Our Opportunities
Welcome to MyScholarships! The application cycle for 2020-2021 has closed. You may search for 2021-2022 scholarship opportunities below.
The next application cycles are: September 4, 2020 for Spring 2021 Graduate Waivers; November 15, 2020 for all other scholarships for 2021-2022. Students who submitted a general application for a previous cycle will be able to update their application after November 15.
Click Sign In (upper right corner of the screen) to begin or update your application(s). Use your NIU ZID and password to sign in.
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Public Administration Graduate Tuition Waiver
Graduate tuition waivers for Spring 2021 new admits in Public Administration.
Graduate tuition waivers for Spring 2021 new admits in Public...
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Deadline10/02/2020 |
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Public Health Graduate Tuition Waiver
Graduate tuition waivers for Spring 2021 new admits in Public Health.
Graduate tuition waivers for Spring 2021 new admits in Public Health.
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Deadline10/02/2020 |
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Public Health Graduate Tuition Waiver
Graduate tuition waivers for Spring 2021 new admits in Public Health.
Graduate tuition waivers for Spring 2021 new admits in Public Health.
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Deadline10/02/2020 |
| Varies |
Rehabilitation Counseling Graduate Tuition Waiver
Graduate tuition waivers for Spring 2021 new admits in Rehabilitation Counseling.
Graduate tuition waivers for Spring 2021 new admits in Rehabilitation...
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Deadline10/02/2020 |
| Varies |
School Business Management Graduate Tuition Waiver
Graduate tuition waivers for Spring 2021 new admits in School Business Management.
Graduate tuition waivers for Spring 2021 new admits in School Business...
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Deadline10/02/2020 |
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Science, Social Studies, and Environmental Education Graduate Tuition Waiver
Graduate tuition waivers for Spring 2021 new admits in Science, Social Studies, and Environmental Education.
Graduate tuition waivers for Spring 2021 new admits in Science, Social...
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Deadline10/02/2020 |
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Sociology Graduate Tuition Waiver
Graduate tuition waivers for Spring 2021 new admits in Sociology.
Graduate tuition waivers for Spring 2021 new admits in Sociology.
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Deadline10/02/2020 |
| Varies |
Special Education Graduate Tuition Waiver
Graduate tuition waivers for Spring 2021 new admits in Special Education.
Graduate tuition waivers for Spring 2021 new admits in Special Education.
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Deadline10/02/2020 |
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Speech-Language Pathology Graduate Tuition Waiver
Graduate tuition waivers for Spring 2021 new admits in Speech-Language Pathology.
Graduate tuition waivers for Spring 2021 new admits in Speech-Language...
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Deadline10/02/2020 |
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Sport Management Graduate Tuition Waiver
Graduate tuition waivers for Spring 2021 new admits in Sport Management.
Graduate tuition waivers for Spring 2021 new admits in Sport Management.
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Deadline10/02/2020 |
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Statistics Graduate Tuition Waiver
Graduate tuition waivers for Spring 2021 new admits in Statistics.
Graduate tuition waivers for Spring 2021 new admits in Statistics.
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Deadline10/02/2020 |
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Taxation Graduate Tuition Waiver
Graduate tuition waiver for Spring 2021 new admits in Taxation.
Graduate tuition waiver for Spring 2021 new admits in Taxation.
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Deadline10/02/2020 |
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Theatre Arts Graduate Tuition Waiver
Graduate tuition waivers for Spring 2021 new admits in Theatre Arts.
Graduate tuition waivers for Spring 2021 new admits in Theatre Arts.
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Deadline10/02/2020 |
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World Languages and Cultures - Spanish and Hispanic Studies Graduate Tuition Waiver
Graduate tuition waivers for Spring 2021 new admits in World Languages and Cultures.
Graduate tuition waivers for Spring 2021 new admits in World Languages...
