Non-resident, first-year scholarships

The University of Nevada, Reno offers a generous range of scholarships and tuition reduction programs for domestic first-year and transfer students from outside Nevada and the WICHE region who are pursuing their first bachelor's degree. Eligible students from WICHE regions can save approximately $16,000+ per year with the Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE) and up to an additional $10,000 per year through academic merit scholarships for WUE recipients. Eligible students from non-WICHE states can can stack additional scholarships — The Tahoe Award and The Honors Award — for up to $12,000 per year.

For maximum financial aid and scholarship consideration, students must have a completed admissions application, transcripts, test scores (ACT/SAT), FAFSA/Institutional Methodology form, and a general scholarship application (MyNEVADA) on file by February 15th.

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Out-of-state WICHE residents

Excludes Nevada

Alaska, American Samoa, Arizona, California, Colorado, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, Republic of Palau, Republic of The Marshall Islands, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming residents, this section is for you!

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A map of the United States highlighting selected states in shades of blue to represent non-WICHE states eligible for out-of-state financial aid. The highlighted states include: Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas.

Out-of-state non-WICHE residents

Excludes WICHE and Nevada

Domestic freshman and transfer undergraduate students from the following states may be eligible for a non-resident stackable scholarship: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia.

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Scholarship information is updated for the 2027-2028 academic year. Additional conditions apply and are subject to change.