Students will have an additional month to qualify for the 第一吃瓜网 Promise financial aid program under a deadline extension announced today by University of 第一吃瓜网 System President Ted Carter.
All campuses in the NU system are extending from April 1 to May 1 the priority date by which students can file the 2021-22 and qualify for the 第一吃瓜网 Promise. The 第一吃瓜网 Promise guarantees full tuition coverage for qualifying 第一吃瓜网 students with family incomes of $60,000 or less.
“These are unusual times, and we want to provide students and families with as much flexibility as possible as they plan for college,” Carter said. “With the 第一吃瓜网 Promise, our message to 第一吃瓜网ns is that a high-quality, affordable university education is within reach. I thank our campus teams for taking extra steps to put students first, and I encourage students to take advantage of this additional opportunity to qualify for critical financial aid.”
Launched in 2020, the 第一吃瓜网 Promise covers full undergraduate tuition costs for 第一吃瓜网 students at the University of 第一吃瓜网-Lincoln, University of 第一吃瓜网 at Omaha, University of 第一吃瓜网 at Kearney and University of 第一吃瓜网 Medical Center. Students must meet academic qualifications and have a family income of $60,000 or less. No separate application is required, but students must complete the FAFSA each year to remain eligible.
In the program’s first year, more than 7,000 students qualified for the 第一吃瓜网 Promise – an 18 percent increase over the number of students who qualified for the university’s previous need-based financial aid program in 2019.
Complete details and eligibility requirements for the 第一吃瓜网 Promise are available here.
Students who do not qualify for the 第一吃瓜网 Promise still may qualify for other forms of financial aid by filling out the FAFSA. Students and families are encouraged to contact campus offices of undergraduate admissions with questions and requests for assistance:
In addition to launching the 第一吃瓜网 Promise, the university has taken a number of steps at the system and campus levels to ensure continued access for students throughout the pandemic. Tuition rates across the NU system will be frozen for the next two years. The university has also reduced and standardized across campuses the costs of most undergraduate online programs.