The starting point
Nevada State's automatic Scorpion Academic Scholarship pays $2,000-$4,000 a year on a simple unweighted-GPA chart with no separate application — but awards are first-come, first-served as funding permits, and the dollar amounts change year to year.
More than one award path. Some awards use published academic thresholds. Others have different selection criteria. A score chart does not describe every award at this school.
Awards to discuss
The 3 awards in this school's research. Amounts retain the original units and conditions; confirm the entering year with the school.
Scorpion Academic Scholarship — First-Year/Freshmen (2026 HS Graduates)
$2,000-$4,000 per year · Published range
Recorded as automatic on academic criteria; all conditions apply.
GPA: Presidential 3.75+ = $4,000/yr; Mount Scorpion Achievement 3.50-3.74 = $3,000/yr; Black & Gold 3.25-3.49 = $2,000/yr (3.25+ cumulative unweighted GPA by end of 7th semester required to qualify) · SAT: No test score required · ACT: No test score required
Eligibility: No separate application — apply for general admission and submit transcripts by the priority deadlines (Admission Application Feb 1, 2026; 7th-semester transcript Feb 15, 2026). Awarded as funding permits, first-come, first-served. Awards for fall and spring only. International students are not admitted (no I-20 issued).
Renewal: Valid for 8 consecutive undergraduate semesters (excluding summer). Awarded once a year for the fall semester; students must enter the fall after HS graduation. See 'Maintaining Eligibility for Your Scorpion Academic Scholarship.'
Other terms: Automatic GPA chart (no test). Amounts are the 2025/26 award levels; the page states merit offerings 'vary year to year, based on available funding.' If your final GPA raises your tier, notify Admissions and submit final transcripts by August 1.
https://nevadastate.edu/admissions/scholarships/
Scorpion Academic Scholarship — NSHE Community College Graduates (2026)
$2,000-$4,000 per year · Published range
Recorded as automatic on academic criteria; all conditions apply.
GPA: Same award chart by GPA (3.25+ cumulative GPA required to qualify) · SAT: No test score required · ACT: No test score required
Eligibility: Must graduate from an NSHE community college with an AA/AS/AB the semester immediately preceding enrollment; must be a first-time Nevada State student; the associate degree must be the first standard collegiate degree. Admission Application priority July 1, 2026; transcript priority August 1, 2026. Online RN to BSN admits are NOT eligible.
Renewal: Awarded for 4 consecutive undergraduate semesters (excluding summer); awarded twice a year (fall and spring). Must send final NSHE community college transcripts with the posted associate degree to maintain eligibility.
Other terms: Transfer track of the Scorpion scholarship: half the semesters (4) of the freshman version, with an NSHE associate-degree requirement and RN-to-BSN exclusion.
https://nevadastate.edu/admissions/scholarships/
Leadership Scholarship
$1,000 (one-time, first semester) · Published award terms
Not recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules.
GPA: Unweighted HS GPA of 2.75 or higher
Eligibility: Must have served as an officer in high school student government; enrolled full-time and degree-seeking; notify Nevada State of eligibility at the time of application. Apply by the guaranteed scholarship deadline of April 15.
Renewal: One-time award in the freshman first semester.
Other terms: Leadership-based one-time award; requires a high school student-government officer role.
https://nevadastate.edu/admissions/scholarships/
