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UNLV award rules

Will the scholarship last four years at UNLV?

We pulled the school’s grade, credit, and time limits into one place so you can see what it takes to keep the award.

Verified Jul 20262 months ago

The short answer

5 of 5 published awards are listed as renewable.

The exact rule can change by award. Check the award your student may receive before you count on the same amount every year.

What to do

Find the award name in the full research below. Save its grade, credit, and deadline rules with your college plan.

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At a glance

Renewable tiers
5 of 5
One-time tiers
0
Tiers with published renewal terms
5
Renewal risk profile
moderate

Renewal risk profile

UNLV's renewal bar is achievable for steady students but isn't generous. Most awards require a cumulative GPA in the 3.0–3.4 band plus full-time enrollment. Audit the strictest tier on this school's list before assuming the four-year value is locked in.

  • President's Scholarship: 2.00 GPA
  • UNLV Signature: 2.00 GPA
  • Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE): 2.00 GPA
  • Governor Guinn Millennium Scholarship (GGMS): SAP standards
  • Rebel Edge Program (Nevada residents): 2.00 GPA

Renewal terms by tier

  • President's Scholarship

    $10,000

    To keep it: Renewable up to 135 attempted credits (incl. transfer) with a cumulative 2.00 GPA; full-time each semester (12+ credits); complete a FAFSA or Institutional Aid Application each year by the priority deadline.

    Source: https://www.unlv.edu/finaid/scholarships

  • UNLV Signature

    Varies

    To keep it: Renewable up to 135 attempted credits with a cumulative 2.00 GPA; full-time each semester; FAFSA or Institutional Aid Application each year by priority deadline.

    Source: https://www.unlv.edu/finaid/scholarships

  • Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE)

    150% of in-state tuition rate

    Entry requirements: First-year: 3.25+ overall high school GPA GPA · 1160 SAT · 24 ACT

    To keep it: Renewable up to 135 attempted credits with a cumulative 2.00 GPA; full-time each semester.

    Source: https://www.unlv.edu/finaid/scholarships/wue

  • Governor Guinn Millennium Scholarship (GGMS)

    $960-$1,200 per semester ($80/credit hour, up to $10,000 lifetime)

    Entry requirements: Semester GPA 2.75+ to renew GPA

    To keep it: Renewable up to $10,000 within six years of high school graduation; enroll and complete a minimum of 12 credits per semester, maintain a semester GPA of 2.75+, and meet SAP. Two-strike policy: a second loss of eligibility = permanent removal.

    Source: https://www.unlv.edu/finaid/millennium-scholarship

  • Rebel Edge Program (Nevada residents)

    Free tuition and fees (up to 15 credits) + $1,000 annual book stipend

    To keep it: Renewable up to 135 attempted credits with a cumulative 2.00 GPA; full-time each semester; FAFSA or Institutional Aid Application each year; must keep AGI under $68,000. Eligibility reassessed each year (can become eligible in later years).

    Source: https://www.unlv.edu/finaid/scholarships

How families lose this aid

  • Letting the Millennium Scholarship lapse twice.

    GGMS requires 12+ credits/semester and a 2.75+ semester GPA; it has a two-strike policy — a second loss of eligibility permanently removes you from the program.

  • Assuming WUE applies to any out-of-state student.

    WUE (150% of in-state tuition) requires residency in a specific list of western states/territories, a 3.25+ overall GPA (or 24 ACT/1160 SAT) for first-years — UNLV's own pages disagree on whether that GPA is unweighted-only, so meet the unweighted bar to be safe — and first-years must live in a UNLV residence hall their first year.

Renewal questions families ask

What GPA keeps my scholarship?
Most UNLV institutional awards renew at a cumulative 2.00 GPA with full-time enrollment; the Governor Guinn Millennium Scholarship requires a 2.75+ semester GPA.
Does UNLV give automatic merit scholarships based on GPA or test scores?
Partially. The UNLV Signature scholarship is offered automatically at the time of admission in recognition of academic achievement — no separate application — but UNLV publishes its amount only as 'Varies,' with no GPA- or test-keyed dollar table on any current page. The awards with published, checkable criteria are WUE (3.25+ GPA or 24 ACT / 1160 SAT for 150% in-state tuition), the President's Scholarship ($10,000, National Merit finalists naming UNLV first choice by May 1), and the state Millennium Scholarship for Nevada graduates (3.25 GPA or 1070 SAT / 21 ACT, $80 per credit hour). Everything requires the FAFSA and Institutional Aid Application by the November 15 priority deadline.

Rules that bite at UNLV

The renewal trip wires we'd flag in a custom playbook, derived from UNLV's own tier rules and not generic advice.

  • Renewal rulePresident's Scholarship: renewal floor that quietly knocks awards out

    Renewable up to 135 attempted credits (incl. transfer) with a cumulative 2.00 GPA; full-time each semester (12+ credits); complete a FAFSA or Institutional Aid Application each year by the priority deadline. A single rough term can end a four-year award here without warning if the GPA floor isn't met cumulatively.

How UNLV compares across our verified dataset

  • 665 of 749 verified schools publish at least one four-year renewable merit award.

    UNLV is one of them. The cohort minority (84 schools) only awards one-year scholarships, which means the four-year value families assume on a brochure quote isn't guaranteed at every school.

  • 132 of 749 verified schools publish a dedicated National Merit Finalist package.

    UNLV is one of them. NMF packages typically carry their own stacking and renewal carve-outs separate from the standard automatic merit ladder; confirm those before assuming the headline NMF value is final.

Sources used on this page

Every renewal claim is checked against UNLV’s own published materials.

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