Scholarships
OPPORTUNITIES
The Kearney Area Community Foundation manages over 30 scholarship funds. The crtieria for these scholarships are varied, so please take a moment to search our scholarships to determine if you are eligible to apply.
Using the command "ctrl f" search for scholarships, your school or county.
OPPORTUNITIES
Scholarship forms are not availble using a mobile devise. Please check out our current scholarships using desktop view. There you will have the ability to download the following PDF and Word documents for each scholarship.
Scholarships
Scholarships
OPPORTUNITIES
Scholarship forms are not availble using a mobile devise. Please check out our current scholarships using desktop view. There you will have the ability to download the following PDF and Word documents for each scholarship.
The Kearney Area Community Foundation manages 69 scholarship funds. With our universal application, you can fill out one application and then find out which scholarships you qualify for. Once your eligibility is determined, you can edit your application for each scholarship as needed. Click the button below to be taken to the universal application. You will need an account to use the application. If you don't have an account, just click "Create New Account" on the login page to set one up.
NOTE: The universal application for 2025 scholarships will be open February 1-April 1, 2025.
To learn more about each of our scholarships, click the gold "Learn More" button underneath each scholarship name below.
NOTE: Not all scholarships are included on our universal application, as some will require a paper application. To see the application for those, scroll down and look for scholarships with the blue "Apply" button below the scholarship name.
If you have any questions, don't hesitate to call us at (308) 237-3114.
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NOMINATION SCHOLARSHIP
(Students cannot apply themselves)
FOR STUDENTS GRADUATING FROM
ANY HIGH SCHOOL IN NEBRASKA
FOR STUDENTS GRADUATING FROM SPECIFIC HIGH SCHOOLS
Amherst
Troy and Kay Bauer
Elm Creek
Aubree Joy Hubbard Memorial
Elm Creek Public School
Foundation Clara Marshall
Bernadine and Douglas
Howarth Memorial
Elm Creek Public
School Foundation
Robin and Judy Marshall
Kearney Catholic/Kearney High
Youth Leadership Kearney
Kearney High
Buzz and Thelma Wise
Chad and Dyan Wise
Harry and Helen Pagels
Pleasanton
Pleasanton Scholarships
Paxton Consolidated
Vanity Fare
Ravenna
Asher Family
Kurt Keaschall Memorial Ravenna
Ravenna Public School Foundation
Class of 1948
LeRoy and Joyce Hongsermeier FFA
Vernon and Beverly Reinertson
Kenneth L. Erickson FFA
Oren and Joyce Vogt
Violet Wadzinski Memorial
Shelton
Bruner Family
Jane S. & Franklin V. Bernhard
Shelton FFA Boosters
Dr. A.A. Jaeke
Lance Corporal Kyle Codner
Shelton "Paying It Forward"
Dwight and Lois Gangwish
Patricia Trubl
Ted Headley Agricultural
Wilcox-Hildreth
Charles and Verna Lee Falk
FOR STUDENTS GRADUATING FROM A SPECIFIC COUNTY/CONFERENCE
Buffalo County
Arthur E. Klinkacek Promise
Kearney Area Chamber
of Commerce Ag Committee
Kearney Area Chamber of Commerce
Mark Benjamin Building Opportunity
Path To Success
Carla J. Middleswart Memorial
Kearney Area Chamber of Commerce
Bruce Blankenship Leadership in Business
Kearney Area Chamber of Commerce
Student Leader CCC
Ronald and Jaquelyn
Kegley (4-H)
Charles and Jeanette Mumma
Kearney Area Chamber of Commerce
Friends of Law Enforcement
Kearney Area Chamber of Commerce
Student Leader UNK
Shawn Reiber Memorial
Garden County
Blanche Thompson Memorial
C.J. Williams and Lena A. Williams
Garden County High School Alumni
C.D. Orr and Emily Orr
Don Newth Memorial
Mary E Hehnke Educational
City of Oshkosh
Ferol G. and Patricia A. Carney Memorial
Richard Dunn Memorial
Rock and Holt County
Donald Kaup Memorial
Knights of Columbus