重要说明、定义和免责声明

• No Direct Loan funds can be credited to a student's account without properly completing the online 贷款入学辅导 和 直接贷款主本票.
• 学年贷款须分两次等额发放.
• The amount listed for federal aid could decrease if the student receives additional scholarships or other resources.
• Students who are seeking a degree may receive aid from only one institution during an academic term.
• 你的奖励通知书表明你是否有资格参加联邦工作学习计划. 合格并不能保证你得到一个职位. 为了获得这些资金，你必须找到工作. 求职、求职和面试都是你职业教育的一部分. 搜索 学生就业 校园内的空缺职位.
• 所有的奖学金，除了联邦工作学习，都申请到学生的账户. 就业 through work study program positions is NOT guaranteed 和 hours must be earned before a payroll check is produced. 工资支票在每月25日开具，并支付给学生.
• 即使你不符合联邦工作学习的资格，你也可以在校园里找工作, 但就业的首要任务是给予那些有工作能力的人. 请拨打660与学生就业办公室联系.562.1140或以上 pmclain@jmswierski.com 如果你有具体的问题. 学生就业办公室也将在所有SOAR日期回答问题. Students intending to work on campus will be required to complete employment verification 和 authorization paperwork which will require presenting certain documents.

• Freshmen admission-based merit scholarships cannot be stacked with the each other (Provost Scholar, 迪安的学者, 杰出的学者, 学术, 塔学者, 大学学者, 和西北功勋). 最高奖项为连续四年.
• The President's Scholarship will supersede the admission-based merit scholarships (Provost Scholar, 迪安的学者, 杰出的学者, 学术, 塔学者, 大学学者, 西北的优点, （西北学者）.
• Transfer admission-based merit scholarships cannot be stacked with each other (Transfer Distinguished, 转学奖学金（转学奖学金）. 最高奖项为连续三年.

• Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship will supersede the admission-based merit scholarships (Transfer Distinguished, 转移的学术, 或转学成绩).
• 本科奖学金仅限于在学生的第一个本科课程期间使用.
• Admission-based merit scholarships are not available to students enrolled in 网络专业 programs.  更多关于这些项目费用的信息可以在 http://online.jmswierski.com/tuition/. 
• All scholarship recipients must be enrolled full-time (12 Northwest hours per semester) to receive University scholarships.
• Students must be accepted for admission by specified dates before scholarship awards can be offered.
• Admission-based merit scholarships have admission application deadline of May 1 to guarantee scholarship awards. 5月1日后完成入学申请的学生, 奖学金将视资金情况而定. 
• Students participating in a study abroad program where fees are waived will not receive the 熊猫 Advantage that semester.
• Major-specific 和 private scholarship award amounts funded through the Northwest Foundation may fluctuate with funding availability.
• 大一新生 President's 和 Northwest A+ scholarships are only available to students beginning in fall semester.
• 可转换学分不包括AP、CLEP、军事或非分级学分.
• 续签要求必须在学年顺序（秋季）内满足, 春季和/或夏季)，以保持奖学金的连续颁发.
• Northwest's scholarship programs are subject to change from year to year based on funding levels 和 University priorities. 而和记棋牌娱乐将尝试根据学生的入学年份来续签项目, 大学不能总是保证这一点.
• 熊猫 Advantage获得西北地区132个学分的最高奖励.

• All financial assistance (including private scholarships 和 outside resources) reduces a student's total Northwest account balance before installment amount is calculated. 奖学金不支持分期付款.
• 许多外部资源，如私人奖学金，职业康复等. 有时直到晚些时候才授予. 当和记棋牌娱乐收到这些奖项的通知时，将需要修改您的经济援助计划.
• 您可能需要提供注册证明，如帐单副本, 在您的捐赠者发放资金之前，请填写课程时间表或最近的成绩. 请预留足够的时间，以便在学期开始前将款项送到和记棋牌娱乐. 这些资金的安排是学生和奖学金捐赠者的责任. 一般来说，西北航空公司不会为这些资金买单

