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

• Be a resident of the State of Nebraska
• Be a graduating high school senior or an undergraduate student who has not already earned a bachelor's degree
• 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)
• Be in need of financial assistance in order to attend school
• Have maintained at least a 2.5 GPA throughout 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.

Student Selection

The primary criterion is financial need.