Ralph & Jean Cuca Scholarship
Direct application
Up to $5,000
Eligibility
Location
Nebraska
Education level
High school
About this scholarship
Graduating seniors from public high schools in Lincoln, Nebraska, who demonstrate academic achievement and financial need may apply.
The award is administered as a partner fund through the Lincoln Community Foundation Student Success Scholarship pool, for up to $5,000 per year and renewable. Submit a high school transcript and the first page of the FAFSA with the application. Applications typically open in mid-December.
Essay questions
What else to submit
- High school transcript
- First page of the FAFSA
- Applicant answers THREE (3) of the six listed questions; each response limited to 100 words
- Current high school transcript required
- FAFSA Submission Summary including SAI (Student Aid Index) required
- Current graduating high school senior or former graduate of a public/private high school in Lancaster County, NE, or GED graduate residing in Lancaster County, NE
- Planning to attend an accredited two-year or four-year nonprofit college/university (preference for Nebraska institutions)
- Submitted via the Lincoln Community Foundation general application on the AcademicWorks portal
- Answer three of the six listed supplemental questions, with each response limited to 100 words.