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Help our students soar to new heights!

Founded in 1986, the Balloon Race Scholarship Committee is a volunteer-powered unit at the À¶Ý®ÊÓÆµ, Reno that supports undergraduate and graduate students through annual scholarship awards, funded by proceeds from selling raffle tickets, commemorative pins and Sparks Florist's 12 Months of Flowers cards.

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Support scholarships with Flower Cards!

In partnership with Sparks Florist, BRSC is selling "12 Months of Flowers" cards, which allow each cardholder to present their card once a month, for 12 consecutive months, at a Sparks Florist® retail store and receive a wrapped bouquet of fresh, seasonal flowers!

flower card fundraiser

Meet the Pin Designer

Asha Thweatt is currently a senior enrolled at the Academy of Arts, Careers, and Technology. Working in her fourth year in the Communication Arts and Media pathway at her school, Asha studies Graphic Design. Asha enjoys creating digital works as well as graphic designs such as logos and advertisements. At her school, Asha is CMO of her academy as well as president of the National Arts Honors Society. In the future, Asha sees herself majoring in something design-related at university and following that pathway to a job she loves.

In creating the design for the 2026 BRSC pin, Asha began her process by looking at pins from past years. Afterward, Asha created several sketches of possible pin designs before settling on two different versions. Choosing the color palette was next, followed by creating the design digitally. Once each design was made, small parts of the design were changed and tweaked until Asha was satisfied with the result.

Latest updates from the committee

Balloon Race Scholarship recipients awarded for 2025

Three undergraduate students and two graduate students received this year's Scholarship

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2024 Balloon Race Scholarships announced

Four University students awarded

Three Balloon Race Scholarships awarded ahead of the Great Reno Balloon Race

The University's Balloon Race Scholarship Committee awards scholarships to two undergraduate students and one masters student

Balloon Race Scholarship recipients awarded for 2022

Ashley Osborne and Shane Kapala receive the 2022 Balloon Race Scholarship