How to Receive a Private Scholarship

If you are awarded a private agency scholarship, you must:

• Inform UNLV Financial Aid & Scholarships as soon as you are notified.
• Contact the agency regarding when and how you will receive the funds and checks. Request that the checks be made payable to the "Board of Regents" and mailed to our office.
• Make sure Financial Aid & Scholarships receives your private agency scholarship check by July 1 for the fall semester, Dec. 1 for the spring semester, and April 1 for the summer semester. These dates are to allow enough time to process your money and credit your cashiering tuition and fee account before the semester fees are due.

Scholarships for non-UNLV agencies are disbursed according to the donor's request. Unless otherwise stated by the agency, your award will be divided evenly over the fall and spring semesters. If the donor makes the check payable to UNLV (the preferred option), the funds will be applied directly to your UNLV bill prepared by the Cashiering and Student Accounts Office. If the donor makes the check co-payable, you will be responsible for signing the check before the Cashiering and Student Accounts Office can disburse funds to your tuition and fees. Please stay in contact with the agency in question for instructions.