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Holiday Boost! Scholarship Terms and Conditions

National University (“NU”) is proud to offer the Holiday Boost! Scholarship. This $1,500 scholarship will be available to every eligible, new student that meets the requirements. Awarded students will receive $500 per course for up to three (3) courses if maintenance requirements are met.

NU reserves the right to modify, revise, or update these Terms and Conditions from time to time, as necessary.  Although NU may attempt to notify prospective and current applicants when such changes are made to these Terms and Conditions, applicants should periodically review the most up-to-date version found at https://www.nu.edu/holiday-boost-scholarship-terms-and-conditions. NU may, in its sole discretion, change or discontinue this scholarship opportunity at any time. Applicants’ submissions serve as acknowledgment and acceptance to these Terms and Conditions, including any subsequent modifications, as stated.  Nothing in the Terms and Conditions shall be deemed to confer any third-party rights or benefits.

Eligibility

To be considered for the Holiday Boost! Scholarship, applicants must meet the following criteria:

  • Apply to National University on or after November 14, 2024.
  • Begin a credential, certificate (excludes Amazon Associates Construction Management Certificate) , associate’s, bachelor’s or master’s degree program by January 6, 2025.
  • Must be a new applicant to NU. Current students or previously enrolled or admitted students are ineligible for this offer.
  • Meet all admissions requirements of NU.
  • Once enrolled, a scholarship recipient must not receive or be eligible to receive a total of 100% or more tuition reimbursement from any source(s) including but not limited to: corporate reimbursement, preferred tuition rate, other grants, and/or scholarships, except for Veterans Administration GI benefits, Veterans Administration Vocational Rehabilitation Benefits, military tuition assistance and Title IV financial aid funding (“Financial Eligibility”). 
  • Must not be an employee or family member (spouse, dependent child, or domestic partner) of an employee of NU.
  • NU will verify applicants’ Financial Eligibility before confirming final awards.

Selection Process

  • The recipients 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. Non-faculty members may assist in the selection committee process on a case-by-case basis and in NU’s sole discretion. 
  • The scholarship award will be based on the selection committee’s review of the applicant’s enrollment record in the first instance, followed by confirmation of the selected students’ Financial Eligibility.
  • Scholarship selection shall not be made regarding race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local law.
  • The decision of the scholarship selection committee is final and not subject to a review process.

Additional Scholarship Details and Releases

  • NU reserves the right in its sole discretion to terminate, suspend or make any changes or modifications to these Terms and Conditions of the Holiday Boost! Scholarship, including, but not limited to, the eligibility criteria, the selection process, the deadline dates, and the award.
  • By accepting the Holiday Boost! Scholarship, an applicant agrees:
  • To release, indemnify and hold harmless NU and its employees, officers, trustees, affiliates, agents, representatives, assigns, licensees, designees, and all persons acting under NU’s permission or authority (collectively, “NU Parties”), from any and all claims, liabilities, losses and damages of any kind arising in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, including without limitation court costs, attorneys’ fees, and any expenses and damages that may be incurred from (i) their application materials, which includes but is not limited to infringement upon or other violations of the copyright, trademark, privacy, reputational, publicity, or proprietary rights of any third party, defamation, rights of publicity or invasion of privacy, or (ii) acceptance, possession, use, or misuse of the Holiday Boost! Scholarship award, participation in the application process and/or representations made by the applicant or recipient.
  • To grant NU a sole, worldwide, perpetual, royalty-free, irrevocable, sublicensable, transferable right to use, display, print, publish, reproduce, distribute, modify, transmit, create derivative works from, promote and provide access to your name, application materials, photograph, likeness, voice, prize information, statements and/or biographical information for publicity, promotional, and educational purposes, in any media now known or hereafter invented, without compensation or notification, except as prohibited by law.
  • To waive all moral rights in the application materials.
  • To waive all claims to any compensation by the NU Parties.
  • 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 Holiday Boost! Scholarship. NU may correct any such errors at its sole discretion.
  • NU makes no warranties of any kind, express or implied, with respect to the Holiday Boost! Scholarship. Acceptance, participation in and/or use of the Holiday Boost! Scholarship is at an student’s sole risk and NU is not responsible for any damages whatsoever including special, indirect, or consequential damages arising out of or in connection with the use and/or misuse of the Holiday Boost! Scholarship.
  • Regardless of any action taken by NU pursuant to these Terms and Conditions, nothing shall prohibit NU from seeking any other lawful remedies to which NU may be entitled in the event any representations or releases made by the scholarship applicant or recipient are false.
  • Award Use
    • Scholarships that are awarded to the recipients may only be credited to their accounts and used to assist with the payment of their tuition in an eligible program and are not redeemable in cash.
    • No student will receive more than one Holiday Boost! Scholarship.
    • Recipients will receive $500 per course for the first three (3) courses if maintenance requirements are met.
    • This scholarship can stack with other offers of assistance from NU, such as other scholarships, grants, and discounts, excluding the Master Your Future Scholarship.
  • Any scholarship funds that are awarded may not be used for the purchase of books, any fees that may be applicable to their degree program, room and board, or outside materials (computers, internet service etc.).
  • Selected recipients must begin coursework within 60 days of being awarded.
  • For applicants using Federal Financial Aid (FFA), the applicant understands that a scholarship award is financial assistance and counts toward the student’s cost of attendance. As such, the amount of FFA available to the student may be impacted. The Student Financial Services team will conduct a financial review of all scholarship winners and articulate any changes needed to the respective recipients.
  • Any courses accepted as transfer from another school to an NU degree plan will only reduce the necessary coursework required to complete a degree at NU and will not result in any additional unused scholarship funds.
  • Courses taken under the scholarships may be recorded against the student’s calendar year 1098-T.

MAINTAINING ELIGIBILITY

  • All existing student policies located in the NU Catalog, these Terms and Conditions, and any other NU policies must be adhered to while the recipient is a student at NU.
  • For the duration of the award, students must be succeeding in their degree program. If a student fails a course within the first three (3) courses, the Holiday Boost! Scholarship will be terminated and will not be available to the student for future courses.
  • Should a scholarship recipient withdraw or be dismissed from NU prior to disbursement of all scholarship funds awarded to them, the balance of the tuition funds awarded, but not disbursed, will be terminated and will not be available to the student for future courses.
  • Students must not take a break in between courses greater than 90 days (measured from the last day of the last completed class) unless on an authorized leave of absence.
  • Scholarship funds may only be applied to courses in the recipient’s original academic program following award of the scholarship, except as follows: (1) 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, or (2) 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. Scholarship funds are not otherwise transferable. NU reserves the right to waive scholarship transferability to a new academic program on a case-by-case basis.