Collegebound Nebraska, the University's Tuition Assistance Program, is a guarantee of grant assistance that will cover full tuition (up to 15 credit hours of enrollment per semester) for up to five years at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. To qualify for this grant you must be a Nebraska resident, enrolled full time (minimum 12 hours) and be Pell Grant eligible. Furthermore, you must apply for financial aid using the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by April 1st and, if applicable, fulfill UNK's request(s) for supplemental documentation for your financial aid file by June 1st.
List of Qualifications:
- Pell Grant eligible (families that are just beyond Pell eligible may also qualify)
- Nebraska resident
- Undergraduate
- FAFSA submitted by April 1st
- Enrolled full time (minimum 12 hours)
- Complete UNK's request(s) for any supplemental documentation by June 1st.
The Collegebound Nebraska guarantee means that we will ensure that some combination of grant and/or scholarship assistance will cover the tuition bill, whether that entails one grant or several added together.
What are my Financial Assistance Rights?
You have the right to know:
- What financial aid programs are available to you;
- Deadlines for submitting applications for each of the financial aid programs;
- How financial aid is disbursed;
- How decisions are made concerning distribution, and the basis for those decisions;
- How your financial need is determined (this includes how your cost of attendance is calculated);
- What additional resources are considered in the calculations of your need;
- How much of your financial need, as determined by the institution, has been met;
- About the various programs in your student aid package;
- About your school refund/repayment policy;
- What portion of the financial aid you receive must be repaid and what portion is grant assistance (If the assistance is a loan, you have the right to know what the interest rate is, the total amount to be repaid, the length of time you have to repay the loan, and when the repayment begins.); and
- How the school determines whether you are making satisfactory academic progress and what happens if you do not meet the requirement.
What are my Financial Assistance Responsibilities?
You must:
- Accurately complete all the application forms required;
- Submit the application materials in a timely manner and to the correct location;
- Provide correct information (misreporting on the financial aid forms is a violation of federal law);
- Read and understand all forms that you are signing;
- Keep copies of all the forms for your records;
- Accept the responsibility for all agreements that you sign;
- Perform the work that is agreed upon when accepting a work opportunity;
- Be aware of and comply with deadlines for application and reapplication for assistance; and
- Be aware of the school's refund/repayment policy.
The Semester Cost Estimator is a tool to help determine what your student’s approximate UNK costs will be for a semester as a degree seeking student.
Semester Cost Estimator for Graduate Students
The Net Price Calculator is a tool to provide a preliminary estimate of federal, state and institutional aid eligibility. Fill in the requested information. Your responses will be used to calculate an estimated amount paid by students with similar profiles - after grant aid and scholarships but before student loans - to attend this institution in a given year. Calculate your estimate.
Post 9/11 Federal Pell Grant Provision: Dependents of a Soldier Killed in Action
If you are a dependent of a soldier killed in action in Iraq or Afghanistan since September 11, 2001 and you are currently Federal Pell Grant eligible, you may be eligible for some additional Federal Pell Grant.
Because students who meet these conditions are not necessarily easily identifiable, please contact the Office of Financial Aid if you meet these conditions. We will evaluate and confirm your eligibility to determine whether you are eligible for more Federal Pell Grant.
The 2018 Consolidated Appropriations Act included an amendment authorizing the Children of Fallen Heroes Scholarship. Under this scholarship, a Pell-eligible student whose parent or guardian died in the line of duty while performing as a public safety officer is eligible to receive a maximum Pell Grant for the award year for which the determination of eligibility is made. To qualify for this scholarship, the student must be Pell-eligible and have a Pell eligible EFC (as determined through completion of the FAFSA & related requirements) and must be less than 24 years of age or enrolled at an institution of higher education at the time of his/her parent’s or guardian’s death. In subsequent years, the student continues to be eligible for the scholarship, as long as the student has a Pell-eligible EFC and continues to be an eligible student.
Criteria:
For purposes of the Children of Fallen Heroes Scholarship, a public safety officer is:
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As defined in section 1204 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796b); or
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A fire police officer, defined as an individual who is serving in accordance with State or local law as an officially recognized or designated member of a legally organized public safety agency and provides scene security or directs traffic in response to any fire drill, fire call, or other fire, rescue, or police emergency, or at a planned special event.
Application Process:
Since students who meet the conditions of this scholarship are not necessarily easily identifiable, please contact the Office of Financial Aid if you believe you meet the criteria of this scholarship by phone: (308) 865-8520 or email:
finaid1@unk.edu.
Federal Direct Parent Loans for Undergraduate Students (PLUS) are unsubsidized loans that a parent may borrow to assist a student in paying for educational expenses. More information about Federal Direct PLUS loans.
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