Harley J. Bair Rotary Scholarship

The Harley J. Bair Rotary Scholarship Fund will serve as a partner fund to the Lincoln Community Foundation Student Success Scholarship Fund in which award amounts from many scholarship funds are pooled to create meaningful, renewable awards for Lancaster County students. To apply for the Lincoln Community Foundation Student Success Scholarship (LCFSSS), applicants should submit their general application, then click the “Apply” button beside the Lincoln Community Foundation Student Success Scholarship to answer a few additional questions. Recipients must be current graduating high school seniors or former graduates of public or private high schools in Lancaster County, NE or GED graduates residing in Lancaster County, NE; planning to attend an accredited, two-year or four-year nonprofit college or university with a preference for those attending institutions within the state of Nebraska. Financial need may be considered.

The Harley J. Bair Rotary Scholarship was established in 2012 through the estate of Harley J. Bair for current graduating seniors of a public or private high schools in Lincoln, Nebraska who demonstrate scholastic achievement and a strong desire for an education. Recipients of this scholarship were originally selected by Lincoln East Rotary #1528 until that responsibility was assumed by the Lincoln Community Foundation in 2025.