To be eligible for the Virgil and Darlene Roush Scholarship, applicants must be a current graduating senior of Gibbon, Grand Island Northwest, Hastings St. Cecilia, Shelton, or Wood River high schools in Nebraska, demonstrate financial need and scholastic achievement in high school. Along with completing the application, candidates must also submit their transcript and the first page of a FAFSA report.
The Lincoln Community Foundation is a catalyzing force that seeks to create a better future for our community. Improving our city goes beyond making grants that advance charitable activities and helping donors make charitable gifts to support local nonprofit organizations. Generous donors to Lincoln Community Foundation have established more than 90 scholarship funds that benefit students in Nebraska. Applications run from the middle of December until the due date.