{"id":1431,"date":"2018-04-20T19:14:57","date_gmt":"2018-04-20T19:14:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nau.edu\/first-gen\/?page_id=1431"},"modified":"2025-04-03T11:11:04","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T18:11:04","slug":"star-eligibility-and-cost","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/first-gen\/star-eligibility-and-cost\/","title":{"rendered":"STAR Eligibility and Application"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>STAR Program eligibility<\/h1>\n<h2>Who can participate in the NAU STAR program?<\/h2>\n<p>The program is open to first-year students who are committed to earning their bachelor\u2019s degree from Northern Arizona University. To be eligible for the STAR Program, you must meet the following criteria:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Arizona resident<\/li>\n<li>attending NAU in the upcoming fall semester<\/li>\n<li>first-generation college student<\/li>\n<li>financial need<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2517 size-tall-banner-image-xl\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/first-gen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/325\/2018\/04\/students-on-snowbowl-2400x960.jpg\" alt=\"NAU STAR students on top of snowbowl\" width=\"2400\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/325\/2018\/04\/students-on-snowbowl-2400x960.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/325\/2018\/04\/students-on-snowbowl-960x384.jpg 960w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/325\/2018\/04\/students-on-snowbowl-465x186.jpg 465w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/325\/2018\/04\/students-on-snowbowl-1440x576.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>How much does STAR cost?<\/h2>\n<p>Students and their families do not pay to participate in STAR. Costs are paid for by the student\u2019s financial aid and include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>housing<\/li>\n<li>meal plan<\/li>\n<li>tuition and fees<\/li>\n<li>books<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"ui-provider a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak\" dir=\"ltr\">This program is for students who demonstrate they have financial need. Financial need is determined by the FAFSA or the <a href=\"http:\/\/cssprofile.org\">CSS<\/a> (College Scholarship Service) profile. To determine eligibility, students must complete the current year form.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>If you have any questions, contact us at <a href=\"mailto:STARProgram@nau.edu\">STARProgram@nau.edu<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- shortcode-right-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-right-column\" >\n    <div class=\"shortcode-right-column__container\"><\/p>\n<p><!-- shortcode-contact -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-contact\">\n    <div class=\"contact-header\">\n        <h3>STAR Program<\/h3>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"contact-body\">\n                <a href=\"mailto:STARProgram@nau.edu\" aria-label=\"STAR Program: Email Address\" title=\"Email Address\">\n            <div class=\"contact-icon-container\">\n                <i class=\"fas fa-envelope\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n                <span class=\"sr-only\">Email:<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"contact-email\">STARProgram&#8203;@nau.edu<\/div>\n        <\/a>\n                        <a href=\"tel:928-523-6980\" aria-label=\"STAR Program: Telephone Number\" title=\"Telephone Number\">\n            <div class=\"contact-icon-container\">\n                <i class=\"fas fa-phone\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n                <span class=\"sr-only\">Call:<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"contact-phone\">928-523-6980<\/div>\n        <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>STAR Program eligibility Who can participate in the NAU STAR program? The program is open to first-year students who are committed to earning their bachelor\u2019s degree from Northern Arizona University. To be eligible for the STAR Program, you must meet the following criteria: Arizona resident attending NAU in the upcoming fall semester first-generation college student [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":277,"featured_media":3518,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ring_central_script_selection":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1431","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/first-gen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1431","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/first-gen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/first-gen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/first-gen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/277"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/first-gen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1431"}],"version-history":[{"count":36,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/first-gen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1431\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5653,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/first-gen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1431\/revisions\/5653"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/first-gen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3518"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/first-gen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1431"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}