Dane G. Hansen Foundation
The Dane G. Hansen Foundation will make scholarships available in four categories to students in 26 Northwest Kansas counties for the 2026-2027 academic year.
Students from an accredited high school, registered independent, private, or home school in one of the following 26 counties are eligible to apply:
Cheyenne, Cloud, Decatur, Ellis, Ellsworth, Gove, Graham, Jewell, Lincoln, Logan, Mitchell, Norton, Osborne, Ottawa, Phillips, Rawlins, Republic, Rooks, Russell, Saline, Sheridan, Sherman, Smith, Thomas, Trego, and Wallace.
Scholarships available for students who will graduate in the current academic year are:
(Seven - 7) Leaders of Tomorrow Scholarships with annual stipends of $10,000 renewable for three additional years if criteria established by the Scholarship Committee are met. Recipients must attend an accredited four-year public, private or church related Kansas college or university.
(Thirty-Five - 35) Hansen Scholar Scholarships with annual stipends of $6,500 renewable for three additional years if criteria established by the Scholarship Committee are met. Recipients must attend an accredited four-year public, private or church related Kansas college or university.
(Seventy - 70) Hansen Student Scholarships with annual stipends of $4,000 renewable for one additional year if criteria established by the Scholarship Committee are met. Recipients must attend an accredited community, public, private or church related college or university in Kansas.
Qualifications for scholarships
To qualify for the above scholarships, a student must have taken the following:
- ACT and have a composite score of 23 or higher
- Have at least a 3.50 GPA (unweighted).
The composite score is the average of the English, math and reading scores, rounded to the nearest whole number. The ACT composite score will not include the science portion of the test, whether the student chooses to take it or not. (Superscores are not accepted.)
The student should be an active participant in extracurricular school and community activities, display good citizenship, leadership, and moral integrity.
Students planning to enter the competition for Leaders of Tomorrow, Hansen Scholar or Hansen Student scholarships must register at their school and take the qualifying test at locations to be announced. Information on all scholarships has been sent to qualifying area schools. Tentative test dates have been set for September 9th and 10th, 2026.
One hundred (100) Hansen Career and Technical Education Scholarships with annual stipends of $4,000 renewable for one additional year if criteria established by the Scholarship Committee are met.
Career and Technical Education Scholarships are available to encourage high school seniors who seek competence through career training. An applicant for the Career and Technical Education Scholarship must complete an online application form that is available on the website at www.danehansenfoundation.org.
The Scholarship Committee is interested in the students’ character, activities, and goals.
Applicants for the Hansen Career and Technical Education Scholarship are not required to take a qualifying test. A 3.50 GPA is not necessary to apply for this scholarship.
Career and Technical Education Scholarships must be used at one of the following pre-approved schools in Northwest Kansas: Fort Hays Tech | North Central (Beloit or Hays), Colby Community College, Fort Hays Tech | Northwest, Hays Academy of Hair Design (Hays or Salina), Cloud County Community College, Salina Area Technical College, Fort Hays State University (2-year program) or Kansas State Polytechnic – Salina (2-year program).
*Exceptions may be made if a student’s choice of 1 or 2-year technical or associate degree is NOT available at one of the pre-approved Northwest Kansas Colleges.
Through scholarships, the Trustees of the Dane G. Hansen Foundation encourage good citizenship and high achievement in academic endeavors. Improvement of educational opportunities for students in Western Kansas ranks high among the objectives of the Trustees of the Hansen Foundation.
The Hansen Foundation is in its 52nd year of service to the young people of Northwest Kansas through the insight and generosity of the late Dane G. Hansen of Logan, Kansas. The book DANE GRAY HANSEN: TITAN OF NORTHWEST KANSAS by Billy M. Jones (1962) describes Dane G. Hansen and his contributions to Northwest Kansas.
All students who are interested in the Scholarship Program should visit the Facebook page and website for the current information on our scholarships.
Facebook is available at: https://www.facebook.com/DaneHansenFoundation
Website is available at www.danehansenfoundation.org.