Funding and assistance

Apply for first-come, first-serve grants for travel, computer loans, scholarships to help with child-rearing, and funding to assist those relocating from abroad.

Need-based services

The Graduate Students Association and the University of Nevada, Reno provides loans and scholarships and has a donation programs available to assist students based on need.

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Children’s Assistance Program

This program provides supplemental assistance designed to help promote new applicants, graduation rates, and retention rates for graduate students who have children.

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Computer loans

The computer loan program offers loans from $500 to $1500 dollars for graduate students to purchase computer equipment from the Computer Den in the ASUN Bookstore.

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Financial crisis

The Financial Crisis Grant Program offers financial relief to University graduate students experiencing a sudden and unexpected financial crisis for which no other sources of assistance are available. 

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International student support

This loan program is to provide assistance for incoming international graduate students to make the transition from their home countries to living in Reno.

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