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In addition to the outside scholarships that are listed below the Financial Aid Office has an extensive list of scholarships that are available to a wide variety of students. Please visit the Financial Aid Office to look through our book of outside scholarships to ensure that you maximize your potential to receive additional funding. (Click on scholarship heading to learn more)
FinAid.org - The Smart Student's Guide to Financial Aid
A comprehensive financial aid Web site with information about outside scholarships, financial aid and other important issues facing today's college students.
For more information please visit www.finaid.org.
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Tylenol Scholarship
Eligibility: Applicants will be judged on leadership qualities and academic performance
Awards: 170 students will be granted scholarships in the amounts of $1000 and $5000
Deadline: May 15th, 2008
Please visit www.tylenol.com/scholarship
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Wah-leeta Steckline Scholarship
Eligibility: Applicants must be starting at Newman University as a first time freshman in 2008 fall. Applicants should have a minimum high school grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. Applicants must be from Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Colorado, Arkansas, Missouri, or Nebraska. Applicants need to be involved in community service projects.
Award: Depending on student progress at Newman University this award can be worth up to $5,000. $1,250 will be awarded during the freshman year and an additional $1,250 will be awarded for the sophomore year. An additional $2,500 will be awarded at the graduation commencement ceremony if the recipient meets the following requirements: Maintain a cumulative college GPA of 2.5 in all college/university studies; maintain full-time enrollment status (at least 12 credit hours each fall and spring semester); remain a student in good standing with Newman University; graduate from Newman University in four years; be productively involved in clubs or organizations while attending Newman University.
Deadline: May 30, 2008.
For a copy of the application please visit Wah-leeta Steckline Scholarship Application Form
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American Association of University Women Margaret Humphrey Scholarship
Eligibility: Sedgwick Country resident. 23 years old or older. Enrolled in a minimum of 6 undergraduate credit hours at a regional university or college.
Award: $2,000
Deadline: May 31, 2008
Please visit the Financial Aid Office for a copy of the scholarship application.
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John Gyles Education Awards
Eligibility: Full American or Canadian citizenship is a requirement. Minimum GPA of 2.7 is required.
Award: Up to $3,000
Deadline: June 1st, 2008
For a copy of the application please visit www.johngyleseducationcenter.com
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Terry L. McKanna Scholarship
Eligibility: Must be pursuing a career in the waterworks industry. Must be a US citizen. Must be enrolled at a accredited college or university. Applicant may be graduate or under-graduate student.
Award: $1,000
Deadline: June 30, 2008
For a copy of the application please visit the Financial Aid Office
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The 2008 Do-Over Scholarship
Eligibility: Students must be 13 years of age or older at the time of application and be a legal resident of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia.
Awards: Five $1,000 scholarships
Deadline: June 30, 2008
For a copy of the application please visit http://www.scholarshipexperts.com/apply/htx
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Evelyn Phinney Make A Difference Scholarship
Eligibility: Interested in and display a commitment to human rights: Must show a strong sense of personal civic responsibility and a sincere interest in promoting social justice. Academic achievement: Graduate in top 10 percent of high school graduation class; Involvement in extra-curricular activities; Maintained a cumulative college GPA of 3.5 or higher. Reputation among peers, teachers and community members for good moral character. Sound work ethic as demonstrated by the student working part-time in order to help finance educational expenses. Submission of a short essay.
Award: $2,000
Deadline: July 1, 2008
For a copy of the application please visit Evelyn Phinney Make A Difference Scholarship Application Form
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Aquila, Inc. Scholarship
Eligibility: Applicants must be graduates of an accredited Kansas high school. Parents of the applicant must be either residential customers or owner/operators of commercial/industrial accounts of Aquila Networks. A copy of the latest billing statement must be attached to the application to verify customer status.
Applicants must also meet one of the following requirements: Top 25 percent of their graduating class; Scored a 21 or higher on the ACT; Scored a 980 or higher on the SAT.
