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tuition scholarships 2025\u201326<\/h1><hr class=\"h1-hr  text-left \" role=\"none\"><\/header><!-- .entry-header --><\/section><!-- <section class=\"nau-block left-nav-section grid-md-12\">\n    <header class=\"entry-header\">\n        <h1 class=\"entry-title text-left \" tabindex=\"0\" id=\"h1-first\">Dummy H1<\/h1>\n        <hr class=\"h1-hr  text-left \" role=\"none\">\n    <\/header>\n<\/section> -->\n\n<section class=\"nau-block left-nav-section grid-md-12\">\n        <div class=\"page-content\">\n        \n\n<h2>Discover the scholarships you may qualify for<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-p3\">NAU students are automatically considered and evaluated for the scholarships below. While some private-donor scholarships may require additional steps or applications, this page provides all the information you need to get started. Students ensure the most possible financial assistance by filling out the <a href=\"https:\/\/studentaid.gov\/h\/apply-for-aid\/fafsa\">Free Application for Federal Student Aid<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"Residents\">Arizona residents<\/h2>\n\n\n<section         class=\"nau-article-block-simple-color-text-photo bg-twilight-xxx-light \">\n    \n\n    \n        <hr role=\"none\" class=\"hr-clearspace-20 d-none-md\">\n\n                        \n<table id=\"tablepress-47\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-47\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\"><strong>Scholarship<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"column-2\"><strong>GPA (unweighted H.S. core*)<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"column-3\"><strong>Annual amount<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Lumberjack Scholars Award<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">3.75\u20134.0<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Fixed at first year tuition<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">President\u2019s<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">3.5\u20133.74<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$9,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Dean\u2019s with Distinction<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">3.4\u20133.49<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$6,500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Dean\u2019s<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">3.0\u20133.39<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$5,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Opportunity<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Admitted\u20132.99<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$2,500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<p><em>Tuition scholarships do not apply to fees, additional tuition costs resulting from excess hours, or any other non-tuition charge. Scholarships will renew automatically for three additional years as long as students meet renewal criteria.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>*For more information on how the High School Core GPA is calculated, please review the <a href=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/admissions\/freshman-students\/admission-requirements\/\">admissions requirements.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n    \n\n<\/section>\n\n\n<h2 id=\"Western-Exchange\">Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information about the Western Undergraduate Exchange and to determine if you qualify, <a href=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/admissions\/western-undergraduate-exchange\/\">visit our WUE page.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<section         class=\"nau-article-block-simple-color-text-photo bg-twilight-xxx-light \">\n    \n\n    \n        <hr role=\"none\" class=\"hr-clearspace-20 d-none-md\">\n\n                        \n<table id=\"tablepress-48\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-48\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\"><strong>Scholarship<strong><\/strong><\/th><th class=\"column-2\"><strong>GPA (unweighted H.S. core*)<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"column-3\"><strong>Annual amount<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Excellence<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">3.75\u20134.0<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$8,500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Gold<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">3.5\u20133.74<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$8,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Blue<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">3.0\u20133.49<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$7,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Opportunity<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Admitted\u20132.99<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$4,500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<p><em>*For more information on how the High School Core GPA is calculated, please review the <a href=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/admissions\/freshman-students\/admission-requirements\/\">admissions requirements.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n    \n\n<\/section>\n\n\n<h2 id=\"Out-of-State\">Out-of-State (non-WUE)<\/h2>\n\n\n<section         class=\"nau-article-block-simple-color-text-photo bg-twilight-xxx-light \">\n    \n\n    \n        <hr role=\"none\" class=\"hr-clearspace-20 d-none-md\">\n\n                        \n<table id=\"tablepress-49\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-49\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\"><strong>Scholarship<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"column-2\"><strong>GPA (unweighted H.S. core*)<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"column-3\"><strong>Annual amount<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">President\u2019s Excellence<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">3.5\u20134.0<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$11,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">President\u2019s<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">3.0\u20133.49<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$9,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<p><em>*For more information on how the High School Core GPA is calculated, please review the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/admissions\/freshman-students\/admission-requirements\/\">admissions requirements.