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Scholarships
Scholarships
Thanks to the vision and generosity of many donors, Midland University offers a variety of scholarships with varied and diverse criteria. When you give to student scholarships at Midland University, you help offset the cost of education and open up opportunities for students who, due to financial pressures, would be unable to obtain an undergraduate degree. If you are interested in establishing a scholarship, please contact Laura Jensen, Vice President for Institutional Advancement, at 402-941-6523 or jensen@midlandu.edu.
Paul and Luellen Elliott Memorial Scholarship
Established by family and friends in memory of Paul and Luellen Elliott, academic and athletic leader at Midland College in Atchison, Kansas, and Fremont, Nebraska, and former member of the Board of Trustees, this scholarship is awarded annually to a student who has demonstrated academic ability, campus involvement and financial need.
Erickson Family Scholarship
Given each year to a junior or senior student majoring in mathematics, natural science, physical science or nursing. The recipient must demonstrate academic ability, potential for leadership in church and society, and financial need.
Clement J. Ferster Scholarship
Established by his daughter, Teresa Ferster Glazier, in honor of her father, who graduated from Midland in 1913 and spent his entire life in the service of Lutheran congregations in the Middle West. The scholarship is awarded to a student preparing for service in the Lutheran Church.
First Evangelical Lutheran Church of North Platte
This scholarship is to be awarded to a worthy and deserving student, with preference to students who are members of First Evangelical Lutheran Church, North Platte.
Fremont Contract Carriers Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded to students from Nebraska pursuing a major in business. Applicants must demonstrate successful academic performance. Work experience (on or off) is preferred and financial aid, marital status and family contribution may be considered.
Fremont Midland Entertainment Series Scholarship
The Fremont Midland Entertainment Series Scholarship is awarded to performing arts students.
Andrew Fuhrmeister Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship shall be awarded to worthy and deserving student.
David and Elaine Gieschen Performing Arts Scholarship Fund
The David and Elaine Gieschen Performing Arts Scholarship was established in 2020 to assist students participating in Performing Arts. Preference is given to students who exemplify the qualities of leadership and community in their actions and participation on campus. Financial aid may also be considered.
Gimmestad Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship was established as a memorial to Dr. Herman Gimmestad, former dean and professor of English, by friends and former students in recognition of his contribution to Midland. The recipient shall be a junior or senior student majoring in an area of the humanities, with a preference toward an English major.
Golf Classic Tournament Scholarship
This scholarship has been established through the support of alumni, friends and businesses throughout the nation. It will be awarded to deserving and worthy students.
William T. Gordon Scholarship
Established by Mr. William Gordon to be used in support of Midland students in good academic standing with financial need. Preference will be given to students from St. Paul, Nebraska.
Gottneid/Lindbeck International Scholarship
Gottneid/Lindbeck International Scholarship This scholarship is established in gratitude to God who graciously called the Rev. J. Walter and Magda Lindbeck to pioneer mission work in the Church in China, and Dr. Allan J. and Alice Lindbeck Gottneid to work as educators in the Church in Tanzania. This scholarship is to help students of high academic achievement with a demonstrated financial need to participate in study programs, at home or abroad, relating to, but not limited to, Africa and China, which will enable them to more fully understand their role of service to all people as members of the same Body of Christ, the one, holy, catholic and apostolic church.
Margaret Glandt Grange Scholarship
Established in memory of Margaret Glandt by the Elkhorn Grange, this scholarship is awarded annually to a Nebraska resident with financial need who has demonstrated leadership and service to his or her community, church or school.
Henry and Bertha Grothen Scholarship
Created by Henry and Bertha Grothen of Juniata, Nebraska, this fund awards one or more scholarships each year to a student of outstanding academic ability with financial need. The scholarship was created out of gratitude for God's blessings and from a desire to provide lasting assistance for students attending Midland University.
Hankey/Schroeder Endowed Scholarship
Established by Rev. and Mrs. Dan Schroeder to honor their parents, Professor Ralph L. and Eva Hankey and Dr. Martin A. W. and Florence Schroeder. Professor Hankey served the Midland Faculty as Professor of Foreign Languages for 34 years from 1929 to 1963. Dr. Schroeder graduated from Midland at Atchinson in 1916, and received an Honorary Doctorate from Mildand in 1937. First Preference is for International Students who have spent at least one year at Midland who possess academic ability and financial need. Second Preference is for sophomore, junior or senior students with academic ability and financial need whose plans are to go into the ministry, another church vocation or an area of human services.
Rev. Robert and Janice Hansen Family Scholarship
This scholarship is established by Mrs. Hansen in honor and memory of the late Rev. Robert P. Hansen to provide a scholarship to a Lutheran student in good academic standing and with financial need.
Dr. Carl L. Hansen Scholarship
This scholarship was established to recognize the leadership and contributions made by Dr. Hansen to Midland Lutheran College as its president. One or more scholarships shall be awarded each year to students who are deserving and worthy and represent the ideals exemplified by Dr. Hansen's service.
Howard Hanson Scholarship
Established as part of the Luther College of the Liberal Arts at Midland and the Luther College Honors Program, honors the many contributions Howard Hanson made as an American musician and Luther College graduate.
Anne Harder Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship was established by Patricia Rieper Meyers to be awarded each year to a student(s) who is worthy and deserving and has a need for financial assistance.
Hosea & Lily Harkness Agribusiness Scholarship
This scholarship was established by Hosea Harkness to honor his late wife and Midland graduate, Lily, as well as Hosea's agricultural business career. Lily was a renowned porcelain artist and teacher. Hosea was an analytical statistician for the USDA Crop Reporting Service and later developed objective yield and statistical techniques that could be used to forecast crop yields and production. He also ran his own agribusiness consulting firm and traveled to 28 foreign countries throughout his career. The scholarship is awarded to a student majoring in Agribusiness or an ag related major.
Lily Harkness Memorial Scholarship for Fine Arts
Lily Harkness Memorial Scholarship for Fine Arts is awarded to students who are pursuing an academic field in Fine Arts, or are actively participating in the creation of art. If no student scholars are available in a given year for Fine Arts, a student in Performing arts may be considered. Financial need may also be considered.
Harms-Wehrbein Nursing Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded to students entering their junior year as full time nursing major at Midland University with cumulative G.P.A. of 3.0 or above. The recipient must be active in the Student Nurses' Association at local level and preferably state level as well. Students should also be potentially eligible for membership in Theta Omega Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau, International Honor Society of Nurses. Preference is given to individual originally from southwest or southeast Nebraska. Students must demonstrate characteristics of caring and potential for nursing leadership as evidenced by clinical and/or classroom references. Students must have a willingness to maintain contact with Dr. Nancy Harms & Mr. Gerhart Wehrbein on annual basis.
Hawks Foundation Scholarship
In order to help provide support to a student(s) who desire to attend a church-related college, this scholarship was created by Howard and Myrna Hawks and their children. The student(s) should meet or maintain acceptable academic standards to qualify for this award.
William Randolph Hearst Foundation Scholarship
This scholarship was founded by publisher and philanthropist William Randolph Hearst. This fund will provide scholarships to domestic students in good academic standing with financial need.
Mr. and Mrs. E.A. Hedlund Scholarship
This scholarship, given by Robert C. and DeEtte H. Holland in memory of her parents, is awarded each year to a student from Polk County, Nebraska. If an appropriate student from Polk County is not identified, the scholarship may be given to any Midland student in good academic standing. The endowment is established not only to honor the Hedlunds’ occupational and civic achievements, but also to serve as a model for other counties.
