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Financial Assistance
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
If you need more information about the student loan, please contact Dr. Bill Wu (Phone: 510-657-5994, send email).
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:
- To provide students with more convenient assistance in mastering
knowledge they have learned in class;
- To promote student-to-student and student-to-faculty communication
and academic contact;
- 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.
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