National University Scholarships: A Guide to Requirements and Opportunities

National University is dedicated to making higher education affordable and accessible, offering a variety of scholarships and grants to support students in achieving their academic and professional goals. These awards are designed to supplement, but not replace, federal and state financial aid, employer tuition assistance, and student income. Admission and financial aid advisors are available to assist students in applying for University-funded awards, beginning with the initial step of applying to the university. National University’s awards are considered “last money” tuition scholarships. Awards are credited directly to the financial accounts of recipients. The number of scholarships disbursed depends upon the availability of allocated funds.

General Eligibility and Requirements

Several overarching requirements apply to many National University scholarships. For applicants using Federal Financial Aid (FFA), a scholarship award is considered financial assistance and counts toward the student’s cost of attendance. As such, the amount of FFA available to the student may be impacted. For the duration of the award, students must be succeeding in their degree program.

GPA Maintenance: Students generally need to maintain a certain GPA to remain eligible for scholarship funding. The student must maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.0 for undergraduate students and 3.0 for graduate students (excluding Juris Doctoral programs, which require a 2.4 cumulative GPA). Should a recipient fail to meet GPA requirements, they will be entered into a non-funded probationary period of 60 days.

Program Restrictions: Scholarship funds may only be applied to courses in the recipient’s original academic program following award of the scholarship, except in specific cases:

The recipient opts to transfer to a new academic program prior to completion of 33% or more of the courses in the original academic program.
The recipient opts to transfer to a new specialization within the original academic program prior to completion of 33% or more of the courses in the original specialization.

Scholarships are not otherwise transferable, although NU reserves the right to waive scholarship transferability to a new academic program on a case-by-case basis.

Featured Scholarship Programs

National University (“NU”) is proud to offer several scholarship programs, each with its own specific focus and eligibility criteria.

Veterans’ Victory Scholarship

The Veteran Center offers the Veterans’ Victory Scholarship to qualified applicants. The scholarship offers up to $5,000 based on academic or community achievement and financial need. The Veterans’ Victory Scholarship is considered a last money scholarship and is designed to supplement military GI Bill® Chapter 31 and Chapter 33 educational benefits when those benefits are exhausted during the current National University degree program. This scholarship is not intended to replace federal and state financial aid, employer tuition assistance or student income and will only be used to help fund remaining tuition that does not exceed $5,000.00 in a student’s academic degree program, helping bridge the gap to degree completion.

Year of You Scholarship

National University (“NU”) is proud to offer the Year of You Scholarship. This is a competitive needs-based scholarship and the award amount is determined by the recipient’s program. If recipients maintain eligibility requirements, the scholarship funding will be available annually throughout their degree programs. The recipient of this scholarship will be selected by the NU scholarship selection committee, consisting of representatives from National University and according to the processes and procedures used in connection with the selection of scholarship recipients for all NU scholarships, as such are updated from time to time. Any necessary determination, or clarification, as to the interpretation or to the application of a particular term shall be made by NU in its sole discretion. Should NU, in its sole discretion, determine that the Year of You Scholarship submission, selection, or any other process has been compromised by virus, bugs, tampering, disruptions, hackers, or other causes beyond its control, NU reserves the right to void suspect entries, disqualify applicants suspected to be involved, and/or terminate such selection or other process and choose the awardees in a fair and reasonable manner from among all eligible entries submitted prior to such termination. Scholarship funding may only be used for courses beginning on or after January 30, 2023.

STEP Scholarship

The STEP Scholarship supports community college students who are ready to advance their education with a bachelor’s degree at National University. It provides financial assistance to help you build on the credits you’ve earned and continue toward your academic goals.

JFK School of Law Scholarship

The Legal Field Needs Leaders. Let Us Invest in You. At the JFK School of Law at National University, we believe exceptional legal minds deserve more than recognition, they deserve opportunity.

Read also: Eligibility for National Awards

NU Alumni Scholarship

If you received a degree from National University, we’re ready to welcome you back and help you achieve your academic and professional goals. NU Alumni Scholarship Opportunity: Get up to $7,500* annually!

Military Spouse Scholarship

As a Yellow Ribbon and Military Friendly® School, National University is dedicated to uplifting the families who stand with our nation’s servicemembers and Veterans. 15 Whisper Military Spouse Scholarships Will Be Awarded Annually.

