Lincoln Community Foundation Student Success Scholarship

The Lincoln Community Foundation Student Success Scholarship (LCFSSS) was established in 2023 for the purpose of pooling award amounts from other selected scholarship funds so that flexible, meaningful, and renewable awards could be made to Lancaster County students. The intent is that awards from this scholarship fund will help fulfill unmet financial need and promote college access and degree completion. Partner funds to the LCFSSS include: Ralph & Jean Cuca Scholarship Fund, Miriam Croft Moeller Citizenship Award Fund, Margaret & Max Pumphrey Scholarship Fund, Arnold H. White Memorial Scholarship Fund, Jennings B. & Beulah G. Haggerty Scholarship Fund, Jennie McDowell and Harlan Layton Scholarship Fund, Colleen Farrell Gerleman Scholarship Fund, and the Charles F. & Carol A. van Rossum Scholarship Fund.

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. This is a renewable scholarship; initial award amounts are up to $5,000 depending on a student’s financial aid package.

Award
Up to $5,000.00, renewable for four years
Deadline
03/15/2025
Supplemental Questions
  1. Please answer THREE (3) of the following six questions. (If you answer more than three, note that only the first three responses will be exported for the selection committee to review.) Try to include information not already shared in your previous essay. Each response is limited to 100 words.
    • Creativity can be expressed in many ways, e.g. artistic, innovative, entrepreneurial, problem-solving. How do you express your creative side?
    • Describe an example of your leadership when you have positively influenced others, contributed to a group effort, or helped resolved conflict.
    • Describe something that surprises you about yourself.
    • What academic subject inspires you? How have you furthered your interest in this subject either inside or outside of the classroom?
    • What have you done to make your school or community a better place?
    • What is your greatest talent or skill? How have you developed or demonstrated your talent over time?
  2. List other scholarships or grants you expect to receive for the upcoming academic year. You may list up to five by clicking on "Add Another Answer." If you do NOT expect to receive any scholarships or grants, please enter NA.
    • 1. Name of scholarship or grant
    • 2. Amount of scholarship or grant