Nevada Grants
Contact:
Nevada Department of Education
700 East Fifth Street
Carson City, Nevada 89701
PH: 775) 687-9228
Grants:
Nevada Department of Education Grant
700 E. Fifth Street
Carson City, NV 89701
PH: (775) 687-9228
Eligibility Requirements: Open to Nevada high school seniors with a minimum 3.50 GPA and at least 25 ACT or 1100 SAT. Eligible ACT scores automatically submitted bt ACT to the DOE.
Nevada Student Incentive Grant
700 E. 5th Street
Carson City, NV 89701
Eligibility Requirements: Award available to Nevada residents for use at an accredited Nevada college or university. Must show financial need. Any field of study eligible. Grant for use in freshman, sophomore, junior, or senior years.
Federal Pell Grant
Nevada Department of Education
700 East Fifth Street
Carson City, Nevada 89701
PH: 775) 687-9228
Eligibility Requirements: Federal Pell Grants are the largest source of ''gift aid'' awarded to undergraduate students and are based on financial need. How much you get dependes on your expected family contribution, your cost of attendence, whether you are a full-time or part-time student, and whether you attend school for a full year or less. You may receive only one Pell Grant in an award year, and you may not receive Pell Grant funds from more than one school at a time.
Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants
700 East Fifth Street
Carson City, Nevada 89701
PH: 775) 687-922
Eligibility Requirements: Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants awards are given to undergraduate students demonstrating financial need. Federal Pell Grant awards recipient recieve priority for FSEOG awards. Depending on when you apply, your financial need, the funding level of your school you are attending, and the policies of your school's financial aid office will determine how much you receive.
Work Study Program
700 East Fifth Street
Carson City, Nevada 89701
PH: 775) 687-922
Eligibility Requirements: The Federal Work-Study Program provides jobs for undergraduate and graduate students with financial need, allowing you to earn money to help pay education expenses. The program encourages community service work and tries to offer work related to your course of study. Each school has work-study programs specific to that particular school. Some of you may be eligible to begin upon enrollment and others of you may have to wait until you have obtained a certain amount of credits.