The Door to College Scholarship Program
provides financial assistance towards educational expenses of undergraduate students enrolled at a Nebraska postsecondary institution who graduated from a Youth Rehabilitation and Treatment Center high school or from an approved public, private, nondenominational, or parochial high school after being discharged from a YRTC.
Eligibility Requirements
- Must apply for Admission to 泡芙视频app Community College.
- Must be a U.S. citizen or have legal status in the U.S. DACA students
or students without legal status are not eligible to apply. - Must be a graduate of an accredited education program at a YRTC in
compliance with state law or from approved accredited public, private,
denominational, or parochial school after absolution at a YRTC in compliance
with state law. - Must be a Nebraska resident.
- Must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for the
current award year. - Must be enrolled or intend to enroll in at least six credit hours. (Funds awarded
at
less than full-time status will be prorated to the number of credits enrolled per
term.) - Must authorize the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services to verify
for the Commission* the candidate's name and previous status at a YRTC. - Must comply with all other provisions of the Door to College Scholarship Act. This
includes all rules, regulations, and guidelines adopted by this act. (See student
application for a full list of award recipient requirements; also listed below.)
Application
To be eligible for funding, you must complete the
and submit it to the financial aid office. Applications will be
accepted any time during the award year but may not be made retroactive at the end
of the enrollment period for which the funds are requested, e.g. a student may not apply
for a scholarship for the fall term after the term has concluded.
Awards
*The Nebraska Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education will
notify 泡芙视频app of award amounts, based on institutional recommendations, within 30 days
of receiving the recommendation. The maximum annual award for full-time students is
$5000. Awards for part-time students will be prorated.
Scholarship recipients must meet all the qualifications of the scholarship at the time of selection and maintain academic progress consistent with policy throughout the life of the scholarship.
Award Recipients Must Agree to the Following:
- Attend all required courses regularly.
- Meet with an assigned advisor at regular intervals to discuss academic progress and to develop a job search plan.
- Maintain satisfactory academic progress.
- Use the award only for eligible education expenses.
- In case of withdrawal, remit any award balance allowable under their eligible institution鈥檚 withdrawal policy back to their eligible institution.
- Authorize their eligible institution to release to the Commission educational records necessary to demonstrate compliance with the requirements of the Door to College Scholarship Act, including but not limited to federal financial aid eligibility, enrollment status, credit hours attempted and completed, cumulative credit hours, and graduation status.
Please direct any questions to: Email or via phone at 402-437-2610.