The University of Nebraska at Kearney

George W. Norris Scholarship in Political Science

Norris Scholarships are awarded to outstanding students majoring in Political Science at the University of Nebraska at Kearney.  Selection criteria for this one-year scholarship include grade point average in the major and applicants’ past and ongoing contributions to the life of the Political Science program.  Applications are accepted in the spring semester for awards made the following academic year.

University of Nebraska Lincoln

McKelvie Scholarships
McKelvie Scholarships are open to undergraduate and graduate students pursuing careers in government. The purpose is to promote and strengthen public service leadership in the public sector. Applicants will be judged on their scholarship and academic standing; evidence of commitment to a public service career, reflected in past, current and/or anticipated future government employments and/or an internship with a public/government agency. In addition to the application form, applicants must submit transcripts of all academic work, a resume, and two letters of support. Ten to fifteen scholarships ranging up to $2,000 are awarded each year.

John Jay Douglass Scholarships
John Jay Douglass Scholarships are open to UNL undergraduate political science majors, sophomores and above, with demonstrated academic merit. In addition to the application form, applicants must submit transcripts of all academic work, a letter of recommendation from a faculty member in political science, and an essay of no more than two pages on Why I Deserve a Scholarship in Political Science. Two scholarships of $500 are awarded each year.

Libby Swanson Jacobs Scholarship
The Libby Swanson Jacobs Scholarship is open to UNL undergraduate political science majors, juniors and above, who have an outstanding academic record and extraordinary involvement in campus and/or community organizations and activities. Preference will be given to students demonstrating financial need. In addition to the application form, applicants must submit transcripts of all academic work, a resume, and two letters of recommendation.

University of Nebraska-Omaha

Darlene & Orville D. Menard Scholarship

UNO undergraduates majoring in political science who will be seniors in the upcoming academic year are invited to apply for the Darlene & Orville D. Menard Scholarship. The scholarship was established by the University of Nebraska Foundation in 1999 to honor retiring Professor Orville D. Menard.  Dr. Menard, the recipient of UNO’s Outstanding Teacher Award in 1971 and the Chancellor’s Medal in 1988, agreed to lend his and his wife’s names to a scholarship to be awarded to a political science major entering the senior class.