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  Student Eligibility

To be considered for a scholarship from The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, a student must:

  • Be an incoming freshman*
  • Have graduated from a high school in Nebraska
  • Be a resident of the state of Nebraska
  • Be in need of financial assistance in order to attend school
  • Have achieved at least a 2.5 cumulative GPA in high school
  • Have applied for federal financial aid and have already received back the Student Aid Report that contains your Expected Family Contribution (EFC); see Filing for FAFSA
  • Be attending or applying to a Nebraska state public school (for example – UNO, UNL, UNK, Chadron State, Peru State, Wayne State) or a two-year public college within Nebraska (for example – Southeast Community College, Metropolitan Community College, Northeast Community College)

Student Selection

The primary criterion is financial need.

Please note that if you receive any other full-tuition scholarship, you may not be eligible for the Susan Thompson Buffett Scholarship.

*Students obtaining dual enrollment credits while in high school are still eligible to apply.