The State of Nevada offers scholarships intended to help pre-service and in-service educators with their career goals. These scholarships are designed for students with varying needs and circumstances. Are you a recent high school graduate, hold a bachelor's degree in a non-education related field, or currently teaching in a Nevada public school and would like to advance your career? The State of Nevada wants to invest in you!

The Teach Nevada Scholarship (TNS) was created in the State General Fund during the 78th Legislative Session (2015) via Senate Bill 511 and is codified in NRS 391A.550 - NRS 391A.590. The purpose of TNS is to provide scholarships to pre-service educator candidates.

Appropriations are made by the Legislature each fiscal year. Applications will be sent to Nevada Educator Preparation Programs (EPPs) once funding has been established. Based on application and available funding, the Department of Education shall establish and make awards to approved EPPs in Nevada. EPPs will then determine scholarship distribution to enrolled students. TNS funds are administered by the Superintendent of Public Instruction.

Approved Educator Preparation Programs who wish to apply to the Department of Education for this grant may contact edprep@doe.nv.org.

Teach Nevada Scholarships are available to candidates who wish to pursue a Nevada educator career. Eligible candidates must:

• Have completed a high school diploma.
• Attend an approved program in Nevada on a Traditional Licensure Pathway or Alternative Route to Licensure Pathway resulting in bachelor's or master's degree: Traditional & ARL Programs Provider List

A TNS is worth up to the cost of tuition, registration, and mandatory fees. Prospective candidates must apply for the scholarship through the EPP they wish to attend. EPPs will be granted awards by the Department.

Tuition Reimbursement

Scholarship Recipients who were awarded a scholarship prior to July 1, 2025 may receive 25% of their tuition award if they complete and submit the application linked below after completing five consecutive years of full-time contracted teaching immediately following the completion of the program and meeting other requirements established by the Department.

• Application
• Signature Form
• Release of Information

The Incentivizing Pathways to Teaching (IPT) Scholarship was originally proposed and federally funded through the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) II Fund - The Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations (CRRSA) Act. IPT was continued in the State General Fund during the 82nd Legislative Session (2023) via Assembly Bill 515 and in subsequent Legislative Sessions. The purpose of IPT is to provide paid clinical field experience stipends to pre-service educator candidates.

Appropriations are made by the Legislature each fiscal year. Applications will be sent to Nevada Educator Preparation Programs (EPPs) once funding has been established. Based on application and available funding, the Department of Education shall establish and make awards to approved EPPs in Nevada. IPT funds are administered by the Superintendent of Public Instruction.

Approved Educator Preparation Programs who wish to apply to the Department of Education for this grant may contact edprep@doe.nv.org.

Incentivizing Pathways to Teaching Scholarships are available to candidates who wish to pursue a Nevada educator career. Eligible candidates must:

• Attend an approved EPP in Nevada on a Traditional Licensure Pathway resulting in a bachelor's or master's degree.
• Agree to teach in a Nevada public school for five consecutive years of full-time contracted teaching immediately following the completion of the program.
• Agree to complete an endorsement in English as a second language or special education.

Please Note:

• This grant is limited to candidates who are enrolled in their final clinical field experience.
• Funds may be awarded as paid clinical field experience stipends.

Prospective candidates who wish to apply for an IPT scholarship must apply through the EPP they wish to attend. EPPs will be granted awards by the Department.

The Nevada Teacher Advancement Scholarship (NTAS) was created in the State General Fund during the 82nd Legislative Session (2023) via Assembly Bill 400. The purpose of NTAS is to provide scholarships to in-service educators.

Please note that no Nevada Teacher Advancement Scholarship appropriations were made during the 83rd Legislative Session (2025) thus no funds are available for scholarships.

Approved Educator Preparation Programs who wish to apply to the Department of Education for this grant may contact edprep@doe.nv.org.

Nevada Teacher Advancement Scholarships are available to in-service educators who wish to pursue a master's degree in education or a related field. Eligible candidates must:

• Have completed full time contracted teaching in a Nevada public school for at least two out of the last five years immediately preceding the application.
• Attend an approved EPP in Nevada resulting in a
  • An endorsement for which there is a shortage of teachers including but not limited to special education, science, technology, engineering, mathematics, or English as a second language.
  • A certificate of advanced study, master’s degree or other advanced degree in education or a related field.
  • Specialization is early childhood.

A NTAS is worth up to the cost of tuition, registration, and mandatory fees.

Scholarship Recipients who were awarded a scholarship prior to July 1, 2025 may receive 25% of their tuition award after completing three consecutive years of full-time contracted teaching immediately following the completion of the program and meeting other requirements established by the Department.

• Application
• Signature Form
• Release of Information

In 2011, the Nevada Legislature unanimously approved, and Governor Sandoval signed into law Senate Bill 220, establishing the Kenny C. Guinn Memorial Millennium Scholarship. The Memorial Millennium trust fund is used to bestow scholarships to four qualified Governor Guinn Millennium Scholars each year, two in northern Nevada and two in southern Nevada, who are majoring in elementary or secondary education with the intent of teaching in Nevada. While the Memorial Scholarship directly serves award recipients, the scholarship also serves Nevada by keeping our best and brightest future educators in Nevada.

Interested candidates can find more information on the State of Nevada Treasurer’s webpage. https://nvigate.gov/programs/kenny-c-guinn-memorial-scholarship/