2025 CROFTON LOCAL SCHOLARSHIPS

January 31, 2025

  • Be originally from Nebraska; non-Nebraska residents, even if attending a Nebraska college, are not eligible. The scholarship is open to full-time college students entering their junior or senior year.

February 1, 2025

  • Awards are available to graduating seniors who are customers of Great Plains Communications.

    Applicant must be accepted for admission at a state or private college or two-year trade or technical school of their choice.

    Applicant must have a strong desire to return to their hometown (or other Great Plains Communications community) to pursue their career.

February 1, 2025

  • Nebraska Officials Foundation and Nebraska High School Officials

    Association will be awarding two $500 scholarships this year. $500 will come from the Bill Lewis

    Scholarship Fund and $500 from the Nebraska High School Officials Association.

February 7, 2025

  • APPLICANT MUST BE PLANNING TO ENTER THE FIELD OF EDUCATION (I.E. TEACHER, MEDIA SPECIALIST, COUNSELOR, ETC.)

February 7, 2025

  • APPLICANT MUST BE PLANNING TO MAJOR IN THE FINE ARTS.

February 14, 2025

  • The value of the scholarships ranges from $500-$9,000, based on a variety of criteria. One application qualifies a student for all available FRS scholarships.

February 15, 2025

  • will offer an annual scholarship to a female high school senior in the amount of $300.00.

February 21, 2025

  • The AKRS Jump Start Scholarship program is launching graduating high school seniors into rewarding careers throughout Nebraska and northern Kansas. Work with AKRS and receive up to 100% tuition reimbursement as you earn your college degree debt-free.

March 1, 2025

  • This scholarship is open to CHS graduating seniors who graduated from 8th grade at St. Rose of Lima School, Crofton, NE. Applications need to be submitted to CHS Guidance Office or St. Rose School Office by the deadline date.

March 1, 2025

  •  This scholarship is open to any woman in ag pursuing a career in ag.


March 1, 2025

  • While most other scholarships focus exclusively on academic achievement or leadership potential, Horatio Alger Scholarships are also intended for promising students who have critical financial need, demonstrate integrity and perseverance in overcoming adversity, and are determined to succeed.

March 1, 2025

  • available to a current member of a Sons of the American Legion Squadron in Nebraska or a son, grandson, great grandson, adopted son, stepson, step-grandson, or step-great grandson of any military veteran, alive or deceased (if not a current Legion member, please provide a copy of the veteran's DD-214 discharge papers or any other verifying documents).

March 1, 2024

Knox County Agricultural Society FFA/4-H Scholarship

  • This scholarship is open to Knox County FFA or 4-H club member. Must be an active participant in the Knox County Fair.

March 1, 2025

  • The Association has created this scholarship to provide financial assistance to high school graduates who will be pursuing a degree in the areas of Fisheries & Wildlife and demonstrate scholastic achievement, leadership ability, and dedication to wildlife conservation. It is also available to college students already enrolled in a Fisheries & Wildlife field of study. One scholarship will be awarded in the amount of $1,000.

March 3, 2025

  • Scholarship requirement: interest in elementary education degree or certificate training in an area of industrial arts like carpentry, mechanics, plumbing etc.

March 1, 2025

  • High School students of CVA member-owners (who are the student's legal guardian) who are pursuing a career in agriculture are eligible to apply. Full scholarship guidelines listed within the application. 

March 1, 2025

  • Students of current CVA employees (who are the student's legal guardian) and are pursuing a career in agriculture are eligible to apply. Full scholarship guidelines listed within the application. 

March 3, 2025

  • Recipients shall be graduating seniors who will be attending a degree-granting college or university. The applicant need not enroll in a program that leads to a Bachelor’s Degree, but rather may wish to pursue a course leading to a Vocational Technical Certificate or an Associate Degree at a community college. Preference may be given to applicants who exhibit excellence in leadership, good citizenship, community activities and service to others.

  • Criteria Link

March 4, 2025

  • Planning to attend a Nebraska Community College

  • Automotive related major

  • $2,000

March 5, 2025

  • The Cedar Knox Rural Water Project (CKRWP) Advisory Committee provides a $500 scholarship to a high school senior in memoriam of Galen Jueden. Galen was a dedicated employee who was fully committed to the customers and staff of the CKRWP. He was an invaluable asset to the CKRWP and his dedication is recognized by providing a scholarship to a worthy student looking to achieve a degree in higher education.

March 7, 2025

  • The Lewis & Clark Natural Resources District provides 2 - $1,000 scholarships to outstanding high school seniors who reside within the LCNRD boundary. The Patefield – Green Scholarship is available to students who intend to pursue an agricultural related career and plan to return to the area and help local communities to conserve and protect our natural resources. The scholarship must go towards at least one year of study in an agriculture related field at a trade school, college, or university.

March 4, 2025

  • First Dakota National Bank understands the importance of higher education. We support our communities and the youth within them. In order to encourage students to pursue furthering their education, First Dakota is proud to offer scholarships ranging from $1,000 - $5,000 up to a total of $20,000 for the 2024-2025 school year. Please follow eligibility requirements below and turn in your application soon!

March 7, 2025

  • NWAGA will distribute $2,000 scholarships to female Nebraska High School Seniors who have played high school golf and are furthering their education at a 2-year, 4-year, or a technical school in Nebraska. One scholarship will be awarded to an applicant in each NWAGA region (Eastern Nebraska, Central Nebraska and Western Nebraska) with the remaining scholarships awarded regardless of region. Those eligible are Female Nebraska High School Seniors who have played high school golf and are furthering their education at a 2-year, 4-year, or technical school in
    Nebraska. Deadline for application is Monday March 4, 2024 at 5 p.m. CST.

March 7, 2025

  • Be a high school graduating senior

    • Have a GPA of 3.0 or higher

    • Eligible High Schools: Nebraska High Schools (Public, Private, Exempt or Homeschool)

    • Demonstrate plans to attend an institution of higher learning that will make an impact on the

    community in the interest of safety, and the desire to protect the vulnerable in the areas of:

    o Countering human trafficking

    o Online safety

    o Cyber security

March 10, 2025

  • Essay: How has band affected your life, and how do you plan to apply these lessons to

    your future?

March 15, 2025

  • Applicants must be 2024-2025 graduates who are seeking to enroll in post-secondary

    technical colleges, state colleges or universities. Scholarships will be given to students with a specific interest in an agricultural-related field of

    study and an interest in returning to the area after college completion.

March 14, 2025

  • This scholarship is largely focused on community service activities, events etc.

March 15, 2025

  • Five $1,000 scholarships to high school seniors within our service area majoring in a health care field with preference given to physician, nursing, nurse practitioner, physician assistant, laboratory techs, respiratory therapy, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech/language pathology, and radiology/diagnostic imaging fields. Please no dentistry, optometry, chiropractic, or massage therapy.

March 12, 2025

  • Must be enrolled as a senior at--or affiliated with--a Nebraska high school during the 2024-2025 academic year and must be planning to attend college in the U.S. in fall 2025.

  • Required to attend D.J.'s Hero Awards Luncheon in Omaha (hotel accommodations will be provided for all scholarship winners and their parents or chaperones).

  • Required to work with a free TeamMates+ mentor during their undergraduate experience and/or have a mentor to be able to connect with and they must be willing to communicate with The Salvation Army.

  • Participate in ongoing research about the impact of the scholarship.

  • Required to attend Behavioral Health Awareness training with the Kim Foundation

March 14, 2025

  • A maximum of two (2) $200 scholarships will be awarded to graduating seniors of the Crofton

    FCCLA chapter, who meet the following guidelines and submit their application. The first

    scholarship will be awarded to a student pursuing a career in a Family and Consumer Sciences

    related occupation, and the second to a student with outstanding leadership abilities.The

    scholarship is payable the second semester of the freshman year of college, and must be

    requested by the student at that time. A member committee along with the chapter adviser, will

    choose the recipients.

March 14, 2025

  • A Nebraska senior in high school with plans to attend a college or university in Nebraska.

  • A Nebraska senior in high school with an interest in the area of becoming an educator.

  • A Nebraska senior who is enrolled full-time in a public school district. The school district must also be a member of the Nebraska Association of School Boards.

March 15, 2025

  • What is the significance of the Mayflower Compact and how does it relate to the world you live today?

March 16, 2025

  • Submissions must take the form of one of the following genre:

    · Poetry of all forms, including song lyrics

    · Works of ficƟon: short story, novella, novel, prologue, excerpt, etc.

    · Plays and screenplays, or TV scripts

    · Speeches

March 31, 2025

  • List any special music ensembles in which you have participated and music honors you have received. How do you feel that your contributions to band and/or choir (leadership, effort, etc.) have helped improve the overall quality of the group? Describe your most memorable music experience of high school and its impact on your life.

