Kenny C. Guinn Memorial Millennium Scholarship
Nevada State Treasurer / Board of Trustees of the College Savings Plans of Nevada
Up to $5,000 for four Millennium Scholars a year who are seniors majoring in elementary or secondary education with a 3.5 college GPA and plan to teach in Nevada.
- How much
- Up to $5,000 (one-time)
- Who qualifies
- Governor Guinn Millennium Scholar
- Millennium Scholarship-eligible; in or entering senior year at an eligible Nevada institution; declared elementary or secondary education major; commitment to teach in Nevada; community service record; may apply only once.
- For undergrads
- For elementary education, secondary education students
- When to apply
- Opens later Annual; application opens in April, recipients chosen at the June board meeting. Closing date not published while closed.
- How to apply
- When the application opens (April), submit it to the Nevada Treasury electronically or on paper with a resume, an essay of up to 500 words, a community-service statement with references, an official college transcript (3.5+ GPA), and 1-3 recommendation letters sent directly by the writers to MillenniumScholars@nevadatreasurer.gov
- What you'll need
- state application + essay + recommendation + transcript
- Last checked
- October 5, 2026, against the official page (nvigate.gov) and page 2
The details
Created by SB 220 (2011) and paid from the Memorial Millennium trust fund. Four awards each year: two to students in northern Nevada and two in southern Nevada. Applicants must meet Millennium Scholarship eligibility (NRS 396.930), be in or entering their senior year at an eligible institution (UNR, UNLV, Great Basin College, Nevada State University, a nonprofit university awarding bachelor's degrees to Nevada residents such as WGU or Touro, or another designated college awarding education degrees), have a declared elementary or secondary education major, a college GPA of at least 3.5, a stated commitment to teach in Nevada after graduating, and a record of community service. Up to $5,000 per recipient (to the extent of funding), paid in a lump sum to the school for the following school year: tuition, registration and lab fees and related expenses, or required textbooks and course materials once other costs are paid. One application per student, ever. The Board chooses recipients at its June meeting.
More money from Nevada
- Silver State Opportunity Grant (SSOG)Up to $5,500 per year (up to $4,400 per year at 12 credits per semester; prorated below 15 credits)
- Governor Guinn Millennium Scholarship (GGMS)Up to $10,000 total; $40 (lower division)/$60 (upper division) per credit at NSHE community colleges, $60 per credit at Nevada State University, $80 per credit at all other eligible institutions; up to 15 credits each semester
- Nevada Promise Scholarship (NPS)Up to three years of community college registration fees and mandatory fees not covered by other gift aid (last-dollar)
- Regents' Higher Education Opportunity Award (Nevada Student Access Aid)Varies by college; each NSHE institution sets its own award amounts (no statewide amount published)
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