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 submit required narrative for Dean’s Experiential Learning Awards

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

Chancellor’s Scholarship for Math & Science
$5,000 Undergraduate majoring in either science or mathematics

John D. Clarke Courage and Commitment Fund
$1,500 Enrolled in the College for Arts and Sciences For study abroad Must submit required narrative for Dean’s Experiential Learning Awards

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

Dean’s Experiential Learning Scholarship
Up to $1,500 Approximately 10 scholarships Full-time undergraduate in the College of Arts and Sciences Junior or Senior standing – in semester for which scholarship is effective

Timothy and Claudia Divis Global Engagement Scholarship Fund
$1,500 Enrolled in the College for Arts and Sciences For study abroad Must submit required narrative for Dean’s Experiential Learning Awards

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)

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

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

Jim & Becky Hohnstein Scholarship/Fellowship Fund
$500 Pursuing a major in the Department of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences GPA of 3.0 or above Preference shall not be given to candidates who have 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

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 - $1,200 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

Louis Max Meyer Fund for Nebraska History
$1,000 CAS History Major Preference given to students who focus on Nebraska History

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

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

Moss Family Arts & Sciences Memorial Scholarship
$500 majoring in science as defined by the Dean graduate of a high school located in either Antelope County or Boone County Demonstrated financial need.

Sallie W. Nixon Educational Scholarship
$1,000 -$1,500 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

Henry and Dorothy Riekes Scholarship
$500 - $600 Sophomore or above Currently enrolled in one course which applies to the minor in Jewish Studies One letter of recommendation should come from a faculty member affiliated with the Norman and Bernice Harris Center for Judaic 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 - $12,000 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

Herman & Ruth Siefkes Memorial Scholarship
$300 admitted to Arts and Sciences demonstrate financial need

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

Theodore C Sorensen Public Service Scholarship Fund
$5,000 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

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

Stetler Scholarship
$1,000 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
$1,500 Enrolled in the College for Arts and Sciences For study abroad and global engagement Must submit required narrative for Dean’s Experiential Learning Awards

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 - $1,200 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

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.

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 Enrolled in College of Arts and Sciences

Charles and Linda Wilson Humanities in Medicine Scholarship
$500 - $3,000 Undergraduate enrolled in the pre-medicine program and the Humanities in Medicine Program in the College of Arts and Sciences Declared major in a humanities field as defined by the Dean, 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

Charles and Linda Wilson Humanities in Medicine Scholarship

$500 - $3,000
Undergraduate enrolled in the pre-medicine program and the Humanities in Medicine Program in the College of Arts and Sciences
Declared major in a humanities field as defined by the Dean, 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