Dreamer’s Pathway Scholarship Program

The Dreamer’s Pathway Scholarship is for students who are Deferred Action of Childhood Arrivals (DACA) or DACA-eligible and Nebraska residents who are seeking an undergraduate degree at the University of Nebraska Omaha (UNO). Students who qualify are eligible to receive a renewable full tuition, fees, and books scholarship for up to five (5) years, three (3) years for transfer students, or until an undergraduate degree is earned, whichever comes first.
To qualify for this scholarship, a student must meet all the following eligibility criteria and submit the application and materials by Monday, May 3, 2024 by 11:59PM

1. Must be a Nebraska high school graduate. Transfer student must also be a Nebraska high school graduate and transferring from an accredited Nebraska institution with two (2) years or less completion.
2. Must have earned a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale from most recent school.
3. Must provide proof of need of financial assistance. Please complete the Federal Student Aid Estimator 2024-2025 to prove your financial need. You will need to access the form via https://studentaid.gov/aid-estimator/
You will upload the results in PDF format.
4. Must have 2 professional letters of recommendation from a teacher, counselor, principal, mentor, coach or supervisor.
5. Must complete all 5 essay questions.

Award
Varies
Deadline
05/01/2024
Supplemental Questions
  1. Read Instructions carefully. The essay responses must be answered separately and address the questions below. Each essay response must be at least 300 words (5 essay responses x 300 words each=1500 words total)

    1. How will this scholarship help you achieve your educational goals and what specifically will change as a result of receiving the scholarship?
  2. 2. Pick an experience from you own life and explain how it has influenced your development?
  3. 3. Tell us about an obstacle or challenge you have faced and how did you overcome it and/or compensate? What was the outcome?
  4. 4. Describe a time when you have demonstrated your leadership skills?
  5. 5. How are you involved in giving back to others and/or your community?
  6. Other Scholarships-Have you been awarded any other scholarships for the forthcoming academic year in college (2024-2025)? Please list scholarships including but not limited to the Buffett Scholarship/Thompson Learning Community (TLC). Please respond NONE if you have not been awarded other scholarships at this time.
  7. Please provide a copy of your financial need. You may complete the Federal Student Aid Estimator 2024-2025 to prove your financial need. The Federal Student Aid Estimator provides an early estimate of what the student’s federal student aid could be by using some initial data that the student provides. This can help the student make decisions about college or career school. This process will ensure that students who have high financial need are considered.


    Please upload the PDF results with the result of your “estimated federal student aid” here. You will need to access the form via https://studentaid.gov/aid-estimator/

  8. Please list two references that can provide a professional letter of recommendation and their email addresses. The reference can come from a teacher, counselor, principal, mentor, coach or supervisor.
    • Reference 1
    • Reference 2
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