Ralph & Jean Cuca 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 Ralph and Jean Cuca Scholarship was established in 1998 to benefit graduating seniors from the public high schools in Lincoln. Ralph Cuca was an outstanding Lincoln citizen who believed strongly in family, community and education. The former senior vice president of Metromail, Ralph retired in 1989 after providing 35 years of service to the company. He was actively involved in several community activities throughout his life. He and his wife, Jean, raised two children in Lincoln, Bud and Margaret.