Who Qualifies

• Visit the Admissions website for Important Dates and Deadlines, including scholarship application deadlines.
• Apply for admission by November 1 to receive scholarship award notification on February 1.
• Apply with your current cumulative high school GPA (required) and ACT/SAT test scores (preferred, not required)
• Upload your current (unofficial) high school transcript in MyRED.
• Incoming first-year students apply for university campus-wide academic scholarships automatically when they apply for admission based upon a holistic review of high school academic performance. Note: leaving information blank on the admission application may result in a student not being considered for a scholarship.
• Test scores administered through the February test date are accepted. Nebraska will only use the compsite score (we do not super score).
• The deadline to apply for admissiona and be considered for academic scholarships is February 1 (for Nebraska residents) and May 1 (for non-residents).
• May 1 is the deposit/deferral deadline for admitted students to accept admission and pay or defer the enrollment deposit.

• Cumulative high school GPA is used for scholarship consideration. GPAs not on a 4-point grading scale will be converted. Both unweighted and weighted (if applicable) GPAs are reviewed.
• If self-reported information is inaccurate or inconsistent with final materials, scholarships may be delayed or offers withdrawn. Complete your application carefully to avoid mistakes.
• Students who choose to graduate high school early and enroll at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in the spring term may be reviewed for academic scholarships under special circumstances. An appeal must be submitted in order to be considered and scholarships offered may begin in the fall instead of the spring.
• Students pursuing a second bachelor’s degree are not eligible for university campus-wide academic scholarships.
• Students currently enrolled who have a change in residency status for tuition purposes are not eligible for a late review for university campus-wide academic scholarships. Incoming first-year students who have a change in residency status before the May 1 deposit deadline may be reviewed for university campus-wide academic scholarships.
• Scholarship recipients must be U.S. citizens or have permanent resident status per state state statue (excluding scholarships specifically for international students and donor-supported scholarships).
• New scholarship programs may be created each year and scholarship award amounts for other programs are subject to change. Currently enrolled students cannot become eligible for a new scholarship or a new award amount that did not exist when they first enrolled at the University of Nebraska- Lincoln.

• Students are automatically considered for scholarships based upon transfer credit credentials and a holistic review utilizing multiple variables for consideration.
• Determination of academic scholarship eligibility will only consider academic credentials presented at time of admission application. Grades for in progress coursework will not be considered if final transcript is submitted after application deadline.
• Cumulative transfer GPA from all institutions attended is used for scholarship consideration. Consideration is not limited solely to GPA from most recent institution applicant attended.
• Scholarship recipients must be U.S. citizens or have permanent resident status per state statue (excluding scholarships specifically for international students and donor-supported scholarships).
• Not all university campus-wide transfer scholarships awarded upon admission are able to be combined with one another.
• Students pursuing a second bachelor’s degree are not eligible for any university campus-wide academic scholarships.

Resident Transfer Scholarships

• Applicants must have completed over 75% of transfer coursework at a Nebraska community college. Applicants must be transferring directly from a Nebraska community college.
• Applicants must have both a cumulative transfer gpa and last semester gpa of 3.000 or higher. Some programs may require higher cumulative grade point averages, minimum cumulative credit hour completion or demonstration of financial need as determined through the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
• Applicants must be admitted with no outstanding admission deficiencies.
• Deadlines for students to apply for admission in order to be considered for these scholarships are October 1 for applicants beginning enrollment in January (spring) and March 1 for applicants beginning enrollment in August (fall). 
• Deadlines for all admitted students to accept admission and pay enrollment deposit are December 1 for enrollment beginning in January (spring) and May 1 for enrollment beginning in August (fall). Students not meeting these deadlines are not eligible for scholarships, and any previously awarded scholarships will be canceled.
• New scholarship programs may be created each year and scholarship award amounts for other programs are subject to change. Currently enrolled students cannot become eligible for a new scholarship or a new award amount that did not exist when they first enrolled at the University of Nebraska- Lincoln.

Non-resident Transfer Scholarships

• Applicants must have minimum cumulative transfer gpa of 3.000 or above.
• Applicants wishing to be considered for Transfer Nebraska Legacy Scholarship consideration must have a 3.500 cumulative gpa or higher.
• Deadlines for students to apply for admission in order to be considered for these scholarships are December 1 for applicants beginning enrollment in January (spring) and May 1 for applicants beginning enrollment in August (fall).
• Deadlines for all admitted students to accept admission and pay the enrollment deposit or defer are December 1 for enrollment beginning in January (spring) and May 1 for enrollment beginning in August (fall). Students not meeting these deadlines are not eligible for scholarships, and any previously awarded scholarships will be canceled.
• Students who have a change in residency status for tuition purposes, after resident scholarships selections are made, are not eligible for reconsideration of resident university campus-wide academic scholarships.