Award: $500
Deadline: July 1, 2008
For a copy of the application please visit Aquila Inc. Scholarship Application Form
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Americorps National Civilian Community Corps
AmeriCorps NCCC (National Civilian Community Corps) is a full-time, team-based residential program for men and women age 18–24. Members live on one of four regional campuses, located in Denver, Colorado; Perry Point, Maryland; Sacramento, California; and Vinton, Iowa. The mission of AmeriCorps NCCC is to strengthen communities and develop leaders through direct, team-based national and community service. In partnership with nonprofit organizations, state and local agencies, and faith-based and other community organizations, members complete service projects throughout the region they are assigned.
Award: Up to $5,000
Deadline: July 15, 2008
Please visit www.americorps.gov/NCCC for more information and to apply
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David Felts Memorial Scholarship
Eligibility: Must be enrolled full-time in the Newman University Nursing program
Award Amount: Varies
Deadline: August 1, 2008
For a copy of the application please visit David Felts Memorial Scholarship Application
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Nelnet One Million Scholarship Giveaway
Nelnet guarantees at least one Kansas student will receive a scholarship, it could be you! This is one of the few scholarships where no essay is required to submit your application. Good Luck!
Eligibility: This giveaway is not open to college seniors or graduate students. All others are welcome to apply.
Award Amount: Ten $25,000 scholarships and 750 $1,000 scholarships
Deadline: August 7, 2008
Please visit www.nelnet.com/win for more information and to apply.
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Education Matters $5K Scholarship
Eligibility: Must be a resident of the US and be 13 years of age or older.
Award Amount: $5,000
Deadline: October 31, 2008
For an application please visit http://www.scholarshipexperts.com/apply.htx
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American Association of Nurse Anesthetists
Student Emergency Loan Information: If you are currently enrolled in a nurse anesthesia program and have encountered an unexpected occurrence for which you need a loan and have exhausted all other sources, AANA does offer one-time loans. In order to qualify for such a loan, among other criteria you must be an associate member of the AANA and have been a student in a program for at least one year.
If you have any questions, please contact Mary Collins at the AANA Foundation. Her phone number is 847-692-7050, ext. 3071.
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American Indian Council
Eligibility: The American Indian Council offers services in the areas of Referrals, Job Search Resources, GED Attainment, Classroom Training, Career Development, Academic Counseling, Tuition Assistance, Living Assistance Stipend, On-The-Job Training, and Work Experience, for eligible American Indians.
For information on the Indian Employment and Training Program offered through The American Indian Council please contact Sherol Williams at 316-266-8600 or 316-266-8656.
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Genesis Occupational Therapy Assistant Scholarship
Genesis Rehabilitation Services offers a Scholarship for Occupational Therapy Assistants, in return for working full-time for three years in accordance with Genesis Rehabilitation Services Policy and Procedure.
Eligibility: Recipient must be a junior or senior in an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant program. Recipient must agree to work full time for three years for the Genesis Rehabilitation Services.
Award Amount: Occupational Therapy Assistant - $7,000 paid out over 2 years.
For more information please contact the University Relations Recruiter with Genesis HealthCare, toll free: 1-866-406-8190.
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Gilman International Scholarship Program
The Gilman International Scholarship Program offers grants for U.S. citizen undergraduate students of limited financial means to pursue academic studies abroad. Such international study is intended to better prepare U.S. students to assume significant roles in an increasingly global economy and interdependent world.
Eligibility: Applicant must be receiving a Pell grant. Must be applying or accepted to a study abroad program that is not in Cuba or any country on the State Department’s current Travel Warning list.
Awards: 777 scholarships of up to $5,000 will be awarded this academic year for U.S. citizen undergraduates to study abroad.
For more information please visit: www.iie.org/programs/gilman/index.html.
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HealthSouth Therapy Student Loan Program
Eligibility: Full-time students already enrolled or accepted for enrollment in a course of study leading to a degree and license in the field of Occupational Therapy Assistant from an accredited educational institution. Also, graduates of an accredited Occupational Therapy Assistant school shall be eligible for the same scholarship loan amounts to be used for student loan repayment or other scholarship buy-out.
Awards: Up to $5,000. Once the entire work commitment is complete, the student loan is forgiven.
