“[This scholarship] helped me focus more on learning, growing and making the most of my time at UNK without being as worried about the overall cost,” Kaden Gilbert, a 2026 University of Nebraska at Kearney graduate, said.​

Scholarship Support Fuels a Future Counselor

“[Donor] generosity makes a lasting difference,” Gabbi Eisenbarth, a graduate student at the University of Nebraska at Kearney, said. “Because of your support, I will be able to give back by helping individuals and families in the future.”

‘I can’t stop now:’ Scholarship support pushes future teacher toward classroom goals

“This scholarship genuinely made me want to keep pushing forward toward my dream,” Kennedy Klimek, a junior elementary education major at UNK, said. “It let me know that I was actually doing good and that people see that, so I can’t stop now.”

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