Financial Aid & Scholarships

Terms & Conditions

Scholarship Name	Philip J. Cohen Scholarship
Award Amount	$6,000
close window Number of Awards: Earnings from interest to create new scholarship awards may vary from year to year. Annual scholarship awards may fluctuate depending upon the rate of return of the donor’s endowed scholarship. Number of Awards	Multiple
Class Standing	Entering Freshman Continuing Freshman Sophomore Junior Senior
Minimum Cumulative GPA Required	3.7 min HS GPA, 2.75 UNLV GPA
close window ACT/SAT Scores: ACT/SAT scores may be considered primarily for new freshmen students (never attended college) regarding scholarship eligibility. ACT/SAT Scores	No
close window FAFSA Form Required: “FAFSA” is the acronym for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. Many scholarship donors require a need based financial consideration for eligibility. You can complete the FAFSA form online at www.fafsa.ed.gov FAFSA Form Required	No
Deadline	June 1,2013
close window Renewable: Some scholarships may be renewable each year according to the donor's wishes. Although a scholarship may be renewed, there is no renewal guarantee based upon the academic strength of the overall scholarship application pool. Renewable	Yes
Available to Transfer Students	No
Department or Program	Financial Aid and Scholarships
College, School or Division	Financial Aid and Scholarships Office
Scholarship Application Information
Current Students	https://apps.ess.unlv.edu/cohenscholarship/
Future Students (Undergraduate)	https://apps.ess.unlv.edu/cohenscholarship/
Contact Name	UNLV Financial Aid and Scholarships
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Qualifications	Student applicants must meet the following two basic criteria: 1.Must be formally admitted to UNLV and must be enrolled full time at the undergraduate level; 2.Incoming freshmen must have a 3.0 cumulative grade point average (GPA) or higher; returning students must have a 2.75 cumulative GPA or higher. Renewable Requirements: (Renewable up to 130 attempted credits) 1.2.75 cumulative GPA each semester; 2.Successful completion of 12 credit hours each semester; 3.Consecutive enrollment in fall and spring terms; 4.The Office of Financial Aid's Satisfactory Academic Progress policy.
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