{"id":1125,"date":"2021-11-09T21:45:47","date_gmt":"2021-11-09T21:45:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nau.edu\/isss\/?page_id=1125"},"modified":"2021-11-15T18:00:38","modified_gmt":"2021-11-15T18:00:38","slug":"information-for-faculty-staff-community-members","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/isss\/sponsored-students\/information-for-faculty-staff-community-members\/","title":{"rendered":"Information for faculty, staff &#038; community members"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><strong>Information for faculty, staff &amp; community members<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h3><strong>Who are sponsored students?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sponsored students are undergraduate or graduate students who receive financial support or education funding from a third-party source such as an agency or corporation, non-profit organization, or foreign government (Saudi Arabia Cultural Mission, Fulbright, etc.). NAU works with over 10 sponsoring agencies and works to support the various requirements and academic policies that students must meet in order to maintain their sponsorship.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>How are sponsored students different?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sponsoring agencies have specific requirements and guidelines that students must adhere to. As a result, sponsored students often have an additional layer of rules to follow in order to maintain their sponsorship. <\/span><\/p>\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <a class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Academic and employment restrictions_0\" href=\"#\">\n      <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n          <h4>Academic and employment restrictions <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Accordion Closed<\/span><\/h4>\n          <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\"><\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\">\n        <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition to immigration requirements, sponsored students often have further requirements in the areas of:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Major\/Minor\/Certificate change or addition restrictions<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Limitations in online or blended\/hybrid coursework<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Limitations in summer enrollment<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Limitations in transfer credit courses<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Minimum GPA requirements<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reporting of program progress to sponsoring agency<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maximum length of program sponsorship<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Employment or internship restrictions<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <a class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Student Group_0\" href=\"#\">\n      <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n          <h4>Student Group <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Accordion Closed<\/span><\/h4>\n          <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\"><\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\">\n        <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sponsored students have the student group INSP applied to their account. This indicates that a student may have requirements from their sponsoring organization that they are required to follow. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ISSS maintains relationships with sponsoring organizations, to support sponsored students. Please contact us at isss@nau.edu or (928) 523-1520 with any questions you may have when advising a sponsored student, but specifically, if the student is inquiring about transfer credits, online or blended coursework, or employment.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <a class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Billing_0\" href=\"#\">\n      <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n          <h4>Billing <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Accordion Closed<\/span><\/h4>\n          <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\"><\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\">\n        <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sponsored students have written agreements with their sponsoring agencies that specify scholarship terms specific to their academic program. These agreements are often referred to as Financial Guarantees or Financial Support Letters. In coordination with Third-Party Billing on campus, ISSS processes these agreements and ensures students&rsquo; tuition, fees, and other charges are invoiced accordingly.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>If sponsored students have questions about their NAU student account they should check for a valid financial guarantee on file with their sponsoring agency and ISSS. Questions can be directed to isss@nau.edu.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Working with an NAU sponsored student? Refer to the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/isss\/sponsored-students\/current-and-new-sponsored-students\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Current and New Sponsored Student<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">s page for more detailed information and resources or contact <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"mailto:isss@nau.edu\">International Student &amp; Scholar Services<\/a> for specific questions.<\/span><\/p>\n<!-- shortcode-right-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-right-column\" >\n    <div class=\"shortcode-right-column__container\">\n<!-- shortcode-contact -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-contact\">\n    <div class=\"contact-header\">\n        <h3>Contact International Student and Scholar Services<\/h3>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"contact-body\">\n                <a href=\"mailto:isss@nau.edu\" aria-label=\"Contact International Student and Scholar Services: Email Address\" title=\"Email Address\">\n            <div class=\"contact-icon-container\">\n                <i class=\"fas fa-envelope\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n                <span class=\"sr-only\">Email:<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"contact-email\">isss&#8203;@nau.edu<\/div>\n        <\/a>\n                        <a href=\"tel:928-523-1520\" aria-label=\"Contact International Student and Scholar Services: Telephone Number\" title=\"Telephone Number\">\n            <div class=\"contact-icon-container\">\n                <i class=\"fas fa-phone\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n                <span class=\"sr-only\">Call:<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"contact-phone\">928-523-1520<\/div>\n        <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"eplus-bg-color-row bg-color-extra-light-gray\"><div class=\"eplus-bg-color-row-content\">\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Drop-in Advising Hours<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Monday &#8211; Thursday 2pm &#8211; 3:30pm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"shortcode-button\" href=\"https:\/\/v2.waitwhile.com\/welcome\/isss\">Sign up for drop-in advising<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"shortcode-button\" href=\"http:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/inau\">iNAU<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Information for faculty, staff &amp; community members Who are sponsored students? Sponsored students are undergraduate or graduate students who receive financial support or education funding from a third-party source such as an agency or corporation, non-profit organization, or foreign government (Saudi Arabia Cultural Mission, Fulbright, etc.). 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