Metro guide
The Omaha metro area covers Douglas County, Sarpy County and Pottawattamie County in Nebraska and Iowa, with principal cities including Omaha, Council Bluffs, Bellevue and Papillion. We haven’t confirmed a scholarship limited to this metro yet, so this guide leads with local foundations, statewide awards and state aid.
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The IRS lists 2 community foundations with at least $1 million in assets based in the area’s principal cities; the largest is Omaha Community Foundation in Omaha ($556 million in assets). Community foundations hold hundreds of small donor-funded scholarships, often limited to graduates of specific high schools or residents of one county, and many use a single shared application each winter.
Statewide, 7 more open awards are limited to Nebraska and Iowa residents, and state aid includes Iowa Tuition Grant and Nebraska Opportunity Grant. Federal Pell Grants stack on top for students who file the FAFSA.
Where local money hides: ask your school counselor for the local scholarship bulletin (many high schools keep one), check employer and union awards from your parents’ workplaces, and look at service clubs (Rotary, Kiwanis, Lions) and credit unions near you. These awards rarely appear on national sites, which is why their applicant pools are small.
None confirmed right now. See the foundations and statewide awards below.
Up to $7,500 per year (2026–27)
Official page ↗Up to 50% of UNL resident tuition and fees
Official page ↗High school seniors no older than 20 on Aug 1, 2027, living in AL, AR, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, MD, MS, MO, NE, NJ, NY, NC, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV or DC; financial need is a major factor.
Students in the Iowa–Illinois Quad Cities region; scholarships for Iowa, Illinois or both, based on need, field or other criteria.
Students pursuing an associate degree at a nonprofit, regionally accredited public college in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Nevada or Utah who meet the financial-need and GPA criteria.
Lancaster County, Nebraska students; award size depends on financial aid package.
Iowa students attending an eligible Iowa college or university; priority groups include former foster youth.
Students and working adults living in Lee, Des Moines or Henry County, Iowa, studying agriculture, health/medical sciences, nursing, engineering, information technology or a trade.
Iowa residents who recently finished an Iowa high school diploma, homeschool or HSED, or adults 20 and older, enrolled at least part-time in an eligible high-demand certificate, diploma or associate degree program.
Full Nebraska guide → · Full Iowa guide → · All community foundations
We haven’t confirmed one that’s open right now, but the IRS lists 2 community foundations in the area’s principal cities, and most run local scholarships.
Donors set up funds with rules such as a specific high school, county, major or need. The foundation advertises them together, usually with one online application each winter or spring, and matches applicants to every fund they qualify for.
Iowa Tuition Grant and Nebraska Opportunity Grant. Most require the FAFSA.