SCHOLARSHIPS

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SCHOLARSHIPS Our scholarships have varying deadlines. View current UNO scholarship opportunities and submit an application through your MavLINK account by clicking on “Apply for Scholarships.”

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Apply for admission and to the general scholarship application as early as possible.

Nebraska Resident Scholarships

SCHOLARSHIP

REGENTS SCHOLARSHIP

AMOUNT ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS Full tuition Minimum ACT score of 30 Top 25% of graduating class or cumulative GPA of at least 3.5 (4.0 scale)

CHANCELLOR’S SCHOLARSHIP

$4,000/year Minimum ACT score of 28-29 Top 25% of graduating class or cumulative GPA of at least 3.5 (4.0 scale)

DEAN’S SCHOLARSHIP

FACULTY SCHOLARSHIP

$3,000/year Minimum ACT score of 26-27

$1,000/year Minimum ACT score (or SAT equivalent) of 23-25 Top 25% of graduating class or cumulative GPA of at least 3.5 (4.0 scale)

Top 25% of graduating class or cumulative GPA of at least 3.5 (4.0 scale)

MAVERICK SCHOLARSHIP

$1,000/year Minimum ACT score (or SAT equivalent) of 23-25 Cumulative GPA of at least 3.25-3.49 (4.0 scale)

$1,500/year Minimum ACT score (or SAT equivalent) of 26-27 Cumulative GPA of at least 3.25-3.49 (4.0 scale)

$2,500/year Minimum ACT score (or SAT equivalent) of 28-29 Cumulative GPA of at least 3.25-3.49 (4.0 scale)

$5,500/year Minimum ACT score (or SAT equivalent) of 30-36 Cumulative GPA of at least 3.25-3.49 (4.0 scale)

APPLICATION INFORMATION

Renewable up to four years (120 credit hrs) at UNO with a maintained cumulative GPA of 3.25 or higher (4.0 scale)

Renewable up to three years at UNO with a maintained cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher (4.0 scale)

Renewable up to three years at UNO with a maintained cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher (4.0 scale)

Renewable up to three years at UNO with maintained full-time enrollment and a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher

Renewable up to three years at UNO with maintained full-time enrollment and a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher

Renewable up to three years at UNO with maintained full-time enrollment and a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher

Renewable up to three years at UNO with maintained full-time enrollment and a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher

Renewable up to three years at UNO with maintained full-time enrollment and a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher

ATTENTION HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS!!

Graduating high school seniors will AUTOMATICALLY BE CONSIDERED for most of our first-year student scholarships by applying to UNO by February 1 of your senior year.

DELANEY VACCARO BEDNAR

Financial Support Counselor, UNO’s Financial Support and Scholarship

We understand that navigating the financial aspects of going to college can be intimidating, but we’re here to help make that process easier for you and your family! If you have questions, need help getting connected to campus resources, have special financial aid circumstances, or your family wishes to meet with a representative – connect with a financial aid representative and get the support you need.

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General Scholarships

SCHOLARSHIP

SUSAN T. BUFFETT SCHOLARSHIP

AMOUNT ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS APPLICATION INFORMATION

Varies For Thompson Learning Center (TLC) students buffettscholarships.org

WALTER SCOTT, JR. SCHOLARSHIP

GOODRICH SCHOLARSHIP

Varies For students attending UNO College of Information Science & Technology, UNL College of Engineering, and other STEM-related programs. scholarships.unomaha.edu/scott

Varies Both a merit- and needs-based scholarship program goodrich.unomaha.edu

Tuition Assistance Programs

SCHOLARSHIP

AMOUNT ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS NEBRASKA PROMISE Full tuition up to 30 credit hours per academic year

Nebraska residents whose family income (adjusted gross income) is $60k or less or are Pell Grant eligible

Enrolled full-time (12 credit hours or more), and maintain a 2.5 GPA or higher (4.0 scale) There is no separate application; eligible students are identified automatically through submitting the FAFSA annually by April 1

APPLICATION INFORMATION

METROPOLITAN ADVANTAGE PROGRAM

Reduced tuition

Current residents and former high school graduates from 11 Iowa counties including Cass, Crawford, Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Monona, Montgomery, Page, Pottawattamie, Shelby, and Woodbury.

Transfer students may be eligible if they meet specific requirements.

Non-resident Scholarships

SCHOLARSHIP

UNO ADVANTAGE SCHOLARSHIP

AMOUNT ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS APPLICATION INFORMATION

Varies Awarded competitively on a first-come, first-served basis Awards up to the difference between resident and non-resident tuition to selected new undergraduate students who are not residents of Nebraska

NEBRASKA LEGACY SCHOLARSHIP

Varies Minimum ACT composite of 24 or higher (or SAT equivalent)—transfer students must have a 3.0 GPA (4.0 scale) OR Top 1/3 of graduating class Awards up to the difference between resident and non-resident tuition to incoming first-year students who are children of University of Nebraska graduates