Nebraska Career Scholarship

Available to:

First-Year
In-State

Awarded to Nebraska residents who have demonstrated academic excellence and are admitted to degree programs in certain high wage, high skill and high demand fields in engineering, mathematics, healthcare or information technology.

The Nebraska Career Scholarships Program is funded by the State of Nebraska. Scholars meet with career coaches to obtain a Nebraska-based internship, apprenticeship, clinical position or major-related field of employment prior to the completion of their program of study.

Award

Recipients are awarded a minimum of $8,500 for the academic year ($4,250/semester) for up to four years, not including summers. This is a highly selective scholarship since the number of awards is limited due to available funding appropriated by the State of Nebraska to the University of Nebraska System and allocated to the campuses.

Deadline

Priority: November 1
Final: February 1

Review Basis

Nebraska Career Scholars demonstrate academic excellence. Selection is based on a holistic review that includes a balanced objective assessment of competitive academic achievement, including exceptional grade point average and/or an excellent class rank with a competitive test score, as well as a subjective final academic review. Consideration for a 28 ACT (or SAT equivalent) and above is considered competitive for this scholarship. Only students in certain high demand fields in Nebraska are considered, including students in the majors listed below.

Actuarial Science (Colleges of Arts and Sciences or Business)
Agricultural Systems Technology
Biochemistry (Colleges of Agricultural and Natural Resources or Arts and Sciences)
Biological Sciences
Chemistry
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Data Science (Colleges of Agricultural and Natural Resources, Arts and Sciences, or Engineering)
Engineering (Agricultural, Biological Systems, Chemical, Civil, Computer or Computer Science, Construction, Construction Management, Electrical, Environmental, Mechanical, or Software)
Food Science & Technology
Forensic Science
Mathematics
Nutrition
Physics
Psychology
Special Education (Elementary Education and Special Education, K-6; Elementary Special Education, K-6; or Secondary Special Education, 7-12)
Statistics & Data Analytics

Note: Pre-Health students may also qualify and must work with their academic advisor to remain in a healthcare curriculum and academic plan toward a healthcare career in order to continue to be eligible.

Renewability

Students must maintain a 2.500 cumulative GPA and complete 24 credit hours each academic year (fall/spring). Students must also complete a Nebraska-based internship prior to their fourth year. See full guidelines for scholarship.

Transferability

Students transferring to another major may retain their scholarship if they maintain program eligibility and transfer into another program-eligible major. Transfers to another NU campus are eligible for consideration, but there is no expectation that funding will be provided by the new campus unless it is a formally approved NU 2+2 program.

Note: The University of Nebraska does not discriminate based upon any protected status. Scholarships are subject to change each year for new incoming students. As a public tuition benefit under Nebraska State Statute 4-110, individuals awarded these funds must be citizens of the United States or if a qualified alien have been verified as lawfully present in the United States (Nebraska State Statutes 4-111 and 4-112).