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OMAHA — Students entering Nebraska and Iowa Western Community Colleges to study high-skill, high-wage, high-demand “STEM” courses (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) are eligible to apply for a newly announced, statewide Aksarben Foundation Scholarship.
“Aksarben has been awarding scholarships to hard-working students for decades,” says Sandra Reding, President of the Aksarben Foundation. “What makes this scholarship special is that we are awarding $50,000 each to five of the greater Nebraska Community Colleges and $25,000 to Iowa Western Community College, intentionally tying these scholarships to the InternNE, Powered by Aksarben statewide internship program. Each student selected for this scholarship will also be among the growing talent pool businesses can access statewide to select interns.”
This scholarship will continue to expand the Aksarben Foundation’s impact of helping students achieve their dreams of higher learning, while also connecting them with employers eager for top talent.
“These are the kinds of relationships that we need to foster – finding ways to connect interns right into Nebraska businesses, farms and ranches, that can provide hands-on career training,” said Governor Jim Pillen. “It’s a model that has infinite opportunities for success.”
“This program is a win-win,” says Courtney Wittstruck, Executive Director of the Nebraska Community College Association. “Nebraska’s community colleges work tirelessly to remove barriers for students seeking post-secondary education, and we would like to express our gratitude to Aksarben for joining us in this endeavor with this new scholarship program. These generous scholarships will open the door to the life-changing benefits of higher education for people who otherwise might never have considered or been able to afford it. It is a win for the students who will receive the transformative education and training necessary to prepare them for productive and rewarding professional careers.”
