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Scholarship: Wayne State College - Career Scholars Program
Description: The Career Scholars Cooperative Education Program is an accelerated curriculum program that will arm you with the knowledge as well as the soft skills to work in a business during your senior year. In your first three years at WSC, you'll have the opportunity to engage with participating business partners through site visits, job shadowing, and mentorships. During your senior year, you'll move to Norfolk or Grand Island, where you will earn 18 credit hours by working for a business for approximately 30-40 hours a week over a nine-month period.
As part of the program, you'll be required to reside in housing in the area, which will provide you the opportunity to engage academically and socially with your peers. This portion of the program will help you connect with the community and gain an appreciation for the many exciting social and cultural opportunities available in the community. Upon graduation, the goal is for you to be hired into full-time positions in Nebraska.
To ensure you have financial support to remain focused on this program, you'll receive a scholarship ranging from $5,000 up to $15,000 per year to cover tuition, fees, room, and board. The bulk of the scholarship will be paid out during your senior year to help cover housing while you live in a participating community. The total scholarship package is valued around $33,000* over your four years in the program.
Freshman Year: $5,000
Sophomore Year: $6,000
Junior Year: $7,000
Senior Year: $5,000 for tuition and up to $10,000 for housing
*Students receiving additional WSC scholarships will be awarded the highest amount between the scholarships
Eligibility Requirements:
Must be a new incoming freshman
Must have an ACT score of 18 or higher or a cumulative high school GPA of 3.0 or greater
You must pursue one of the participating degree programs
Application Deadline: May 1st
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