LINCOLN, Neb. — The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Panhandle Research, Extension and Education Center is pleased to announce the opening of the application period for its annual Panhandle Research, Extension and Education Center Student Scholarship. Three scholarships of $1000 each will be awarded.
To be eligible, applicants must:
- Have attended high school in the Panhandle of Nebraska in one of these following counties:
- Banner, Blaine, Box Butte, Cherry, Cheyenne, Dawes, Deuel, Garden, Grant, Hooker, Kimball, Morrill, Scotts Bluff, Sheridan, Sioux, and Thomas
- Be attending any of the Nebraska University campuses, including Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture.
- Majoring in Agronomy, Ag Economics, Animal Science, Vet Science, Agriculture Technology, or a related degree emphasizing agriculture.
- Be a graduating high school senior, or in the first or second year of study.
Applications are available at https://preec.unl.edu/annual-preec-scholarship.
Please use the link: Click to Apply
Applications close at midnight MST, April 1, 2023.
If there are questions, please contact Deidra McCarthy at dmccarthy2@unl.edu or at (308) 632-1255.
— The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Panhandle Research, Extension and Education Center
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