The Nevada Promise Scholarship is a unique scholarship established by the Nevada Legislature for Nevada high school graduates to attend community college. As a last-dollar scholarship, the Nevada Promise Scholarship can cover up to three years of tuition and other mandatory fees not covered by other gift aid.

If you are part of the graduating class of 2024, make sure to apply during the application period (August through October), and keep current with the ongoing eligibility requirements. 

2024-2025 Student Eligibility

To qualify, students must either be a continuing Nevada Promise Scholarship recipient beginning with the class of 2020 or a high school graduate from the class of 2024.

To be eligible to receive a Nevada Promise Scholarship, a student must:

• Be a Nevada resident in accordance with the provisions of Title 4, Chapter 15;

• Have not previously been awarded an associate degree or bachelor's degree;

• Have:

  • Obtained a high school diploma from a public or private high school located in Nevada;

  • Obtained a high school diploma from a public high school that is located in a county that borders Nevada and accepts students who are residents of Nevada; or

  • Successfully completed the high school equivalency assessment selected by the State Board of Education pursuant to NRS 390.055 before 20 years of age.

    • A homeschool student may satisfy this eligibility requirement by obtaining a general equivalency diploma or equivalent document (i.e., GED, HiSET, or TASC) no later than June 15, 2023.

• Meet all program deadlines. (Please review the "Steps to Earn CSN's Nevada Promise Scholarship" section below for a full list.)

• Enroll in a minimum of 12 semester credit hours in an associate degree program, a bachelor's degree program or a certificate of achievement program for each semester of the school year immediately following the school year in which the student graduates from high school.