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n    \n\n<\/section>\n\n\n<h2 id=\"General-criteria\">Eligibility and general criteria<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-p3\"><strong>The following are general criteria that must be met to receive tuition scholarships at NAU:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>First degree<\/strong>: These scholarships may only be used for a student\u2019s first bachelor\u2019s degree.<\/li><li><strong>Enrollment<\/strong>: Students must be enrolled full-time (12+ credits) each fall and spring term. It is recommended that students enroll in 15 credits each term to graduate in 4 years.<\/li><li><strong>Tuition only<\/strong>: These awards cover tuition only; they do not cover fees or other expenses. These awards can be combined with other outside tuition scholarships as long as it does not exceed the cost of tuition. They cannot be combined with other tuition scholarships offered at NAU.<\/li><li><strong>Campus<\/strong>:\u00a0Incoming first-year students attending a 4 year, in-person program at the Flagstaff campus are automatically considered for tuition scholarships once admitted to NAU.<\/li><li><strong>Deadline<\/strong>: A student&#8217;s offer of admission must be accepted and the enrollment fee paid in order to receive this award. Final high school transcripts must be submitted to Admissions and Enrollment Services immediately following high school graduation.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"Renewal-criteria\">Renewal criteria<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>These scholarships are available for four years, <strong>eight consecutive semesters<\/strong>, applied to the fall and spring semesters only, provided the student meets the renewal criteria each year.<\/li><li>Students must maintain a cumulative 2.0 NAU GPA.<\/li><li>Students must maintain <strong>full-time course enrollment<\/strong> (12+ hours per semester).<\/li><li>If you have circumstances preventing you from meeting any of the renewal criteria, submit a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/office-scholarships-financial-aid\/scholarship-reinstatement-request\/\">Scholarship Reinstatement Request<\/a>&nbsp;by the priority date for the applicable semester. Submission of this request does not guarantee award reinstatement.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"Student-Exchange\">Education abroad and National Student Exchange<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-p3\">NAU tuition scholarships may be applied toward tuition for most education abroad and exchange programs but cannot be used for faculty-led or provider programs.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/office-scholarships-financial-aid\/contact\/\">Contact us<\/a>&nbsp;if you are considering studying abroad or participating in an exchange program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"Learn-more\">Other awards<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\t\t<script src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/nau-marketing-2021\/js\/accordion.js\"><\/script>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-flush my-5\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"collapse-President---s-International-Baccalaureate--IB-1-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-President---s-International-Baccalaureate--IB-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-President---s-International-Baccalaureate--IB-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPresident\u2019s International Baccalaureate (IB)\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapse-President---s-International-Baccalaureate--IB-1\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"collapse-President---s-International-Baccalaureate--IB-1-header\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Award amount:<\/strong>\u00a0$5,000 per academic year (fall and spring)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Selection:<\/strong>\u00a0The IB diploma is awarded to students who earn at least 24 points, subject to certain minimum levels of performance across the whole program and to satisfactory participation in the creativity, action, and service requirements. The maximum a Diploma Program student can earn is 45 points.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Eligibility:<\/strong>\u00a0Arizona residents and non-residents (including WUE students)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Renewal criteria:<\/strong>\u00a0Maintain a 2.0 cumulative NAU GPA<\/p>\n<p><strong>Multiple scholarship awards:<\/strong>\u00a0This award can be combined with other tuition scholarships as long as it does not exceed the cost of the out of state portion\u00a0of tuition.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"collapse-Arizona-Academic-Decathlon2-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-Arizona-Academic-Decathlon2\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-Arizona-Academic-Decathlon2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tArizona Academic Decathlon\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapse-Arizona-Academic-Decathlon2\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"collapse-Arizona-Academic-Decathlon2-header\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Award amount:<\/strong> $2,000 per academic year (fall and spring)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Availability:<\/strong> Up to four consecutive years, fall and spring semesters only, provided the student meets the renewal criteria each year. Number of semesters\/years is contingent upon academic level when student transfers to NAU.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to apply:<\/strong> The Arizona Academic Decathlon Association selects the recipients.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Deadline:<\/strong> Priority is given to students who submit their application by Aug. 1 for fall and Dec. 1 for spring.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Selection:<\/strong> Participation in the Arizona Academic Decathlon\u2014either regional or state\u2014for two or more years is required.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Eligibility:<\/strong> Arizona residents only<\/p>\n<p><strong>Renewal criteria:<\/strong> Maintain a 2.0 cumulative NAU GPA<\/p>\n<p><strong>Multiple scholarship awards:<\/strong> This award can be combined with other outside tuition scholarships as long as it does not exceed the cost of tuition. 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