Susan Thompson Buffett Scholarship

Eligibility

To be eligible for a scholarship from The Susan T. Buffett Foundation, a student must:

• Graduate from a Nebraska high school or earn a Nebraska GED

• Achieve at least a 2.5 cumulative unweighted GPA in high school
  • 2.5 on a 4 point scale
  • 80 on a 100 point scale

• Be a first-time freshman when entering college
  • Students obtaining dual enrollment credits in high school are still eligible to apply

• Plan to attend any of the following Nebraska public institutions:
  • Nebraska Community Colleges - Central, Metropolitan, Mid-Plains, Northeast, Southeast, or Western Nebraska;
  • Nebraska State College System - Chadron State, Peru State, Wayne State; or
  • University of Nebraska - NCTA, UNK, UNL, UNMC, or UNO

• Be in need of financial assistance in order to attend school
  • Note: Students do not need to be Pell Grant eligible to qualify
  • Students must have an Expected Family Contribution (EFC) below $10,000 in order to apply
    • To calculate your EFC, use the 2017-2018 College Funding Estimator

Selection

All eligible applications are reviewed and scored. Selection is based on the following criteria:
Financial Need / Personal Essay
Academic Merit / Strength of Recommendations (You will need two!)

https://youtu.be/iuhj96AyxAM

Your two recommenders have to answer these specific questions, so be sure they have concrete examples they can reference. You probably need to have a conversation with them!

https://app.buffettscholarships.org/