For more information or for a copy of the application please visit the Financial Aid Office. You can also contact HealthSouth directly at 866-929-4597 or at therapyrecruitment@healthsouth.com
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Kansas Board of Regents Dependents of Deceased Public Safety Officers Assistance Program
K.S.A. 75-4364 provides an opportunity for dependents of certain public safety officers who died as a result of injuries sustained in the line of duty to enroll in Kansas post secondary educational institutions without payment of tuition or fees.
Eligibility: Public safety officer is defined by the statute to include law enforcement officers, firefighters and emergency medical services attendants. Dependent is defined to include a birth child, adopted child or stepchild OR any child other than the foregoing who was actually dependent in whole or in part on a public safety officer AND who is related to the public safety officer by marriage or consanguinity. Persons, who can establish that they were dependents of deceased public safety officers, even if the deaths preceded the effective date of the legislation, are eligible. Acceptable forms of documentation include, among others, birth and death certificates, news reports and obituaries. If the deceased public safety officer was an emergency medical services attendant, a copy of the certificate from the Emergency Medical Services Board is required.
Award Amount: Cost of tuition and fees, please note the student will be responsible for other charges associated with the student’s academic program and living costs, such as books and room and board.
Please visit www.kansasregents.org/download/financialaid/safetywaiver.pdf for more information and to apply.
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Kansas Board of Regents Foster Child Education Assistance Program
Senate Bill 85 provides an opportunity for foster care children in the custody of the Kansas Department of Social & Rehabilitation Services and in a foster care placement; at age 18; or in foster care placement while graduating from high school or completing their General Educational Development (GED) prior to their 18th birthday; or adopted from foster care after the age of 16; or guardianship subject to chapter 38 or 59 of K.S.A. from foster care placement on or after age 16 to enroll in Kansas educational institutions without payment of tuition. This program provides for undergraduate enrollment of eligible applicant through the semester applicant attains 23 years of age. Enrollment without charge of tuition will be possible at Kansas educational institutions including: area vocational schools, area vocational-technical schools, community colleges, the municipal university, state educational institutions or technical colleges.
Eligibility: Eligible applicant enrolls in a Kansas educational institution on or after July 1, 2006; and the applicant was in custody of the Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services and in a foster care placement on the date such applicant reached 18 years of age; or prior to age 18 graduated from high school or fulfilled the requirements for a GED while in foster care placement and custody of the Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services; or adopted from a foster care placement on or after applicant’s 16th birthday; or left a foster care placement subject to a guardianship under chapter 38 or 59 of the K.S.A. on or after applicant’s 16th birthday. The Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services Central Office must verify the applicant’s eligibility status prior to enrollment.
Award Amount: Cost of tuition, please note the student will be responsible for other charges associated with the student’s academic program and living costs, such as books and room and board.
Please visit www.kansasregents.org/download/financialaid/Fostercare percent20app percent20July percent202006.pdf for more information and to apply.
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Navy Nurse Corps
The United States Navy is offering scholarship opportunities for nursing students through their Navy Nurse Corps program. For more information contact any Navy recruiter.
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NSEP David L. Boren Undergraduate Scholarships
The National Security Education Program (NSEP) David L. Boren Undergraduate Scholarships offer a unique opportunity for U.S. undergraduates to study abroad. NSEP awards scholarships to American students for study of world regions critical to U.S. interests (including Africa, Asia, Central & Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America & the Caribbean, and the Middle East). The countries of Western Europe, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand are excluded.
For more information please visit: www.iie.org/programs/nsep/undergraduate/default.htm
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Rotary International Ambassadorial Scholarships
Currently there are three types of scholarships being offered for study abroad programs. Each has it’s own requirements and guidelines.
For more information please visit: www.rotary.org/foundation/educational/amb_scho/prospect/award/type.html
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Society of Professional Journalist Kansas Chapter – Heaton-Perry Memorial Scholarship
The Heaton-Perry Scholarship, worth $1,000, is in memory of former journalists Robert Heaton and Martin Perry. Heaton was a Wichita Eagle-Beacon reporter whose undercover investigation of the Ku Klux Klan earned a Pulitzer Prize nomination. He died in a 1981 car accident. Perry, a Wichitan, was managing editor and editorial page editor of the Wichita Beacon. He died of a heart attack in 1967.
