The Suzanne and Walter Scott Foundation has invested more than $23 million to the University of Nebraska Omaha's Walter Scott, Jr. Scholarship Program, known as Scott Scholars, to sustain and grow the program at the Omaha-based University of Nebraska Medical Center.
The program is available to students focused on STEM education and provides complete funding tuition, room and board, and additional learning opportunities for undergraduate students.
Of the $23 million pledge, $20 million will expand enrollment capacity in the Scott Scholars Program from 128 students to 168 over the next five years, and expand a class size from 32 students to 42 each year, according to a March 12 university news release.
An additional $3 million will support the expansion of the program at UNMC.