***Scholarships ***
Important Dates:
Check your chosen college for its scholarship deadline
Check your college for their Priority Deadline to file your FAFSA Free Application for Federal Student Aid
National Farm Workers Job Program Grant ~ call (402) 805-4004 or log on to http://www.doleta.gov/msfw/html/nfjp.cfm
Money for College ~ Scholarship and financial aid information @ http://www.legion.org/scholarships
Ongoing- EducationQuest Scholarship Search
EducationQuest provides an opportunity for any Nebraska-college bound student to create a profile and then narrow down the scholarships that are available to you. It will be important for you to check back periodically on your profile as more scholarships may become available. The list of scholarships are for Nebraska schools only. Click on the link below and then hit the purple ScholarshipQuest button to begin. It's all free!! http://www.educationquest.org/scholarshipquest/
Ongoing- Peru State Bobcat Selfie
Students must follow these steps to qualify to win this $300 scholarship. 1) Visit Peru State College campus. 2) Tweet a creative "selfie" from your campus visit.
Nebraska State College System. Three Colleges. Thousands of Opportunities.
Individual college sites:
Wayne State: www.wsc.edu/scholarships
Chadron State: www.csc.edu/scholarships
Peru State: www.peru.edu/scholarships
Varying Deadlines- National Scholarships
The following is a long list of scholarships that have different requirements and are not tied to specific colleges/universities. These are national scholarships. Click on each link to find out more. Keep in mind that since these are national scholarships you may be competing with a large pool of students so make yourself stand out!
UNCF (United Negro College Fund)- www.uncf.org
American Indian Graduate Center Scholars- www.aigcs.org
Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund- www.apiasf.org
Hispanic Scholarship Fund- www.hsf.net
FastWeb- www.fastweb.com
Zinch- www.zinch.com
Scholarships.com- www.scholarships.com
Ron Brown Scholar Program- www.ronbrown.org
Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholarships- www.jackierobinson.org
Target Scholarships - website
State Farm Insurance Achievement Scholarships- http://www.statefarm.com/aboutus/community/grants/foundation/state_farm_foundation_scholarships.asp
Dell Scholars Program- www.dellscholars.org
The Homer Fund- http://thdhomerfund.org/orangescholars.html
Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund- www.thurgoodmarshallfund.net
Discover Card Tribute Award Scholarships- www.aasa.org
Horatio Alger Association- https://www.horatioalger.org/scholarships/index.cfm
Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation- http://www.truman.gov/
Tylenol Scholarships- http://www.tylenol.com/page.jhtml?id=tylenol/news/subptyschol.inc
Microsoft Scholarship Program- http://careers.microsoft.com/careers/en/us/collegehome.aspx
William Randolph Hearst Endowed Scholarship for Minority Students- http://www.apsanet.org/content_11389.cfm
GE Funds and LULAC Scholarship Program- http://lulac.org/programs/education/scholarships
FAFSA on the Web- www.fafsa.ed.gov
La Raza Youth Scholarship- www.larazayouth.com
Collegiate Investors Competition- http://www.invent.org/collegiate/
Hispanic Scholarship Fund- www.hispanicfund.org
College Board Scholarship Search- https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/scholarship-search
Nebraska College and Scholarship Resources - http://www.onlinecolleges.net/nebraska/