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Deadline10/02/2020 |
| $5,000 |
Forward, Together Forward Scholarship (February 14th Memorial Fund)
Memorial scholarship fund for February 14th. Scholarship award is based upon character and academic merit, and is for currently enrolled...
Memorial scholarship fund for February 14th. Scholarship award is based...
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Deadline10/23/2020 |
| $2,000.00 |
Marriott Culinary Arts-to-Hospitality Management Scholarship
To provide support to community college graduates interested in reinforcing their culinary background with a theoretical and managerial foundation.
To provide support to community college graduates interested in...
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Deadline12/01/2020 |
| $2,000.00 |
Marriott ProStart to College Scholarship
To provide scholarship support to students from the ProStart program who have proven their commitment to the hospitality and tourism industry.
To provide scholarship support to students from the ProStart program who...
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Deadline12/01/2020 |
| $2,000.00 |
Marriott Scholars Award
To provide scholarship support for community college graduates who have completed their A.A.S. degree in hospitality and related fields who are...
To provide scholarship support for community college graduates who have...
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Deadline12/01/2020 |
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Cletus G. Fisher Endowed Scholarship Fund
To provide scholarship support to a senior level undergraduate student majoring in the Department of Communicative Disorders.
To provide scholarship support to a senior level undergraduate student...
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Deadline01/31/2021 |
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Joan Good Erickson Clinical Excellence Award
To provide scholarship assistance to graduate students in communicative disorders and who demonstrate excellent clinical skill in speech-language...
To provide scholarship assistance to graduate students in communicative...
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Deadline01/31/2021 |
| $4,000.00 |
Marriott Hotel-Track Retention Scholarship
To provide scholarship support for students currently working in the hotel industry who have committed to the hotel track.
To provide scholarship support for students currently working in the...
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Deadline05/01/2021 |
| $73.75 |
Tim and Tom Gullikson Education Scholarship Fund
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Ended |
| Varies |
Business Administration Scholarship Fund
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Ended |
| Varies |
Center for Latino & Latin American Studies Scholarship
To provide scholarship support for hispanic students with financial need.
To provide scholarship support for hispanic students with financial need.
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Ended |
| Varies |
Consuelo and Carlos Paytuvi Scholarship Fund
To provide scholarship support for students seeking a degree in the College of Business, Northern Illinois University with a declared major in...
To provide scholarship support for students seeking a degree in the...
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Ended |
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David R. Layman Endowed Scholarship
To provide scholarship support to a student enrolled in a program leading to a teacher certification in biology.
To provide scholarship support to a student enrolled in a program...
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Ended |
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Engineering & Technology Leadership Tuition Program
For recruiting and retaining outstanding students who exhibit general academic excellence, represent special populations, and are interested in...
For recruiting and retaining outstanding students who exhibit general...
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Ended |
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ETAS
To support Engineering Technology Alumni Society activities.
To support Engineering Technology Alumni Society activities.
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Ended |
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February 14th Fund for the Forward Together Forward Scholars
To provide scholarship support to students who, like the five students who lost their lives in the February 14th tragedy, exemplify strength of...
To provide scholarship support to students who, like the five students...
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Ended |
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Gary Coover Endowed Travel Fund for Graduate Students
To provide financial assistance for travel expenses to graduate students within the Department of Psychology, for the purpose of mentoring and...
To provide financial assistance for travel expenses to graduate students...
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Ended |
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HAVI Global Solutions Scholarship in OM&IS
To provide scholarship support to students enrolled in the Department of OM&IS at NIU.
To provide scholarship support to students enrolled in the Department of...
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Ended |
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Jeff A. Spencer Business Leadership Award
To provide scholarship support (or living expenses for military veterans) for undergraduate students or community college transfer students seeking...
To provide scholarship support (or living expenses for military...
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Ended |
| Varies |
John and Mary Larson Global Business Fund
To provide financial assistance to hardworking College of Business students who are interested in participating in the study abroad programs at NIU...
To provide financial assistance to hardworking College of Business...
