The College of Arts and Sciences awards about a dozen undergraduate scholarships each year. These are in addition to the scholarships and grants available through the university Office of Scholarships & Financial Aid and the department which houses your major. To be considered for any of these scholarships, you must be enrolled full-time with a major in the College of Arts & Sciences and currently attending at the time of application. To apply follow the steps under the Procedure heading.

The competition for A&S scholarships is quite stiff. Out of 500 applications last year, 34 students received an award. In addition to a high grade point average (last year’s cutoff was 3.7), most applicants demonstrate achievement in academics outside the classroom (UCARE, thesis, research, etc.) and leadership in department, campus, or civic activities. You can find the rubric used to evaluate scholarship applications at: http://ascweb.unl.edu/students/scholarship_rubric.pdf. 

The College of Arts & Sciences Dean’s Office, in conjunction with the College Committee on Academic Distinction & Awards for Students and the program advisor when appropriate, chooses recipients for College scholarships. This group also recommends students for certain scholarships awarded by the Office of Scholarships & Financial Aid.

Awarded by the College

Must be an undergraduate with a major in the College of Arts & Sciences to receive the award and to retain the award.

• Arts and Sciences Scholarship: amount varies - based on annual contributions; demonstrated financial need.
• Larry Doerr Scholarship Fund for Arts & Sciences: approximately $100; undergraduate enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences; preference given to students studying in the area of Humanities, College of Arts & Sciences, UNL (defined to include Classics, Communication Studies, Philosophy, English, History and Modern Languages).
• Herbert Thomas and Lilah David Folsom Memorial Scholarship*: approximately $1,000; undergraduate enrolled in the pre-medicine program in the College of Arts and Sciences; cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better.
• Carl Oscar and Hilde Johnson Scholarship: approximately $400 - $600; junior or senior standing; major in language or social sciences.
• Kiffin Scholarship: approximately $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: approximately $300 - $500.
• Robert L. McCall Arts and Science Scholarship: approximately $1,000; 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.
• Charles D. and Betty J. McKinsey Scholarship*: approximately $300; undergraduate enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences; graduate of a Nebraska High School; demonstrated financial need.
• Martina McMenamin Memorial Scholarship**: approximately $1000; 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.
• Sallie W. Nixon Educational Scholarship: approximately $200; full-time undergraduate in the College of Arts & Sciences with preference given to non-traditional students.
• Henry and Dorothy Riekes Scholarship: approximately $500 - $600; sophomore or above; currently enrolled in one course which applies to the minor in Judaic Studies; one letter of recommendation should come from a faculty member affiliated with the Norman and Bernice Harris Center for Judaic Studies.
• Shuler-Mills Scholarship: approximately $5000 - $9100; junior or senior standing; enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences; demonstrated academic progress and achievement; demonstrated financial need; graduate of a Nebraska High School.
• Annis Chaiken Sorenson Award: approximately $500 - $600; junior standing; major in the humanities.
• Grace and Mabel Souther Scholarship: approximately $300 - $500
• Eunice Stout Scholarship*: approximately $100; undergraduate enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences; sophomore or above; cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or above; graduate of a Nebraska High School.
• Max John and Pauline H. Stuermer Scholarship*: approximately $700; female undergraduate enrolled in pre-medicine program in the College of Arts & 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*: approximately $1000; 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).
• Charles and Linda Wilson Humanities in Medicine Scholarship*: approximately $3,000; undergraduate enrolled in the pre-medicine program and the Humanities in Medicine Program in the College of Arts & Sciences; declared major in a humanities field as defined by the Dean, College of Arts & 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.

* Awarded for one academic year but may be renewed upon application and satisfactory performance.
** Awarded for one academic year and may be renewed for up to a maximum of two years provided satisfactory progress toward a degree is made.

Recommended by the College

• Donald Walters Miller Scholarship: approximately $1,000; sophomore standing or above.
• Kate Field Grant-in-Aid: approximately $6,000 for one academic year; ten-year Nebraska resident, in the upper 3/4 of class; any level undergraduate; financial need may be considered.

Procedure

1. Fill out the combined Office of Scholarships & Financial Aid and College of Arts & Sciences Upper-class Scholarship Application Form online by logging into your WAM account and clicking on the link for the Upper-class Scholarship Application. Submit complete application, including resume and narrative(s) by March 1, 2008.
2. Two letters of recommendation from instructors need to be submitted to the College of Arts & Sciences Dean’s Office. Make sure to give a Right of Access Form (PDF) to each of your instructors. The Right of Access Form can also be found at the appropriate link in the online scholarship application.
3. Many of the college scholarships require demonstrated need. If you wish to be considered for any of these scholarships it is necessary that you also complete the
   • Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by going to www.fafsa.ed.gov.
4. You will then be considered for all of the college scholarships for which you are eligible. Award letters will be sent out in early April. All applicants will receive a letter one way or the other.
5. If you are nominated by the Committee on Academic Distinction & Awards for Students to represent the College in the Kate Field Grant-in-Aid or Donald Walters Miller competition, you will be contacted to have an official transcript of your grades submitted to this office and possibly a third letter of recommendation, not necessarily from an instructor (required for the Kate Field Grant-in-Aid).

Other Scholarships

• Edythe Wiebers International Studies Program Scholarship
  This scholarship subsidizes expenses for one academic year associated with a foreign study program. One or more grants ranging from $1,000 to $2,500 are available to undergraduates and/or graduates attending the UNL. Special application forms can be obtained from college offices across campus and from the International Affairs office.
• University Scholarships
  There are numerous awards and scholarships available through the Office of Scholarships & Financial Aid. The combined Upper Class Scholarship is all that you need to complete for this process.
• Departmental Scholarships
  There are numerous awards and scholarships earmarked for specific majors, all of which are administered individually by the departments in the College of Arts and & Sciences. To find out which scholarships you might be eligible for and the procedures for applying, please contact the appropriate department for information.
  NOTE: Eligibility for departmental scholarships may depend on information provided by the Office of Scholarships & Financial Aid. Therefore, applicants for all scholarships should complete the combined Office of Scholarships & Financial Aid and College of Arts & Sciences Application on-line by March 1 of each year. To do this:
  
  • Log in to your WAM account. Choose Upper-class Scholarship Application.
• Nationally Competitive Fellowships and Scholarships for Undergraduate and Post-Baccalaureate Study
  There are many highly competitive national awards that require careful planning well in advance of the application deadline. Some require institutional nomination and endorsement and students can nominate themselves for others. If you have any questions about whether or how to apply to a specific merit-based competition, contact Dr. Laura Damuth, Academic Coordinator, Office of Undergraduate Studies, 201 Seaton Hall, (402) 472-5024.

College of Arts & Sciences Dean's Office 1223 Oldfather Hall Lincoln, NE 68588-0312

Office of Scholarships & Financial Aid 17 Canfield Administration Lincoln, NE 68588-0411