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Reaching Your Potential Scholarship Program
Awards | Who's Eligible? | Referring Clients | Deadline | Support Services | Applicant Information | Contact Information

Reaching Your Potential

The EducationQuest Reaching Your Potential Scholarship Program targets Nebraskans who face significant obstacles to college but have the potential to succeed.
Awards
Scholarships are renewable and range from $2,000 to $6,000 annually depending on college costs. Part-time students receive prorated awards. EducationQuest awards scholarships in the spring and fall.

Who's Eligible?
Applicants of the Reaching Your Potential scholarship program must be:

  • a Nebraska resident
  • a U.S. citizen or permanent resident
  • referred by a community agency or college
  • seeking their first certificate, diploma, associate degree, or bachelor's degree
  • enrolled and attending college before December 31, 2008
  • enrolled in a Title IV eligible course of study at a Nebraska college, university, community college or vocational/technical school
  • eligible and have applied for a Pell Grant
  • not in default on a student loan or owe repayment on a student grant

Referring Clients
If you have students with the desire and potential to go to college but face significant obstacles, refer them to the Reaching Your Potential scholarship program.

This scholarship is not available to the general public so please do not publicize this program on your website or bulletin board. We rely on the referral system to find students who best fit the intent of the program. Do not refer fellow employees, family, or friends. Submit your referrals using the Applicant Referral Form below. EducationQuest will mail an application to the students.

Referrals received after March 21 will be held until the next round.

Deadline
Applications must be postmarked by April 1, 2008. The review committee will consider the applicant's goals, potential to succeed, and obstacles to education.

Support Services
Recipients receive support services from EducationQuest, a campus mentor, and a quarterly newsletter with "college survival" information and program reminders. Read about our recipients in the latest edition of Reaching Out.

Applicant Information

Applicant Information:

*First Name:

*Last Name:

*Address:

*City:

*State:

*ZIP:

Phone:
  
E-mail:

Send the application (pdf) to the student via email.
Community Agency Information:

*Name of Referring Agency:

*First Name of Referring Staff Member:

*Last Name of Referring Staff Member:

*Address:

*City:

*Phone:
  
*E-mail:

*Required fields

   


Contact Information
If you have questions about the Reaching Your Potential scholarship, contact:

EducationQuest Foundation
P.O. Box 82552
Lincoln, NE 68501-2552

Lisa Mueller, Scholarship Coordinator
lisam@educationquest.org
800-303-3745 ext. 6606