Scholarships
OPPORTUNITIES
The Kearney Area Community Foundation manages over 30 scholarship funds. The crtieria for these scholarships are varied, so please take a moment to search our scholarships to determine if you are eligible to apply.
Using the command "ctrl f" search for scholarships, your school or county.
OPPORTUNITIES
Scholarship forms are not availble using a mobile devise. Please check out our current scholarships using desktop view. There you will have the ability to download the following PDF and Word documents for each scholarship.
Scholarships
Grants
GRANT APPLICATION PORTAL
To begin a grant application, you will click the “Log In” button below. If you have never applied for a grant with us before, you will need to create a new account and register your organization. Returning users will log in with their credentials. If you are unsure, please reach out to our Program Manager, Ashley Weets, at ashley@kearneyfoundation.org or call (308) 237-3114. If you need help navigating our grant software, click here for the applicant tutorial.
More information about each available grant process is below.
TYPES OF GRANTS
Grant Cycle:
Biannual
Applications due April 15 or October 15 of each year
(Don’t forget to allow time for your LOI submittal and approval which are required before the link to the application is given. The deadline for the LOI is 15 days before the due date of the application.)
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Grant Cycles:
Biannual
Applications due February 1
or August 1 of each year
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Grant Cycle:
Applications accepted on a rolling basis.
Organizations may only apply once per six (6) month period and cannot reapply for a Community Critical Needs Grant within 12 months of being awarded one.
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Grant Cycle:
Applications due September 30 of each year. If September 30 falls on a weekend, the applications will be due the following Monday.
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If you would like to discuss a grant idea or would like to verify qualification of your proposal or organization, or have any questions at all, please call The Kearney Area Community Foundation at (308) 237-3114, and we will be happy to help in any way possible.