Al and Dorothy Schewe Leadership Award

The Al and Dorothy Schewe Leadership Award is given annually to recognize achievement in leadership within the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Engineering. Applicants are competitive, and are be evaluated based on leadership, involvement, and educational projects and achievement. Undergraduate students at the senior level and on any of the College of Engineering campuses (City campus, East campus, or Scott campus) are eligible to apply. Two applicants will be selected to receive one of two $1,000 awards. You will be notified of your status whether you are selected or not.

We strongly encourage student leaders to apply for this competitive award.

 Eligibility Requirements:

  1. The applicant must be enrolled as an undergraduate, full-time student in the College of Engineering at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (City campus, East campus, and Scott campus students are all eligible).
  1. The applicant must have a 3.0 cumulative grade point average minimum and have at least one semester remaining in the Fall.


Applicants will be evaluated based on:

  • Leadership
  • Involvement
  • Educational projects and achievement

The online application asks you to upload a resume and personal statement.

Applications closed at 11:59PM on Friday, April 14th, 2023. Thank you!
Contact

Jared Ludwig
Scholarship Coordinator
jared.ludwig@unl.edu

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Upload your Resume Required
Please attach a current resume, including your leadership positions; campus and community involvement; and educational achievements, projects, and activities. Please upload as a PDF.
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Upload your Personal Statement Required
Please write and upload a personal statement addressing the following question: What impact has your leadership role(s) had on the College of Engineering as well as your own professional growth? Your answer should not exceed 500 words. While the review committee is not scoring based on grammar, please do proofread your personal statement for clarity. Consider the impact your spelling and grammatical correctness will have on your reader's impressions of you and proofread accordingly. Please include your name in the header or title of the page. Please upload as a PDF or .DOC/.DOCX.
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By writing my full name and the date in this box, I authorize the release of all academic information needed for consideration of this application to the award review committee (faculty/staff of the UNL College of Engineering).