EDUCATIONQUEST FOUNDATION
Description
FREE SERVICE THAT HELPS NEBRASKA STUDENTS PLAN AND PAY FOR COLLEGE. COMPLETE AND FILE FINANCIAL AID APPLICATIONS, LOOK FOR SCHOLARSHIPS, RESEARCH COLLEGES AND PREPARE FOR THE ADMISSIONS PROCESS. FUND NEED-BASED SCHOLARSHIP AND COMMUNITY GRANT PROGRAMS, AND PROVIDE FREE COLLEGE PLANNING SERVICES AT LOCATIONS IN KEARNEY, LINCOLN AND OMAHA. 1) EDUCATIONAL AWARD PROGRAM - ADDRESSES THE SEVERE SHORTAGE OF NEED-BASED AID IN NEBRASKA. ASSISTS STATE'S NON-PROFIT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES FOR DISTRIBUTION TO NEEDY UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS. THE FUND ALSO HELPS STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES, MINORITY STUDENTS AND THOSE WITH EXTRAORDINARY FAMILY CHALLENGES. 2) REACHING YOUR POTENTIAL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM - TARGETS NEBRASKANS WHO FACE OBSTACLES TO HIGHER EDUCATION (EX: SINGLE MOTHERS WHO STRUGGLE TO SUPPORT THEIR CHILDREN, VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, YOUNG PEOPLE WHO GREW UP IN FOSTER CARE AND IMMIGRANTS TRYING TO EARN A LIVING). MUST BE REFERRED BY A COMMUNITY AGENCY OR COLLEGE FINANCIAL AID OFFICE.
Contact Information
Address:
1300 'O' ST.
Lincoln
NE
68508
Hours of Operation:
8:30-5:00 MONDAY-FRIDAY
Website:
www.educationquest.org
Main Phone:
Phone
402.475.5222
Other Phone(s):
Phone
800.303.3745
Fax
402.479.6458
Main Contact(s):
LES MONROE
Other Contact(s):
Main Email:
lesm@educationquest.org
Other Email(s):
General Information
Agency ID: 1293
List of Provided Services:
Education: Educational Support, Financial Education
Information and Referral: Information and Referral
Counties Served: Adams, Banner, Blaine, Boone, Box Butte, Boyd, Brown, Buffalo, Burt, Butler, Cass, Cedar, Chase, Cherry, Cheyenne, Clay, Colfax, Cuming, Custer, Dakota, Dawes, Dawson, Deuel, Dixon, Dodge, Douglas, Dundy, Fillmore, Franklin, Frontier, Furnas, Gage, Garden, Garfield, Gosper, Grant, Greeley, Hall, Hamilton, Harlan, Hayes, Hitchcock, Holt, Hooker, Howard, Jefferson, Johnson, Kearney, Keith, Keya Paha, Kimball, Knox, Lancaster, Lincoln, Logan, Loup, Madison, McPherson, Merrick, Morrill, Nance, Nemaha, Nuckolls, Otoe, Pawnee, Perkins, Phelps, Pierce, Platte, Polk, Red Willow, Richardson, Rock, Saline, Sarpy, Saunders, Scotts Bluff, Seward, Sheridan, Sherman, Sioux, Stanton, Thayer, Thomas, Thurston, Valley, Washington, Wayne, Webster, Wheeler, York, Arthur, Antelope
Written material: BROCHURES, FACT SHEETS, NEWSLETTER
Eligibility: ANYONE NEEDING FINANCIAL AID ASSISTANCE OR INFORMATION
Ages Served: All Ages
Disabilities Served: Alcohol/Drug, BIMI (Behavioral Impairment/Mental Illness), Brain Injury/Head Injury, DD (Developmental Disability including ID), Hearing Impairment, LD (Learning Disability), OHI - Other Health Impairment, Orthopedic, Speech Disability, Visual Disability
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Fees: NONE
Sliding fee schedule: Yes
How to appeal a decision: DIRECTOR
Languages with interpreters on staff: Spanish