Click here to link to the Classified Ads of the Lincoln Journal Star. Opportunity grants are awarded to students with financial need. Opportunity grants typically cover tuition and fees. Need-based grants are awarded to students who have a high amount of financial need. Nonresident tuition scholarships are awarded each year to many entering nonresident students and cover part or all of the difference between resident and nonresident tuition.
Most students find it necessary to borrow money to help finance their legal education.
The amount that a student can borrow under the Perkins and Stafford Loan programs is tied to the student's financial need, which is calculated pursuant to a standardized formula. The Unsubsidized Stafford Loan is not a need based loan and students may borrow under this program even if they do not have financial need under the standardized formula. The estimate of student expenses is set each year by the University of Nebraska Financial Aid Office. For further information about the types of financial aid available, click on request bulletin . Financial aid information is sent with the College of Law Bulletin.