To all Nebraska Seniors which will attend the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Fall 2010.

$2,000 Scholarship Opportunity for Nebraska High School Seniors

Entrepreneur: A risk-taker who has the skills and initiative to establish a business.

The Nebraska Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has announced the 2009 Young Entrepreneur Contest. The finalists in this contest can win UNL scholarships ranging from $500-$2000. The finalists and their families will be invited as guests to the annual New Ventures World Competition at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Lincoln, April 2010.

Open to all UNL bound high school seniors in Nebraska, this contest seeks to recognize students with outstanding potential to become entrepreneurs, who one day hope to own their own business.

Faculty and staff at Nebraska secondary schools were informed of the contest and asked to nominate students. Nominations are due October 30, 2009. Application information will be sent directly to all nominees, and all nominated students are encouraged to apply for this prestigious scholarship. Completed applications are due by December 11, 2009.

For more information, students should contact their school’s scholarship coordinator or the Nebraska Center for Entrepreneurship, phone: 402-472-3353,
Email: entprenshp@unlnotes.unl.edu. or visit: http://cba.unl.edu/outreach/ent/