Funding: Pay on Your Own or Apply for a Scholarship

funding Paige pay on your own or apply for a scholarship University of the people's goal is to make sure no student is denied the right to access higher education we are tuition free which means students are not charged for their educational instruction course materials or annual enrollment we work hard to ensure that no student is denied the ability to study with you oh people due to financial reasons you'll people has several types of scholarships available for those who would otherwise not be able to afford it to begin you first need to be accepted to you owe people due to our high volume of applications we consider financial aid requests only from applicants who have been accepted to the University please note if you haven't paid your application fee an alert will be shown to notify you to do so in order to be accepted to the University you are required to pay the application fee first however if you have any issues with paying this fee please contact your admissions advisor for assistance click on pay the fee to be directed to the payment page once you've been accepted to the University the funding page in our portal will be available for you at this point you have a couple of options you can either save your spot straightaway by choosing to pay on your own or if you need financial aid choose the option apply for a scholarship an information box will then appear to proceed with your scholarship application click on apply for a scholarship next confirm your citizenship status if you are a refugee asylum seeker or a displaced individual select yes this helps our team to identify whether you're eligible for our scholarships dedicated for refugees note that this is the self reporting option so you will not be asked to provide proof of status nor will it impact any admissions decision if you are not a refugee select no in the next question please let us know how much you're able to contribute towards your entire degree this will give us an idea about how much assistance you will need the smaller the amount the higher the chance that we can help it's important to note that in case your scholarship request is approved the amount you are able to contribute will be the maximum amount you will pay for the entire degree we will never charge you the full amount upfront payments are only do per course and charge towards the end of the course which means this amount will be divided across your entire study period then in the text box below explain why you need financial help please ensure to write at least 500 characters or more so we better understand your needs when complete click Submit and your request status will be set to processing our financial aid team will now review your request and will let you know if you have been successful in receiving a scholarship this can take a few hours or a few weeks depending on the time until the admissions deadlines and the volume of requests you owe people's financial aid is available on a first-come first-served basis the earlier you apply the quicker you'll get a response please note once you have submitted your scholarship request you will not be able to save your spot for the next term until our team has reviewed your application in case you've been accepted and later find out that you need financial assistance you're in luck you are still eligible to apply for a scholarship even after you've begun studying if you wish to cancel your scholarship request and save your spot in the upcoming term you can do so at any point by clicking on cancel a window will then appear giving you the option to cancel your scholarship request to cancel click yes let's continue once you click on yes let's continue you will be directed to the page where you'll be able to save your spot for the upcoming term if you click the cancel option by accident or you wish to continue with your scholarship request simply choose keep my scholarship request open and our financial aid office will get back to you once they have processed your request while we do our best to provide assistance to anyone in need it is important to understand and our scholarships are limited if your scholarship request was denied and you were able to find an alternative solution you're welcome to save your spot for the upcoming term by clicking on ok I'll pay on my own for now let's continue in many cases scholarship requests that were denied for lack of funds will be approved for a scholarship in the following term if your scholarship was approved you will receive an email from our financial aid office that will direct you to the student portal to claim your scholarship you can also log into your you owe people portal and you will see your request status changed to approved along with the approved scholarship amount to secure your scholarship and accept the amount click on secure my scholarship now you will immediately be directed to the next step in the process to save your spot for the new term now you're just a few more clicks away from becoming a you'll people student watch next save your spot or paying your application fee

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Published: Wed Feb 24 2021