EducationQuest Foundation's College Access Grants program provides funding to Nebraska high schools to develop or enhance existing college access activities. The program's goal is to increase the number of students who continue their education beyond high school.

Participating high schools use the grant to implement programs and activities that increase the school's college-going rate. Each school is allowed to develop a college access program appropriate for its students, but the program must include specific activities that have been shown to increase access to higher education.

Application
To apply for College Access Grants, please download the application and complete all sections.

• Application (Word) (PDF) (RTF)
• College Access Grants Q & A (PDF) – provides an overview of College Access Grants and answers application questions

Reports for currently funded high schools
The following documents are for high schools that are currently funded through the College Access Grants program.

• Reporting Requirements (Word) (PDF) (RTF) – this document contains all of the documents required for reporting.
• Individual reports – this contains each report separately from the above document.
• Deadline and Overview (PDF)
• Initial Student Survey (Word) (PDF) (RTF)
• Participant Pre/Post Survey (Word) (PDF) (RTF)
• Annual Student Evaluation (Word) (PDF) (RTF)
• Graduate Survey (Word) (PDF) (RTF)
• Current College Access Grant funded high schools report:
• Link to online reporting form (password protected)
• Annual Financial Report of Activities (Word) (PDF) (RTF)

Past Awards
In 2006, EducationQuest provided College Access Grant funding at 13 high schools.

Funding amounts are based on the high school's enrollment. The following schools were selected for funding:

• Under 300 students — $5,000 each year for four years
• Broken Bow High School - Broken Bow
• Gordon-Rushville High School - Gordon
• Madison High School - Madison
• Meridian Public Schools - Daykin
• Umoⁿhoⁿ Nation Public Schools - Macy
• Between 300 and 1,500 students — $15,000 each year for four years
• Alliance High School - Alliance
• Aurora High School - Aurora
• Falls City High School - Falls City
• Hastings High School - Hastings
• McCook High School - McCook
• Over 1,500 students — $25,000 each year for four years
• Grand Island Public Schools - Grand Island
• Lincoln North Star High School - Lincoln
• Millard South High School - Omaha

Questions?
Contact Benjamin Zink, Grants Coordinator
402-479-6906
800-303-3745, ext. 6906