Eligibility Period. Scholarship funds earned at the Miss Nevada and Miss Nevada’s Teen 2025 competition must be used according to the below guidelines, referred to as the “Eligibility Period”:

Miss: within a two-year period beginning on June 26, 2025 and ending on June 30, 2027

Teen: within a two-year period beginning June 1 of the year of their high school graduation, and ending on May 31 two years post-graduation (i.e.: If a delegate graduates June 6, 2025, their Eligibility Period begins June 1, 2025, and ends May 31, 2027)

Scholarships not claimed during the Eligibility Period will be forfeited and revert to the Miss Nevada Scholarship Foundation. 

Miss NV Exception. Because Miss Nevada may be required to withdraw from school for a period of time or take a one-year leave of absence from work following her selection, her Eligibility Period, which also begins on June 26, 2025 and ends June 30, 2027, may be extended up to one year ending June 30, 2028. Her request for an extension must be in writing, addressed to the Miss Nevada Scholarship Foundation, and emailed no later than May 1, 2027. Should Miss Nevada be crowned Miss America, and her successor assumes the role of Miss Nevada, her successor will be eligible for this same extension.

Use of Scholarship Funds. Scholarship funds may be applied to tuition, academic fees, and other appropriate educational expenses that appear on the account statement or invoice from an accredited college, university, trade or technical school (collectively referred to as a “School”). Resolution of any question regarding use of scholarship funds shall be in the sole discretion of the Miss Nevada Board of Directors.

Eligibility. Delegates must maintain at least 12 credit hours as a full-time student, 9 credit hours part-time status or 9 credit hours for graduates to qualify. However, there are no credit requirements for summer terms.

Payment of Tuition and Fees. Tuition and fee payments will be made directly to a School for the benefit of a scholarship recipient. The recipient must provide the Miss Nevada Scholarship Foundation an itemized statement of charges for the current term that includes the sums due, student identification number, and mailing address for the payment. It is recommended that delegates begin the process of applying for an award at least 45 days prior to the payment due date to ensure timely payments can be made on behalf of the delegate.

Reimbursement: All scholarship awards are paid directly to the School on behalf of the delegate. Delegates are not directly reimbursed for eligible expenses.

Student Loans/Debt: Scholarship awards are paid directly to Schools and cannot be used for payments towards student loans/debt. Delegates will not be reimbursed for payments made towards student loans/debt.

Priority of Award Usage: Delegates at the local, state, and national level are eligible to use her scholarship awards immediately upon crowning, however, all local awards must be exhausted prior to using state awards and all state awards must be exhausted before using national awards. 

Receipt of Funds Earned. A scholarship recipient will only receive the amount of scholarship funds she earned in the 2025 Miss Nevada and Miss Nevada’s Teen competition. Should a runner-up succeed to the title of Miss Nevada or Miss Nevada’s Teen or succeed to any place higher than where she originally finished in the 2025 competition, she may only receive the initial sum of scholarships she earned.

Taxable Income. Amounts received as scholarship payments are taxable income to the extent that they exceed Qualified Education Expenses. “Qualified Education Expenses” are amounts paid for tuition, fees and other related expenses for an eligible student that are required for enrollment or attendance at an eligible educational institution. It is each delegate’s obligation to determine whether the scholarship, in whole or part, is includable in gross taxable income, regardless of whether a Form 1099 has been issued by the Miss Nevada Scholarship Foundation. Delegates are encouraged to consult a tax advisor regarding the taxability of the scholarship payments.

THE MISS NEVADA SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION RESERVES THE RIGHT TO AMEND AND OR MODIFY THE FOREGOING SCHOLARSHIP RULES AND REGULATIONS AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE.