricia B. Perry, Ph.D, Scholarship Fund
  • $1,000
  • Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences
  • Junior class or above standing
  • GPA of 3.0 or above
  • Graduate of a Nebraska High School
  • Expressed a desire to pursue a career in the area of health or medical profession following graduation
  • Preference given to those demonstrating financial need

Linda Picard Family Endowment
  • $1500
  • Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences
  • For study abroad
  • Must apply through UNL’s Global Experience Office

Henry and Dorothy Riekes Scholarship
  • $500 - $600
  • Sophomore or above
  • Currently enrolled in one course which applies to the minor in Jewish Studies

Jim & Cheryl Samples Scholarship Fund
  • $1,000 - $1,500
  • Undergraduate enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences
  • GPA of 3.0 or above
  • Preference given to graduates of a high school located in the following counties: Adams, Buffalo, Furnas, Hall Hamilton, Harlan, Hayes, or Red Willow
  • Preference given to those demonstrating financial need

Shuler-Mills Scholarship
  • $7,000 - $15,000
  • Junior or senior standing
  • Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences
  • Demonstrated academic progress and achievement
  • Demonstrated financial need
  • Graduate of a Nebraska High School

Annis Chaiken Sorenson Award
  • $500 - $600
  • Junior standing
  • Major in the humanities

Theodore C Sorensen Public Service Scholarship Fund
  • $5,000 minimum, up to full tuition
  • Pursuing a major within the College of Arts and Sciences
  • Preference given to graduates of Nebraska high schools
  • Senior standing
  • Demonstrated superior academic performance
  • Demonstrated a commitment to public affairs and service in Nebraska and/or the United States or internationally
  • Requires a separate narrative

Grace and Mabel Souther Scholarship
  • $300 - $500
  • Undergraduate enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences

Carrie M. Stetler Scholarship
  • $300
  • Undergraduate enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences
  • One semester as a public service intern

Judith L Stewart Gross Non- Traditional Student Scholarship Fund
  • $1,000 minimum
  • pursuing a major in the College of Arts and Sciences
  • preference given to juniors and seniors
  • non-traditional w/preference given to candidates who are single custodial parents of a minor child or children
  • demonstrated financial need
  • preference given to candidates who strive to balance their work, family, and other important commitments with school.

Robert and Norma Stine Scholarship Fund
  • $500 - $1,000
  • Undergraduate enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences
  • Preference given to students with demonstrated financial need

Dianne Loennig Stoddard Arts and Sciences Excellence Fund
  • Amount varies
  • Enrolled in the College for Arts and Sciences
  • For experiential learning
  • Must apply for Experiential Learning funds

Eunice Stout Endowed Scholarship Fund
  • $1,000 - $2,000
  • Undergraduate enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences
  • Sophomore or above
  • GPA of 3.0 or above
  • Graduate of a Nebraska High School
  • Financial need shall not be considered

Max John and Pauline H. Stuermer Scholarship
  • $700 - $1,300
  • Female undergraduate enrolled in pre-medicine program in the College of Arts and Sciences
  • Major in the humanities as defined by the Dean, College of Arts and Sciences

Phil and Travis Tracy Arts and Sciences Excellence Fund
  • $1,500
  • For study abroad
  • Must apply through UNL’s Global Experience Office

Patricia & Harold Van Vleck Mathematical Sciences Scholarship
  • $500 - $1,500
  • Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences
  • Major in Mathematics, Computer Science, Actuarial Science or Statistics
  • First preference to graduates of a Nebraska High School in Holt or Antelope County; then preference to graduates of any Nebraska High School; and then final preference to outside of Nebraska

Robert O. and Gloria L. Vesper Scholarship Fund for the Sciences
  • $2,000 - $6,000
  • Undergraduate student with a sophomore standing or above Majoring in Geology, Geography, Meteorology-Climatology, Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science or Math
  • GPA of 3.0 or better
  • Demonstrated financial need
  • Graduate of a Nebraska High School (preference given to those students from Brown, Rock, Keya Paha, Cherry, Holt, and Boyd counties)

Stan & Gladys Whitcomb Arts and Sciences STEM Scholarship
  • Minimum of 50% of estimated tuition and fees
  • Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences
  • pursuing a major in one of the STEM disciplines - "hard" science, technology, engineering and mathematics in A&S (including Actuarial Science, Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Computer Science, Geology, Mathematics, Meteorology/Climatology, Microbiology, Physics & Astronomy, Plant Biology;
  •  High School graduate of any Nebraska County EXCEPT Douglas, Lancaster & Sarpy
  • preference to demonstrated financial need.
  • Recipients will be known as the Stan and Gladys Whitcomb Arts & Sciences STEM Scholars Honoring Lloyd Jackson and Edwin Halfar.

Whitted Family Scholarship Fund
  • $500 - $1,500
  • Enrolled in College of Arts and Sciences

Charles and Linda Wilson Humanities in Medicine Scholarship
  • $500 - $3,000
  • Undergraduate enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences
  • Declared Pre-medicine
  • Humanities in Medicine minor with a science major or declared major in a humanities field as defined by the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences
  • Top 10% of high school graduating class
  • Demonstrated excellence in course work at UNL
  • Participation and leadership in school and community activities
  • Preference to students demonstrating financial need

Morley & Charlotte Zipursky Scholarship Fund
  • $2,000 minimum
  • Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences
  • Preference given to those pursuing a major in the Department of English with a concentration in literature