Thank you for your interest in the Peter Kiewit Foundation Engineering Academy! Applications for Cohort 4 are now closed.
New applications for Cohort 5 will be accepted beginning November 1, 2025, from students graduating from a Nebraska high school in May 2026. In addition to completing this application, your full university admission file will be used in the review process. You cannot save your progress in the form, so we encourage you to complete your essay responses in a separate Word document and then upload them into this form. If you have any questions about the Peter Kiewit Foundation Engineering Academy or our scholarship application process, please feel free to reach out to our staff at coe-scholarprograms@unl.edu.
Cohort 5 Priority Deadline: February 1, 2026
NOTE: On Nov. 14, 2024, the Peter Kiewit Foundation trustees announced their decision to cease operations by 2030. Please note that this decision will not impact any PKFEA funding/scholarships for our current scholar cohorts or the new 2026 scholars (beginning Fall 2025-26) throughout their four years in the College of Engineering. Please contact Stacy Riley (402-472-6359) if you have any questions/concerns.