Scholarships

The scholarship is focused on high school seniors in the greater Omaha metropolitan area of Nebraska. The annual $2,000 scholarships are awarded to entering college freshmen students attending accredited, non-profit degree granting colleges and universities of their choice.

One individual will be designated each year as an Edward F. White Scholar and be awarded a one-time scholarship of $3,000 to support undergraduate study at an accredited two-year or four-year non-profit degree granting college or university in the United States, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam or any other U.S. territory for the entire 2024-2025 academic year. The scholarship is focused on Omaha metropolitan area high school seniors. (Full-time is defined as enrolling in at least 12 credit hours per semester in coursework leading to a degree.)

Applicants must be high school seniors, with a cumulative Grade Point Average of 3.0 or better on a 4.0 scale, or the equivalent. The individual will be selected based on academic performance, demonstrated leadership and participation in school and community activities, work experience, an essay, unusual personal or family circumstances, and recommendation letters from academic instructors or advisors, and one other person.