March 31, 2025

  • Full-ride scholarships will support tuition, fees, books and other required program expenses in the eligible technical institute programs.  Recipients of the scholarships will commit to living and working in the state for three years after graduation. 

    The following high-needs fields of study have been approved for 2025-2026:

    • Agriculture

    • Automotive

    • Building Trades/Construction

    • Energy Technicians

    • Engineering Technicians

    • Healthcare

    • IT/Computer Information Systems

    • Precision Manufacturing

    • Welding

March 31, 2025

  • Application for a $1,000/$750/$500 Scholarship. The applicant must write an essay on the topic of the importance of defending our Country and its Values.

March 31, 2025

  • This $250 scholarship (awarded in the second semester of college) is in memory of Brandon Nelson and is to be offered to a CHS senior who has participated in wrestling all four years of high school. Please complete this application and return it to the Guidance Office.

March 24, 2025

  • Please write a short paragraph on what the American Legion, and the Sons of American Legion mean to you and your family

  • $350 any male may apply

March 24, 2025

  • This very generous scholarship is offered on behalf of Mr. Kevin Schieffer for the purpose of expanding educational opportunity to a student. It is renewable for up to four years with a 3.0 or higher GPA each semester. An essay is required.

April 1, 2024

Northeast Cruisers Car Club Scholarship

  • Student interested in auto-related study. One $250 scholarship will be awarded.

April 1, 2025

  • Address how your future plans may have any involvement or influence in

    the future of furbearer management in particular, or the broad world of wildlife management in

    general.

April 1, 2025

  • Applicant has one year to accomplish FAA Private Pilots license through this scholarship. Total value of scholarship is approximately 15,000. See application for more information.

April 1, 2024

Farmers and Merchants Scholarship

  • Farmers & Merchants State Bank offers a $500 scholarship to one male and one female member of the graduating CHS class. The criteria for these awards is very broad. One of the questions is 'What have you done to improve our community and school?

April 3, 2025

  • How has the teaching staff helped in your personal development?


April 3, 2025

  • The criteria for this scholarship is broad. Any CHS senior should be eligible to apply. An academic and a personal reference are required. The application requests a short personal explanation of life goals and asks for a summary of activities while in high school including non-school activities.

April 1, 2025

  • This is a $250 scholarship available through Cedar Security Bank for high school seniors planning on attending an accredited college or university.  Applicants (or their parents/legal guardians) must maintain a Checking, Savings, Loan, or CD account at Cedar Security Bank – Fordyce, Hartington, or Wynot – to be eligible for consideration. ONE scholarship will be awarded each year.

April 1, 2025

  • Scholarship applicants must be planning a career in wildlife management, conservation or other related fields.

April 1, 2024

Hali Strom Memorial Scholarship

  • This award is based on faith, optimism, respect for others and living a life of service. Please give examples of how these characteristics may have been part of your life to this point and/or how they fit into your future plans. (500 words or less)


April 1, 2025

  • We wish to emphasize that this scholarship is not limited to those students who will be attending a four-year college program. We encourage all students who will be attending any type of post-secondary education program to apply for this scholarship, including those who are planning to attend a trade, technical or private career school.

April 3, 2025

  • The scholarships are designed for students who have worked hard and represented the school and community well.

April 3, 2025

  • CHS seniors planning to attend at least two years of higher education are eligible for this $1,000 scholarship. Applications should be turned in to the Guidance Office. If you would like to know the criteria up which your application will be evaluated, click here for that information.

April 2, 2025

  • Please return to the Chorus Teacher or Counselor.


April 2, 2024

Crofton FFA Scholarship

  • This scholarship will be given to an FFA member. Turn into Mrs.Rossman.


April 4, 2025

  • The Crofton High School Booster Club has established two (2) $300.00 scholarship awards to be given to

    two graduating seniors who have been active in CHS Activities.

April 10, 2025

  • Criteria: 1) Son/Daughter of NCA Active Coaching Member 2) Upper 25% of class -OR- 3.75 Cumulative GPA 3) Must be at least a 2-year participant in 2 sports 4) Must have earned a varsity letter in 2 sports 5) Must include at least two letters of recommendation from high school coaches Note: Students participating in athletics at NCAA Division I or II schools may not be eligible – check with the college or university

2025

  • LifeServe offers up to a $500 in scholarship funds