Welcome!
The Honors Program at the University of Nebraska is a university-wide community of scholars--an intense intellectual experience for top students in a major research university setting. The Honors Program gives students who strive for academic excellence an opportunity to explore new knowledge through research, to participate actively in a process of discovery, and appreciate and respect a diversity of opinions.
Honors Students in the News
Four Honors Students selected as Beckman scholars.
UNL Honors Program graduating senior, Mary Burke, is awarded an Honorable Mention for a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship.
Five Honors students win scholarships to participate in summer internships.
Garrett Allen and Tanner Sorensen win prestigious DAAD scholarships to study in Germany next academic year.
Upcoming Events
Monday, May 20: Pre-Session & 8-Week Session Classes Begin
Monday, June 10: 1st 5-Week Classes Begin
June 12-14: Honors Program New Student Enrollment - REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Monday, July 15: 2nd 5-Week Classes Begin
Monday, August 26: Fall Semester Begins
2013-14 Fulbright award winner, Sammi Marcoux
2013-14 Fulbright award winner, Lindsay Graef
2013-14 Fulbright award winner, Elena Shomos
2013-14 Fulbright award winner, Tim Wilkins
2013 Goldwater Scholar, Steve Parkison
2013 Goldwater Scholar, Daniel Geschwender
2013-14 Beckman Scholars: Ashley Thelen, Valerie Eckrich, Qianli Wang and Jessica Chekal.
Our FOUR 2012 Goldwater Scholars: Rachel Coburn, Joe Philips, Elizabeth Jaensch, and Jared Ostdiek.