The University of Nebraska – Lincoln Panhandle Research, Extension and Education Center is pleased to announce the opening of the application period for its annual.
Panhandle Research, Extension and Education Center Student Scholarship
Two scholarships of $1000 each will be awarded.
To be eligible, applicants must:
- Have attended high school in the Panhandle of Nebraska in one of these following counties:
- Banner, Blaine, Box Butte, Cherry, Cheyenne, Dawes, Deuel, Garden, Grant, Hooker, Kimball, Morrill, Scotts Bluff, Sheridan, Sioux, and Thomas
- Be attending any of the Nebraska University Campuses, including Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture
- Majoring in Agronomy, Ag Economics, Animal Science, Vet Science, Agriculture Technology, or a related degree emphasizing agriculture.
- Be a graduating high school senior, or in the first or second year of study.
- We are asking that you please submit one supporting letter of recommendation along with your application the letter must be turned in by the deadline for applications. If a letter is not emailed to be included with the application it will be considered incomplete. Please email the recommendation letter with the following subject line 2024 Scholarship Recommendation Letter (Insert Name of Student) and attach the letter and email to dmccarthy2@unl.edu
Scholarship will open in 2025
Submissions are now closed for 2024
Awards will be chosen by May 1st 2024 and notified via email if selected
If there are questions, please contact Deidra McCarthy at dmccarthy2@unl.edu or at 308-632-1230.