Eligibility: College juniors and seniors are eligible. Sophomores may apply, designating the award for their junior year. Applicants do not have to be journalism or communication majors, but they must demonstrate a strong and sincere interest in print journalism, broadcast journalism or photojournalism. Applicants must carry a 2.5 grade point average (on a 4.0 scale), and be enrolled in and pass six hours of college credit or more.
Award: The winner of the scholarship will receive a $1,000 scholarship.
For more information please visit: http://www.spj.org/kansas/scholarships.html
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Society of Professional Journalist Kansas Chapter – Michael Bates Memorial Scholarship
The Michael Bates Memorial Scholarship is named in memory of former Associated Press journalist Mike Bates. Bates covered central and western Kansas specializing in agricultural reporting. During his lengthy career, Bates covered the 1991 tornado that devastated Andover, the Karen Silkwood trial, and the six-week Wichita abortion protests in 1991. Bates was president of the Kansas Professional Chapter of SPJ at the time of his death in 1996.
Eligibility: College juniors and seniors are eligible. Sophomores may apply, designating the award for their junior year. Applicants do not have to be journalism or communication majors, but they must demonstrate a strong and sincere interest in print journalism, broadcast journalism or photojournalism. Applicants must carry a 3.0 grade point average (on a 4.0 scale), be enrolled in and pass 12 hours of college credit, and participate in outside journalism-related activities demonstrated by involvement in student or trade organizations and/or student or other news organizations or publications.
Award: The winner of the scholarship will receive a $1,500 scholarship; in addition they will also receive financial help on transportation and registration to the Society of Professional Journalists national convention.
For more information please visit: www.spj.org/kansas/scholarships.html
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Society of Professional Journalist Kansas Chapter – Newsroom Diversity Scholarship
The Newsroom Diversity Scholarship for a student from a racial minority group, who attends any Kansas college or university and has a strong interest in journalism.
Eligibility: College juniors and seniors are eligible. Sophomores may apply, designating the award for their junior year. Applicants do not have to be journalism or communication majors, but they must demonstrate a strong and sincere interest in print journalism, broadcast journalism or photojournalism. Applicants must carry a 2.5 grade point average (on a 4.0 scale), and be enrolled in and pass six hours of college credit or more.
Award: The winner of the scholarship will receive a $1,000 scholarship.
For more information please visit: www.spj.org/kansas/scholarships.html
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The International Scholarship Search
The International Scholarship Search is the premier financial aid, college scholarship and international scholarship resource for students wishing to study abroad.
For more information please visit: www.internationalscholarships.com/
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The Sallie Mae 911 Education Fund
Eligibility: Applicant must be a child of a person whom was either killed or permanently disabled due to the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. Enrolled full time as an undergraduate at an accredited institution. There is no deadline for this program. For more information visit www.salliemae.com
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United Tribes of Kansas and Southeast Nebraska – Workforce Investment Act Program (WIA)
WIA allows the eligible client to attend a vocational or higher education training program in a skill that has a labor market demand. Students can receive tuition, books, and fees not covered by a Pell Grant or scholarship.
Eligibility: Must be American Indian or Alaskan Native or Hawaiian Native and economically disadvantaged or unemployed or underemployed. Must be a resident of Richardson County, Nebraska or one of the 78 eligible Counties in Kansas or one of the 23 eligible Counties in Missouri.
Applications for the program can be obtained by calling Angela Hunzeker, Job Developer, at 888-313-5872 or 785-595-3294.
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Yuma Rehabilitation Hospital Loan Repayment for Occupational Therapy Assistant Students
Yuma Rehabilitation Hospital is located in Yuma, Arizona and they are looking for students who have graduated with occupational therapy degrees to work for them. In return they offer a $5,000 sign-on bonus and $5,000 towards student loans.
For more information please contact Holly Gossen, Director of Clinical Services for Yuma Rehabilitation Hospital, at 928-314-8811.
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