Financial Assistance

• Alternative student loan
• VA educational assistance
• NPU's student on-campus work-study opportunities
• Industrial cooperative projects and internships opportunities

Currently the financial aid programs available to the students at NPU are limited to the following:

Alternative student loan

NPU students may receive financial aid for their studies and living expenses through a variety of commercial bank student loan programs. These student loan programs operate similarly to federal-sponsored financial aid loans. However, they are "credit-based" as opposed to government guaranteed. This means that the applicant must be "credit-worthy" in the U.S., or have a credit-worthy cosigner. If qualified, the loans (depending on the program) can offer:

• No payments for up to six months after graduation
• No loan fees
• Low student loan rates
• Fast approvals
• Flexible repayment plans

VA educational assistance

The University is authorized by the U.S. Veterans Administration (VA) to accept qualified veterans who receive veteran's education benefits. In administrating student financial and academic affairs for veteran and military students, the University follows VA and related military regulations. A newly admitted student is required to submit a Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty Form (Form DD-214). Please contact the NPU Administrative Office for additional information.

NPU's student on-campus work-study opportunities

Limited openings in NPU's work-study programs are available to highly qualified degree-seeking candidates. NPU work-study application forms are available at the Information office.

The students may apply for Learning Assistantships (LAs) and Administrative Assistantships (AAs). These assistantships are offered primarily on the basis of outstanding academic and professional achievement.

Each trimester the administration works with the faculty to assign Las. The purpose of LAs are to assist faculty by grading student homework and to help students by holding office hours in order to tutor students who have questions about the instructor's class. They are available at the LA office when the instructors may not be available.

The University also assigns administrative assistants (AA) to provide computer systems and administrative services for students including computer systems support, campus direction, school information and administrative routine assistance.

The objectives of offering assistantships are as follows:

1. To provide students with more convenient assistance in mastering knowledge they have learned in class;
2. To promote student-to-student and student-to-faculty communication and academic contact;
3. To improve assistants' abilities in solving problems as team leaders and in-handling assignments as qualified professionals.

Industrial cooperative projects and internships opportunities

Highly selective internship opportunities are available for qualified students with a number of local companies. For further information, please contact the Administration Office.