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Ended |
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Joseph and Rosemary Bittorf Industrial & Systems Engineering Scholarship
To provide scholarship support for full-time female undergraduates seeking a degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering.
To provide scholarship support for full-time female undergraduates...
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Ended |
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Larry Johannessen Fund in English
To provide financial support for the English department for use in enriching the undergraduate experience within the department.
To provide financial support for the English department for use in...
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Ended |
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Mercedes de Martinez Memorial Scholarship
To provide student scholarship support, with a preference for Latino students, enrolled in the Northern Illinois University College of Business.
To provide student scholarship support, with a preference for Latino...
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Ended |
| Varies |
Microsoft Scholarship
To provide scholarship support for students seeking a degree within the College of Business with a declared Operations Management and Information...
To provide scholarship support for students seeking a degree within the...
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Ended |
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NECA NE Illinois Chapter Scholarship in Memory of Peter Cattaneo Sr.
To provide scholarship support towards tuition, books and related fees for two full-time, undergraduate degree seeking students at NIU with...
To provide scholarship support towards tuition, books and related fees...
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Ended |
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Paul and Elizabeth Kling Expendable Scholarship Fund
To provide scholarship support for secondary education students within the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
To provide scholarship support for secondary education students within...
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Ended |
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School of Art Tuition Program
For recruiting and retaining outstanding students who exhibit general academic excellence and can demonstrate exceptional talent towards a major...
For recruiting and retaining outstanding students who exhibit general...
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Ended |
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Schriber Scholars in Women's Literature and Language - Student Awards
To advance studies in women’s literature and language from the perspective of feminist theory and analysis, specifically for one or more graduate...
To advance studies in women’s literature and language from the...
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Ended |
| Varies |
TSI-Transforming Solutions Inc. OM&IS Scholarship
To provide scholarship support to OMIS undergraduate and graduate students. Minimum GPA of 3.0. Must demonstrate financial need.
To provide scholarship support to OMIS undergraduate and graduate...
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Ended |
| Varies |
Oscar Matasar History Scholarship
Provide scholarship assistance to a full-time undergraduate or graduate student(s) in the department of History
Provide scholarship assistance to a full-time undergraduate or graduate...
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Ended |
| Varies |
NIU Chemistry Club Edwin Hyland Memorial Fund
To provide support for the educational and student engagement and networking activities of the NIU Chemistry Club and to provide funding for its...
To provide support for the educational and student engagement and...
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Ended |
| partial tuition waiver for up to 9 graduate credit hours per semester |
Graduate School Tuition Waivers (Recruitment, McNair, Underrepresented Minority, Artistic Talent)
ROUND TWO
Awards available to graduate students who are newly entering a degree program; non-degree students who will begin a degree program are...
ROUND TWO
Awards available to graduate students who are newly entering a...
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Ended |
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Dr. Robert Peterson Scholarship in Professional Sales
To provide scholarship support for students majoring in marketing and pursuing a Certificate in Professional Sales.
To provide scholarship support for students majoring in marketing and...
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Ended |
| $5,000 |
Dragonette Cross-College Career Success Scholarship
Scholarship support for sophomore or junior-level students who are pursuing a major in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and intend to...
Scholarship support for sophomore or junior-level students who are...
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Ended |
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EXCEL (Extending College of Education Learning) Fund
Restriction: To provide scholarship support to students in the College of Education with a GPA of 2.5 or higher and based on financial need.
Restriction: To provide scholarship support to students in the College...
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Ended |
| $0.00 |
HAVI Global Solutions Scholarship in OM&IS
HAVI Global Solutions established this scholarship for students enrolled in the Department of OM&IS who have a minimum GPA of 3.0.
HAVI Global Solutions established this scholarship for students enrolled...
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Ended |
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James and Karen Hayman Endowed Scholarship in Finance
To provide scholarship support for undergraduate students who are majoring in finance in the College of Business at Northern Illinois University.
To provide scholarship support for undergraduate students who are...
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Ended |