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Lend a Hand Scholarship

Offered independently by Building Blocks for Kids

Open to any school$1,000Nebraska

About this scholarship

Up to two $1,000 awards each year for Nebraska students with foster care experience. Annual deadline: May 1.

Who can apply

Currently or formerly in foster care in Nebraska. Requires a letter of recommendation, transcript or GED, and written essay responses.

Every scholarship in this directory is exclusively for current or former foster youth. Read the sponsor’s own eligibility rules before you start — they decide who qualifies.

How to submit your application

  1. 1. Check the deadline. Saturday, May 1, 2027.
  2. 2. Gather your documents. Use the checklist to the side so you are not scrambling at the last minute.
  3. 3. Open the sponsor’s application. The button below takes you straight to Building Blocks for Kids. Your application is submitted there, directly to them.
  4. 4. Save your confirmation. Keep the confirmation email or reference number, and follow up with the sponsor if you do not hear back.
Start your application on Building Blocks for Kids’s site

Opens the sponsor’s own application. Thank a Teacher does not receive applications and never collects or stores any of your information.