Believe & Succeed Scholarship

National University (“NU”) is proud to offer the Believe & Succeed Scholarship. This is a competitive needs-based scholarship and the award amount is determined by the recipient’s program. If recipients maintain eligibility requirements, the scholarship funding will be available annually throughout their degree programs. There are 150 scholarships available to award. Students must submit the application by June 30, 2025 to be considered. The recipient of this scholarship will be selected by the NU scholarship selection committee, consisting of representatives from NU and according to the processes and procedures used in connection with the selection of scholarship recipients for all NU scholarships, which are updated from time to time. Non-faculty members may assist in the selection committee process on a case-by-case basis and in NU’s sole discretion. Any necessary determination, or clarification, as to the interpretation or to the application of a particular term shall be made by NU in its sole discretion. NU and its employees, officers, trustees, affiliates, agents, and representatives are not responsible for any typographical or other errors in the offer or administration of this scholarship, including, but not limited to, errors in any printing or posting of these Terms and Conditions, the selection and announcement of any winner, or the distribution of any Believe & Succeed Scholarship. NU makes no warranties of any kind, express or implied, with respect to the Believe & Succeed Scholarship. Should NU, in its sole discretion, determine that the Believe & Succeed Scholarship submission, selection, or any other process has been compromised by virus, bugs, tampering, disruptions, hackers, or other causes beyond its control, NU reserves the right to void suspect entries, disqualify applicants suspected to be involved, and/or terminate such selection or other process and choose the awardees in a fair and reasonable manner from among all eligible entries submitted prior to such termination. No student will receive more than one offer of assistance from NU, such as other scholarships, grants, technology awards, etc. Scholarship funding may only be used for courses beginning on or after April 7, 2025.

Referral Program Scholarship

National University (“NU”) is proud to offer the Referral Program Scholarship. This scholarship will award a $1,000 tuition reduction scholarship for new students that have been referred to NU. The recipient of this scholarship will be selected by the NU scholarship selection committee, consisting of representatives from NU and according to the processes and procedures used in connection with the selection of scholarship recipients for all NU scholarships, which are updated from time to time. Any necessary determination, or clarification, as to the interpretation or to the application of a particular term shall be made by NU in its sole discretion. NU and its employees, officers, trustees, affiliates, agents, and representatives are not responsible for any typographical or other errors in the offer or administration of this scholarship, including, but not limited to, errors in any printing or posting of these Terms and Conditions, the selection and announcement of any winner, or the distribution of any Referral Scholarship. NU makes no warranties of any kind, express or implied, with respect to the Referral Scholarship. Should NU, in its sole discretion, determine that the Referral Scholarship submission, selection, or any other process has been compromised by virus, bugs, tampering, disruptions, hackers, or other causes beyond its control, NU reserves the right to void suspect entries, disqualify applicants suspected to be involved, and/or terminate such selection or other process and choose the awardees in a fair and reasonable manner from among all eligible entries submitted prior to such termination.

Scholarship Selection Process and University Discretion

The recipient of many of these scholarships will be selected by the NU scholarship selection committee, consisting of representatives from National University and according to the processes and procedures used in connection with the selection of scholarship recipients for all NU scholarships, as such are updated from time to time. Non-faculty members may assist in the selection committee process on a case-by-case basis and in NU’s sole discretion. Any necessary determination, or clarification, as to the interpretation or to the application of a particular term shall be made by NU in its sole discretion.

NU and its employees, officers, trustees, affiliates, agents, and representatives are not responsible for any typographical or other errors in the offer or administration of this scholarship, including, but not limited to, errors in any printing or posting of these Terms and Conditions, the selection and announcement of any winner, or the distribution of any scholarship. NU makes no warranties of any kind, express or implied, with respect to the scholarship.

Should NU, in its sole discretion, determine that the scholarship submission, selection, or any other process has been compromised by virus, bugs, tampering, disruptions, hackers, or other causes beyond its control, NU reserves the right to void suspect entries, disqualify applicants suspected to be involved, and/or terminate such selection or other process and choose the awardees in a fair and reasonable manner from among all eligible entries submitted prior to such termination. No student will receive more than one offer of assistance from NU, such as other scholarships, grants, technology awards, etc.

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