• 出席费用（COA）： The total amount (not including grants 和 scholarships) that it will cost you to go to school during the school year. COA includes tuition 和 fees; housing 和 food; 和 allowances for books, 供应, 运输, 贷款费用, 依赖性护理. 它还包括杂项和个人费用, such as an allowance for the rental or purchase of a personal computer; costs related to a disability; 和 reasonable costs for eligible study-abroad programs. 上课时间少于半天的学生, the COA includes tuition 和 fees; an allowance for books, 供应, 和 运输; 依赖性护理 expenses.
• 直接资助贷款：美国提供的贷款.S. 教育部在你上学期间至少支付一半的利息, 离开学校后的前六个月（称为宽限期*）, 在延期期间（延期偿还贷款）.
• 直接无补贴贷款：借款人在所有期间都有责任支付利息的贷款. If you choose not to pay the interest while you are in school 和 during grace periods 和 deferment or forbearance periods, 你的利息会累积起来，然后资本化, 你的利息将被加到你的贷款本金中。.
• 预期家庭贡献: A number used by your school to calculate the amount of federal student aid you are eligible to receive. It is based on the financial information provided in your Free Application for Federal student Aid (FAFSA). 这不是你的家庭必须支付的大学学费, 也不是你将获得的联邦学生援助金额.
• 联邦半工半读的: A federal student aid program that provides part-time employment while the student is enrolled in school to help pay his or her education expenses. 学生必须在学校寻找并申请勤工俭学的工作. The student will be paid directly for the hours he or she works may not automatically be credited to pay for institutional tuition or fees. 你的收入不能超过学校在奖励年度颁发的总金额. 勤工俭学的工作机会因学校而异. Please note that 联邦半工半读的 earnings may be taxed in certain scenarios; however the income you earn will not be counted against you when calculating your 预期家庭贡献 on the FASFA.
• 助学金及奖学金：不需要偿还的学生援助资金. 助学金通常是基于需求的，而奖学金通常是基于成绩的. 有时你可能需要偿还部分或全部的补助金, 例如, 一个学期还没结束你就退学了. 如果你用助学金或奖学金来支付你的生活费用, 你的奖学金金额可能会在你的纳税申报表上被计算为应税收入.
• 贷款必须连本带利偿还的借款. 贷款 from the federal 政府ernment typically have a lower interest rate than loans from private lenders. 联邦贷款, 从最有利到最不利排列, 是直接补贴贷款吗, 直接无补贴贷款, 及家长PLUS贷款. 你可以在学生援助网站上找到更多关于联邦贷款的信息.政府.
• 净价: An estimate of the actual cost that a student 和 his or her family need to pay in a given year to cover education expenses for the student to attend a particular school. Net price is determined by taking the institution's cost of attendance 和 subtracting any grants 和 scholarships for which the student may be eligible.
• 非联邦私人教育贷款: A private education loan is a loan issued expressly for postsecondary education expenses to a borrower (either through the educational institution or directly to the borrower) from a private educational lender, 而不是第四章, 高等教育院校贷款由教育部提供.
• 发放的费用：贷款人在处理新贷款申请时收取的预先费用. 这是对贷款到位的补偿. 贷款费用是贷款总额的一个百分比.
• 家长附加贷款: A loan available to the parents of dependent undergraduate students for which the borrower is fully responsible for paying the interest regardless of the loan status.
• 教师资助计划：提供最高4美元的补助金,000 a year to students who are completing or plan to complete course work needed to begin a career in teaching. 如果你不符合你的服务义务的要求, 您收到的所有TEACH补助金将转换为直接无补贴贷款. 你必须全额偿还这些贷款, 利息由每次发放教资会补助金之日起计算. 服务义务信息可在 http://studentaid.gov/understand-aid/types/grants/teach. 
• 学费支付计划: A tuition payment plan offered by an institution may allow students to spread out their payments. It includes an extension of credit of 90 days or less in which the educational institution is the lender, 或一年或更短的期限，在此期限内，信贷支付将不适用利率.
• 退伍军人教育福利： 帮助退伍军人的福利, 服务人员, 以及他们有能力支付大学学费的家庭成员, 找到合适的学校或培训项目, 获得职业咨询. 你可以在这里找到更多信息： http://www.va.gov/教育/.

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