Hansen Scholar Scholarships

Thirty-five “Hansen Scholar” Scholarships may be awarded to qualified high school seniors.

The “Hansen Scholar” Scholarship carries a stipend of $6,500 and is renewable for three additional years if criteria established by the Scholarship Committee are met.

CONDITIONS

Applicants shall be high school seniors graduating in the current academic year and pursuing the Board of Regents recommended curriculum with a record of services and extra-curricular activities. Recipients must attend an accredited, four-year public, private or church related Kansas college or university and must be enrolled as full-time, on campus students. College transcripts of recipients shall be evaluated annually, and renewal of scholarships will be based upon continued regard for the principles which guided the success of the late Dane G. Hansen, a 3.00 or better GPA at the college level and a progress update describing progress toward their educational goals.

Eligibility

Dane G. Hansen Scholarships are available to students in the following Northwest Kansas counties: Cheyenne, Cloud, Decatur, Ellis, Ellsworth, Gove, Graham, Jewell, Lincoln, Logan, Mitchell, Norton, Osborne, Ottawa, Phillips, Rawlins, Republic, Rooks, Russell, Saline, Sheridan, Sherman, Smith, Thomas, Trego, Wallace

1. Full-time high school seniors who will graduate in the current academic year from an accredited high school, registered independent, private or home school in the 26-county area of Northwest Kansas listed above may be eligible for the Hansen Leaders of Tomorrow, Hansen Scholar, Hansen Student and Hansen Career and Technical Education Scholarships.
2. Students who are going to attend an out-of-state school should not apply.
3. Students interested in the Hansen Leaders of Tomorrow, Hansen Scholar or Hansen Student Scholarships must register with their school counselor or principal before taking the qualifying test. No formal application is required.
4. To take the Hansen Academic Scholarship Test, a student must have taken the ACT test and have a composite score of 23 or higher (superscores not accepted) and have at least a 3.50 GPA (unweighted). The student should be an active participant in extracurricular school and community activities, and display good citizenship, leadership and moral integrity. Information regarding the time and place of the Hansen Scholarship Test will be provided by the Hansen Foundation to the school and to the media.

To Apply

Your High School Principal or Counselor will be responsible for submitting a list of students who plan to take the qualifying test to the Hansen Foundation Office (Box 187, Logan, Kansas 67646) prior to September 6, 2024. Counselors should carefully check their packet of materials and poster for the exact time, date and place of the test and notify students.

On the day of testing, it will be the student’s responsibility to submit the following:

• Official copy of transcript with GPA and rank in class circled.
• Proof of current ACT score of 23 or better.

Resume listing:

1. High school classes in which he/she is currently enrolled.
2. College classes for which credit has already been earned, as well as classes that will be completed by June 3, 2025.
3. Work experience, extracurricular and community activities.

*Students selected for interviews will receive a letter instructing them to have three reference questionnaires submitted on their behalf. It is the student’s responsibility to see that the reference questionnaires are submitted promptly to the Hansen Foundation. Applicants without three references will not be considered for scholarships.  The reference questionnaire can be found by clicking here, or using link on the sidebar or upper navigation.