Amherst High School

Amherst High School is located in Amherst, Nebraska. Scholarships for students attending Amherst High School can be found in our scholarship database If you are searching for scholarships for students attending a different high school in Amherst, visit the Amherst directory.

100 N Sycamore Box 8
Amherst, Nebraska
68812
(308)826-3131

Scholarships

Poverty Is Not a Choice Scholarship

Deadline: Mar 15, 2026
$3,000
The PINC Scholarship is awarded in recognition that Poverty Is Not a Choice. It is named after a documentary of the same name which received the Mayor’s Choice Award at the Lincoln Mayor’s Arts Awards in June 2016. This documentary, made by 9 high school and college students and aired on NET TV, related several stories about children’s day-to-day realities...

Wightman Scholarships

Deadline: Feb 27, 2026
$2,000
Wightman Scholarships - Two scholarships valued at up to $2,000 will be awarded. The John & Jan Wightman Scholarship and the Byron & Bessie Wightman Memorial Scholarship. Eligible applicants will be entering their sophomore or junior year and must have completed at least 30 hours of college with a 3.2 GPA or higher at any accredited four-year college within or...

Buffet Scholarships

Deadline: Feb 01, 2026
$6,500
The Susan T. Buffett Foundation (STBF) has offered scholarships to college students in Nebraska for over 50 years. Scholarships are awarded on a competitive basis to first-time freshman entering college who live in Nebraska, graduate from a Nebraska high school (or GED) with plans to attend a Nebraska public college, and demonstrate financial need. There are a limited number of...

Door to College Scholarship Program

Deadline: Jun 30, 2026
$5,000
The Door to College Scholarship Program (DTC) provides up to $5,000 per year toward the educational expenses of undergraduate students enrolled at Nebraska postsecondary educational institutions who graduated high school from a Youth Rehabilitation and Treatment Center (YRTC), or from an approved or accredited public, private, nondenominational or parochial high school, or received a diploma of high school equivalency (GED)...

Nebraska 4-H Foundation Scholarships

Deadline: Jan 05, 2026
$1,000
The Nebraska 4-H Foundation offers 4-H members the opportunity to apply for scholarships. The Nebraska 4-H Foundation awards up to $22,000 worth of scholarships each year to 4-H’ers from across the state.To apply for scholarships, 4-H’ers must submit the Nebraska 4-H Achievement Application for state-level review by January 5th. Youth must follow the application instructions available on the Nebraska 4-H...

$1,000
The Access College Early (ACE) Scholarship Program pays tuition and mandatory fees for qualified, low-income high school students to enroll in college courses from Nebraska colleges or universities, either through dual-enrollment or early-enrollment agreements with these institutions. High school students may apply for funding under this program by completing the ACE Student Application, which is reviewed by the Coordinating Commission...