Student Scholarships

Each year, Meridian Clinical Research awards four (4) $2,000 scholarships and one (1) $4,000 scholarship to graduating high school seniors and/or current post-secondary students whose parent or legal guardian is employed full time by Meridian, or any full-time employee pursuing higher education part-time. Scholarships will be used to help defray the cost of a trade degree through vocational school or pursuit of a two- or four-year degree in any field.

Meridian Clinical Research will award a $10,000 scholarship to a graduating senior from Elkhorn South High School who has plans to major in Pre-Med, Nursing or other health/medical field of study. Requirements, application deadlines, and more can be found on the Elkhorn Public Schools Foundation website.

The Meridian Clinical Research Healthcare Career Scholarship fund will provide one $10,000 scholarship to a graduating senior at Riverside Community Schools. The scholarship will be used to help defray the costs associated with attending a four-year college or university and will be paid in four annual payments of $2,500.

Nicole “Nikki” Allen Osborn is a Distinguished Graduate from the Riverside Class of 1994. Nikki founded Meridian Clinical Research in 1999 in Omaha, NE, and has grown Meridian from a single dedicated research center in Omaha to a network that includes more than 20 research sites and 60 principal investigators across North America. Under her direction, research at Meridian is frequently published and presented at major scientific and academic events worldwide. Since its inception, Meridian has relentlessly supported charitable and altruistic efforts in its local communities and in worldwide research communities. This scholarship was created to support a graduating senior from her home community, which reflects Meridian’s “Share It” core value.

The Dave Allen Memorial Scholarship fund will provide one $10,000 scholarship to a graduating senior at Riverside Community Schools. The scholarship will be used to help defray the costs associated with attending a trade or 4-year university and will be paid in four annual payments of $2,500, or two annual payments of $5,000 if recipient pursues a 2-year trade degree.

Dave Allen, a son of Donald and Lois (Sander) Allen grew up in Oakland, Iowa. He graduated from Oakland High School in 1968 and attended Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa, where he was a member of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity. Dave married Mary (Eastman) on March 2, 1973 and they made their home in Oakland, where they raised their daughter, Nicole. Dave was a caring husband and intensely proud father and grandfather. A lifelong fan of his Iowa Hawkeyes, Dave sold insurance to those who were self-employed in his native state before moving to Omaha in 2012 to be closer to his grandkids. Dave passed away on September 2, 2019, and this scholarship is funded in his memory to support a graduating senior from the community he so loved.

Requirements, application deadlines, and more are provided to Riverside Community Schools students by the High School Guidance Counselor office.