Scholarship Information

Scholarships offered through the Greenspun College of Urban Affairs and its individual departments and schools follow specific application procedures, listed below.
In addition to any materials submitted for scholarship consideration, you must submit a UNLV Scholarship Application to be considered for scholarships offered at the University level and through the Greenspun College of Urban Affairs.
Applications for Greenspun College Scholarships are available from the Dean's Office each spring semester, beginning in February.
For more information about financial aid at UNLV, visit the Student Financial Services website.

GENERAL SCHOLARSHIP REQUIREMENTS

• All students applying for scholarships must be formally admitted to UNLV. A student who is formally admitted has completed an application and has received a letter of acceptance from UNLV Admissions. A student who is taking courses as a non-admitted "special" student does not qualify for scholarship consideration.
• Unless indicated, all students applying for scholarships must be full-time students at UNLV. To be a full-time student means a student is enrolled in a minimum of 12 credits at UNLV.
• The number of credits successfully completed determines class level, not by how many years a student has been enrolled at the university. Successfully completed credits transferred in from other institutions and accepted by the university count towards class level.
• International students may be eligible for scholarships. Please contact the department sponsoring the scholarship or Student Financial Aid for additional information

Listed below are scholarships and applications for our College-wide scholarship, the Greenspun College Scholarship, and those for the following schools and departments: Journalism and Media Studies, Environmental Studies, and Social Work.

GREENSPUN COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP

• 3.5 or higher GPA
• Undergraduate or graduate standing.
• Open to all majors in the College.
• Must be enrolled full-time at UNLV (12 credits for undergraduate, 9 credits for graduate (6 credits for graduate assistant).

How to Apply

Click here for Greenspun College Scholarship Application. Applications also are available each spring semester at the Greenspun College of Urban Affairs Dean's Office, CDC Building 12. You must also complete a UNLV Scholarship Application.

When you submit a Scholarship Application online, you are also automatically considered for the following University-wide scholarships:

Grant-in-Aid Scholarship

• Open to all majors in the College.
• Must attend full-time (12 credits/semester).
• 2.0 or higher GPA.

Student Access Scholarship

• Open to admitted undergraduates.
• Open to all majors in the College.
• Must attend at least half-time (6 credits per semester).
• Must maintain 2.3 or higher GPA.
• Must maintain satisfactory progress toward degree.

 

ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

VARIOUS SCHOLARSHIPS ARE OFFERED BASED ON ANNUAL FUNDING AND ARE AWARDED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR

• GPA requirement varies by individual scholarship.
• Must be enrolled full-time at UNLV (12 credits per semester for undergraduate, 9 credits for graduates, 6 credits for graduate assistant).
• Some scholarships are awarded based on Nevada residency, financial need, or student's specific area of specialization.

How to Apply

You must complete and submit a UNLV Scholarship Application. Some scholarships require applicants to write a one-page letter explaining their financial need or project. Check with the Department of Environmental Studies for details. You also are encouraged to submit a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to be considered for scholarships based on financial need, also available at UNLV Student Financial Services.

For More Information

Contact Dr. Timothy Farnham at (702) 895-2673, check the bulletin boards outside of the Department of Environmental Studies main office (CDC - Building 7), or visit the Department of Environemental Studies website.

 

JOURNALISM AND MEDIA STUDIES

The scholarships listed below follow the same application procedure, see How to Apply section.

Association of Students in Communication Scholarship

• 3.0 or higher GPA.
• Must be an active member of Association of Students in Communication.
• Must be COS major or Pre-major.

Ballard Communication Scholarship

• 3.2 or higher GPA.
• Junior or senior status.
• Must be board member of Public Relations Student Society of America chapter at UNLV.

Barbara Greenspun Journalism Scholarship

• 3.0 or higher GPA.
• Preference given to students, with print journalism emphasis.

DeeAnn Sheehan Communication Scholarship

• 3.8 or higher GPA.
• Junior or senior standing.
• Full-time status.

Maury Stevens Memorial Scholarship

• 3.0 or higher GPA.
• Freshman or graduate standing.
• Must be COS major or Pre-major.

Sally Hoeveler Memorial Scholarship

• 3.0 or higher GPA.
• Sophomore, junior, or senior standing.
• Preference given to students interesting in broadcasting or print journalism with financial need.

Step Up Scholarship (KLAS-TV8)

• Students with broadcasting or journalism emphasis.
• Must be entering senior year.
• Must be enrolled full-time at UNLV (12 credits per semester).
• Must be of African-American, Hispanic, Asian/Pacific or Native American descent.

Working in Communication Special Needs Scholarship

• 3.0 or higher GPA.
• Junior or senior standing.
• Must have a demonstrated special need, such as single parent, working full-time, or extracurricular involvement.
• Part-time students (6-9 credits per semester) may apply.

How to Apply

Applications for the scholarships listed above are available during the third week of each spring semester in the Hank Greenspun School of Journalism and Media Studies main office in CDC Building 9. For more information, contact Professor Laurel Fruth.

Tom Keevil Memorial Scholarship and Mary Hausch Scholarship

• Degree emphasis must be print journalism.
• Must write for the Rebel Yell, UNLV's student newspaper.

How to Apply

Scholarships are advertised during each fall semester in the Rebel Yell offices. For more information, contact Professor Mary Hausch.

 

SOCIAL WORK

Child Welfare Training Stipend

• Must be in senior year of the BSW or in MSW program and enrolled in Field Practicum course.
• Must indicate an interest in the field of Child Welfare and agree to work for the Nevada Department of Child and Family Services (one year for each year of acceptance of an educational stipend), if offered a position by DCFS upon graduation.
• Preference given to students willing to work in rural areas, and who possess cultural factors underrepresented in the current DCFS workforce.

How to Apply

Applications are automatically initiated when students submit an application for Field Practicum (required to enroll in the course), available outside FDH 435. BSW students submit applications just prior to fall and spring semesters. MSW students submit applications in the summer prior to the fall semester in which the course will be taken.

For More Information

Contact Dr. Stacey Hardy-Desmond or the School of Social Work at (702) 895-3311.