Charles F. and Carol A. van Rossum Scholarship

This fund serves 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 Charles F. and Carol A. van Rossum Scholarship was established in 2017 to help individuals of all ages continue their education. Chuck was born in Indonesia of Dutch ancestry and Carol in rural Illinois. Education and community involvement were important to Chuck and continues to be for Carol. Chuck immigrated to the United States at the age of 12. Not being able to speak English, he was placed two grades below his level. Instead of being discouraged and disliking school, Chuck excelled. Being able to give someone a small boost to furthering their educational goal is a tribute to the years Chuck spent as a student and as an educator at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale and at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln and Omaha. Chuck passed away in December 2014.