While less common than undergraduate scholarships, a variety of scholarships are also available to help graduate students afford their education.
The Phi Delta Gamma Scholarship is intended to encourage individuals of promising talent and ability to complete the requirements for a graduate degree at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Ability shall be evaluated in terms of excellence in academic scholarship, character, leadership, and personality.
The Helen Hansen Outstanding Graduate Student Awards are presented to individuals who have been selected as outstanding graduate students at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Nominees may not have graduated prior to the immediate spring semester. Nominees must have completed 18 hours of graduate work with a GPA of at least 3.75 and no outstanding incompletes other than ("IP" grades on thesis/dissertation are allowed) at the time of nomination. Nominations are made by the department/school graduate program chair (GPC), faculty, students, or administrators.
UNO Dreamer’s Pathway graduating Seniors and recent undergraduate alumni can get a head start on their graduate school journey by taking advantage of the UNO Dreamer’s Scholarship/Fellowship for Graduate Studies. The UNO Dreamer’s Scholarship/Fellowship for Graduate Studies is available for UNO Dreamer’s Pathway graduating Seniors or recent undergrad alumni students who have Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) or are DACA-eligible. This scholarship is a one-time, $500 award (not recurring) towards tuition and fees for students pursuing any graduate degree program at UNO.
Requirements:
For more information, please contact:
Yajaira Gonzalez
UNO Dreamer’s Pathway Scholarship Program Coordinator
402-554-3929
unodpsp@unomaha.edu
The University of Nebraska at Omaha offers graduate fellowships to recruit outstanding prospective graduate students to stay competitive in the national market. The fellowships are awarded competitively and offers may be made at any time but the earliest that students are officially bound by their commitment is April 15.
It is anticipated that most of these fellowships will be offered to supplement the offer of a graduate assistantship, but not in all cases. The students selected for these prestigious fellowships are expected to devote all their time to their graduate studies during the tenure of the award. They will not be allowed to have other employment. Students who accept these fellowships also should be aware they may not be eligible for loan monies.
The Master’s Presidential Graduate Fellowship may be offered to a degree-seeking graduate student who has already completed nine (9) graduate credit hours (with a 3.75 GPA) at the time of application. Nominations are made by the department/school graduate program chair (GPC).
The Doctoral Presidential Graduate Fellowship may be offered to a degree-seeking doctoral student who has already completed 18 graduate credit hours (with a 3.75 GPA) at the time of application. Nominations are made by the department/school graduate program chair (GPC).
The Rhoden Biological Fellowship is intended to support either new or continuing master’s degree students in the areas of biology or psychology.
Each year, the Regents of the University of Nebraska make funds available in the form of the Regents Tuition Waiver (RTW) to recruit highly qualified graduate students who are Nebraska residents. RTW’s cover the cost of resident tuition. Students subject to nonresident rates must pay the difference between resident and non-resident tuition rates. Students applying for admission to a graduate certificate or degree program at UNO are eligible for one academic year with an additional year available to students who maintain a 3.0 GPA. Nominations should be submitted on behalf of eligible students by the graduate program chair (GPC). The value of a diverse student body also will be taken into consideration in these evaluations.
