Grant and Scholarship Opportunities

The Nebraska Academy of Sciences administers five scholarships for high school students totaling $2150 each year.  Two collegiate scholarships totaling $1500 are also awarded each year.

The collegiate deadline is February 1st.
High school scholarship application deadline is March 1st. 

Scholarship Application Information

The next grant application due date is November 1, 2020.  Grants are available up to $2000 and the project must be completed in one year from the date of the award.  If you have questions please contact the office at 402-472-2644.

The Nebraska Academy of Sciences (NAS) will consider funding requests from Nebraskans that fall within its stated objectives (see About Us) and give priority to funding requests from Nebraskans for research in the basic sciences, travel to educational and scientific conferences, and formal and informal K-20 science education.  

Grant Application Information- next application date is Nov 1, 2020

The 2018 NAS Private Foundation Grant applications are being reviewed at this time. Applicants will be notified before the end of the year. 

Private Foundation Grants Application  

Private Foundation final reports are due 30 days from the end of the grant period.

Public Information and Education (PIE) Mini-Grant

The PIE Grants support the presentation and dissemination of information and perspectives that will stimulate enhanced environmental stewardship in any category eligible for Trust funding. The grant program seeks to expand dialogue on important conservation topics and to provide information on emerging or highly useful conservation methods.

Information on PIE grants can be found here.