The Northern Difference Grant
NKU created the Northern Difference Grant to help Kentucky residents who are PELL grant eligible make up the difference between the cost of attending NKU (tuition, fees, room and board, books) and the federal, state, and institutional grants qualified students receive. It is renewable for up to four years. Students must maintain a 2.5 college grade point average, attend NKU full-time and remain Federal Pell Grant eligible in order to renew.
To qualify, students must:
- Be Federal Pell Grant eligible
- Be a resident of Kentucky
- Be a first-time freshman
- Submit an application for admission by April 1, 2008
- Be accepted with regular admission status to NKU
- Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by April 1, 2008
- Have a family income that falls at 150 percent or below the national poverty level
Students must also maintain the required minimum eligibility for all awarded federal, state and institutional grants and maintain continuous full-time enrollment status (fall and spring) in good standing with satisfactory academic progress. To renew, a student must maintain a college grade point average of 2.5.