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Nevada Promise Scholarship (NPS)

Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) Board of Regents; awarded by the four NSHE community colleges

Open now · due October 31, 2026Renews each year

Last-dollar scholarship that covers community college registration and mandatory fees for up to three years for new Nevada high school graduates who apply by October 31 of senior year.

How much
Up to three years of community college registration fees and mandatory fees not covered by other gift aid (last-dollar)
Who qualifies
  • Nevada resident for tuition; Nevada high school diploma (or bordering-county public high school, or equivalency before age 20); first-time applicants must be current high school seniors (class of 2027 for this cycle); NSHE community colleges only; 12+ credits per semester; mentoring, training and 8 hours of community service per semester; up to 3 years; no prior associate/bachelor's degree.
  • For high school seniors, students starting college, undergrads
  • no citizenship requirement stated; students prohibited by law from completing the FAFSA file an alternative (Non-FAFSA Filer) form
When to apply
Open now · due October 31, 2026 Application opens in August of senior year and closes October 31; later steps (TMCC example for class of 2027: admission Feb 1, training Mar 1, FAFSA Apr 1, community service May 1, registration/mentor/financial aid file Jul 1) vary by college.
How to apply
Submit the Nevada Promise Scholarship application (through the community college you plan to attend) by October 31 of your high school senior year, then meet each later step on that college's schedule: apply for admission, attend a training, file the FAFSA (or the Non-FAFSA Filer Declaration), report 8 hours of community service, register for 12+ fall credits, meet your mentor, and finish your financial aid file
What you'll need
state application + FAFSA
Last checked
October 5, 2026, against the official page (nshe.nevada.edu), page 2, page 3 and page 4
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The details

Covers base registration and certain mandatory per-credit fees not already covered by gift aid (Pell, FSEOG, Millennium Scholarship, Silver State Opportunity Grant) for up to three academic years at an NSHE community college: College of Southern Nevada, Great Basin College, Truckee Meadows Community College or Western Nevada College. Does not cover special course fees, program fees, books or supplies. Requirements: Nevada resident for tuition purposes; diploma from a Nevada public/private high school (or a public high school in a bordering county that accepts Nevada residents), or a high school equivalency before age 20; no prior associate or bachelor's degree; NPS application by October 31 of senior year; FAFSA (or the alternative non-FAFSA form if prohibited by law) every year; one training meeting before enrolling; meet an assigned mentor before the first semester and at least twice each year; 8 hours of community service in the last year of high school and 8 hours each fall and spring semester in college; enroll in at least 12 credits in a degree/certificate program starting the fall right after high school (fewer allowed in the final semester); satisfactory academic progress. No annual renewal application. Leaves of absence (up to 4 years) for illness, financial hardship, religious service, military mobilization and similar reasons. Awards depend on funding; if short, continuing students are funded first, then new students, each first-come first-served by FAFSA completion date. Students with documented disabilities are exempt from the 12-credit and three-year limits.

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