Mary Galligan Cornett Public Service Scholarship
The Mary Galligan Cornett Public Service Scholarship supports students enrolled in the Master in Public Administration (MPA) with a concentration in Public Management, College of Public Affairs and Community Service who have expressed a desire to pursue a career in the area of Public Administration after graduation. A preference may be given to needy students and the scholarship may have the possibility of being renewed.
This scholarship honors Mary Cornett, a longtime Omaha City Clerk and her distinguished 50+ year career in public service.
-MPA degree student with a concentration in Public Management
-Expresses a desire to pursue a career in Public Administration following graduation
-Preference shall be given to those students with a demonstrated financial need
- Award
- Varies
- Deadline
- Supplemental Questions
- In a two- to four-page, double-spaced essay, please address the following: Describe your professional goals and how you plan to contribute to the human services field and particularly, those working with the disabled or for nonprofit agencies.
- Discuss how this scholarship will financially assist you with your academic endeavors.