Scholarships | Fellowships | Waivers
Graduate Scholarships
While less common than undergraduate scholarships, a variety of scholarships are also available to help graduate students afford their education.
Phi Delta Gamma Scholarship
The Phi Delta Gamma Scholarship is intended to encourage individuals of promising talent and ability to complete the requirements for a graduate degree at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Ability shall be evaluated in terms of excellence in academic scholarship, character, leadership, and personality.
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- Nomination deadline: 1st Friday in March
- Award announced: Fall/spring semester
- Amount awarded: $700
- Number of annual awards: Three (3)
Helen Hansen Outstanding Graduate Student Awards
The Helen Hansen Outstanding Graduate Student Awards are presented to individuals who have been selected as outstanding graduate students at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Nominees may not have graduated prior to the immediate spring semester. Nominees must have completed 18 hours of graduate work with a GPA of at least 3.75 and no outstanding incompletes other than ("IP" grades on thesis/dissertation are allowed) at the time of nomination. Nominations are made by the department/school graduate program chair (GPC), faculty, students, or administrators.
- Nomination deadlines: 2nd Friday in November
- Award announced: At the annual UNO Student Honors Convocation (Spring semester)
- Amount awarded: TBA each year
- Number of annual awards: Two (2)
Dreamer's Scholarship/Fellowship for Graduate Students
UNO Dreamer’s Pathway graduating Seniors and recent undergraduate alumni can get a head start on their graduate school journey by taking advantage of the UNO Dreamer’s Scholarship/Fellowship for Graduate Studies. The UNO Dreamer’s Scholarship/Fellowship for Graduate Studies is available for UNO Dreamer’s Pathway graduating Seniors or recent undergrad alumni students who have Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) or are DACA-eligible. This scholarship is a one-time, $500 award (not recurring) towards tuition and fees for students pursuing any graduate degree program at UNO.
Requirements:
- Must have Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) or be DACA-eligible
- Must be a Nebraska HS graduate
- Must have a Bachelor’s degree
- Currently accepted and enrolled in any graduate program at the University of Nebraska at Omaha
- Preference may be given to students who are low-income & first-generation college graduates
- Submit the online application via Mavlink
For more information, please contact:
Yajaira Gonzalez
UNO Dreamer’s Pathway Scholarship Program Coordinator
402-554-3929
unodpsp@unomaha.edu
Fellowships
The University of Nebraska at Omaha offers graduate fellowships to recruit outstanding prospective graduate students to stay competitive in the national market. The fellowships are awarded competitively and offers may be made at any time but the earliest that students are officially bound by their commitment is April 15.
It is anticipated that most of these fellowships will be offered to supplement the offer of a graduate assistantship, but not in all cases. The students selected for these prestigious fellowships are expected to devote all their time to their graduate studies during the tenure of the award. They will not be allowed to have other employment. Students who accept these fellowships also should be aware they may not be eligible for loan monies.
Master’s Presidential Graduate Fellowship
The Master’s Presidential Graduate Fellowship may be offered to a degree-seeking graduate student who has already completed nine (9) graduate credit hours (with a 3.75 GPA) at the time of application. Nominations are made by the department/school graduate program chair (GPC).
- Nomination deadlines: 1st Friday in March
- Award announced: Fall semester
- Amount awarded: Dependent upon available funding
- Number of annual awards: One (1)
Doctoral Presidential Graduate Fellowship
The Doctoral Presidential Graduate Fellowship may be offered to a degree-seeking doctoral student who has already completed 18 graduate credit hours (with a 3.75 GPA) at the time of application. Nominations are made by the department/school graduate program chair (GPC).
- Nomination deadlines: 1st Friday in March
- Award announced: Fall semester
- Amount awarded: Dependent upon available funding
- Number of annual awards: One (1)
Rhoden Biological Fellowship
The Rhoden Biological Fellowship is intended to support either new or continuing master’s degree students in the areas of biology or psychology.
- Nomination deadlines: TBA
- Award announced: TBA
- Amount awarded: $12,000 annually, $4,000/summer (Subject to change)
- Number of annual awards: One (1) per year, alternating between Biology & Psychology Departments each year.
Waivers
Regents Tuition Waiver
Each year, the Regents of the University of Nebraska make funds available in the form of the Regents Tuition Waiver (RTW) to recruit highly qualified graduate students who are Nebraska residents. RTW’s cover the cost of resident tuition. Students subject to nonresident rates must pay the difference between resident and non-resident tuition rates. Students applying for admission to a graduate certificate or degree program at UNO are eligible for one academic year with an additional year available to students who maintain a 3.0 GPA. Nominations should be submitted on behalf of eligible students by the graduate program chair (GPC). The value of a diverse student body also will be taken into consideration in these evaluations.
- Nomination deadlines: 1st Friday in November (for Spring award); 1st Friday in March/June (for academic year)
- Award announced: Fall/spring semester
- Amount awarded: Dependent upon funding
- Number of annual awards: TBA; 2-year award if student maintains good academic standing