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The application cycle for 2026-2027 scholarships is open November 15, 2025, with a priority deadline of January 31, 2026.

Opportunities Table
Award Name Actions
Varies Art Tuition Scholarship for Incoming Students
Scholarship for incoming freshmen, in the School of Art and Design.
Deadline02/02/2026
Varies NIU LAC Engagement Scholarship
This scholarship is for students who have demonstrated a commitment to...
Deadline02/06/2026
Varies Journalism Scholarships
Students pursuing a major/minor in Journalism can apply to this...
Deadline02/07/2026
$750-$1250 Supportive Professional Staff (SPS) Scholarship Fund - Expendable
To provide scholarship support for dependents of NIU Supportive...
Deadline02/27/2026
$10,000.00 Belong in STEM Scholars Program
For students who will be juniors in Fall 2026 majoring in science,...
Deadline03/01/2026
Varies David R. Layman Scholarship (Secondary Education)
This scholarship shall support students majoring in biology and...
Deadline03/01/2026
$1,000.00 (minimum) Dr. Russell W. Smith Memorial Endowment in Political Science
To provide financial assistance to a full-time degree-seeking master’s...
Deadline03/01/2026
Varies John G. and Barbara C. Peters Student Endowment for Public Service
To provide scholarship support to those undergraduate students majoring...
Deadline03/01/2026
$1,000 Martin David Dubin Memorial Scholarship
To provide scholarship assistance to a PhD student in Political Science...
Deadline03/01/2026
Varies Miller Family Scholarship
The purpose of the Miller Family Scholarship is to provide scholarship...
Deadline03/01/2026
$0.00 Nelson Political Science Scholarship
Scholarship fund for Political Science majors
Deadline03/01/2026
Varies Thomas C. Wiegele Memorial Fund
To provide scholarship support to PhD candidates with at least one PhD...
Deadline03/01/2026
Varies Alfred L. & Shirley K. Tobias Scholarship Fund
To provide scholarship support to a junior, senior or graduate student...
Deadline03/15/2026
$5,000.00 Barbara and Philip Walpole V&PA Scholarship
Funding for one graduate and one undergraduate V&PA student.
Deadline03/15/2026
Varies Brody Family Endowed Scholarship Fund
To provide scholarship support to students majoring in Music.
Deadline03/15/2026
Varies Chandler Harbers Bowerman Memorial Scholarship Fund
This scholarship was established to support students in the School of...
Deadline03/15/2026
$1,000.00 (minimum) Charles Baker Memorial Scholarship Fund
To provide scholarship support to a student majoring in theory or piano...
Deadline03/15/2026
Varies Clark Family Endowed Scholarship in Music Fund
To provide scholarship support to an undergraduate or graduate student...
Deadline03/15/2026
Varies Clifford Alexis and G. Allan O'Connor Steelpan Fund
This scholarship is for undergraduate and graduate students with...
Deadline03/15/2026
$1,000.00 (minimum) Constance Eloise Aagesen Endowed Scholarship Fund
To provide scholarship support to a full time undergraduate student...
Deadline03/15/2026
Varies Donald L. Walker Living Legacy Scholarship Fund
To provide scholarship support for full-time degree-seeking...
Deadline03/15/2026
Varies Dr. Neal Baker, Bradley Baker and Kimberly Baker Nickels Music Performance Fund
Deadline03/15/2026
Varies Earl and Margaret Hoffmann Endowed Student Scholarship in Music
To provide scholarship support for a student majoring in vocal...
Deadline03/15/2026
Varies Harry D. Horton Endowed Scholarship in Music
The purpose of this fund is to provide scholarship for students enrolled...
Deadline03/15/2026
$1,000.00 Jan Bach Prize in Music Composition
The fund will provide a monetary award to the winner of a composition...
Deadline03/15/2026
Varies Jane Jenkins Lovering Memorial Scholarship Fund
To provide scholarship support to students majoring in piano or voice.
Deadline03/15/2026
$1,000.00 (minimum) Janet and A. Oscar Haugland Scholarship in Music Composition or Music Theory
To provide an annual scholarship to an undergraduate student studying...
Deadline03/15/2026
Varies Jazz Studies
Deadline03/15/2026
Varies Jerrold H. Zar Endowed Scholarship in Trumpet Studies
To provide scholarship support for senior level undergraduate students...
Deadline03/15/2026
Varies Joel Wilcoxen NIU Steelband Scholarship
To provide scholarship support for students pursuing an undergraduate or...
Deadline03/15/2026
Varies Kolze-Rasmussen Music Scholarship
To provide scholarship support to an undergraduate or graduate student...
Deadline03/15/2026
$2,500.00 Leigh A. Williams Memorial Endowed Music Scholarship
To provide scholarship support for one student studying the French Horn...
Deadline03/15/2026
Varies Lester K. Smith Endowed Creative Music Scholarship
To provide scholarship support to a senior undergraduate or graduate...
Deadline03/15/2026
Varies Lester Trilla Scholarship Fund
To provide scholarship support to students who enhance the art of steelpan.
Deadline03/15/2026
Varies Linda J. Conrad Music Scholarship
Scholarship support to junior-level students and above (including...
Deadline03/15/2026
Varies Lynne M. Waldeland Scholarship in Vocal Music
To provide scholarship assistance to undergrad. students majoring in...
Deadline03/15/2026
Varies Maude Nicholson Music Scholarship Fund
To provide scholarship support to an undergraduate Music major.
Deadline03/15/2026
Varies Norman S. and Marion D. Gilbert Endowed Scholarship
To provide scholarship support for full-time undergraduate, degree...
Deadline03/15/2026
Varies O'Malley-Pugh Endowment Fund for School of Music
To provide scholarship support for a junior or senior student majoring...
Deadline03/15/2026
Varies Reynolds Whitney Memorial Scholarship Fund
To provide scholarship assistance to outstanding music majors.
Deadline03/15/2026
$1,000.00 (minimum) Richard A. Keefer Music Scholarship Fund
To provide scholarship support to a student studying harpsicord, organ...
Deadline03/15/2026
Varies Robert R. and Frances A. Green Endowed Scholarship in Music
To provide scholarship support to undergraduate or graduate students who...
Deadline03/15/2026
Varies Ron Modell Scholarship Endowment in Jazz Studies
To provide scholarship support to a talented undergraduate student...
Deadline03/15/2026
Varies Rosebud Foundation Student Endowment for Visual and Performing Arts
Provide scholarship assistance to full time degree seeking undergraduate...
Deadline03/15/2026
Varies Sally Stevens Scholarships in the Arts for the School of Music
To provide financial assistance to talented rising senior students in...
Deadline03/15/2026
Varies Samuel E. Bradt & Bertha Glidden Bradt Memorial Fund
To provide scholarship support to students majoring in music, and...
Deadline03/15/2026
Varies School of Music Tuition Program for Current Students
For recruiting and retaining outstanding Music students who exhibit...
Deadline03/15/2026
Varies Stuart D. Fink Fine Arts Memorial Scholarship Fund
To provide scholarship support for first time students in Music or Art....
Deadline03/15/2026
Varies The Lynn Retherford Scholarship for Music Education Majors
Scholarship from funds donated in honor of retiree Lynn Retherford.
Deadline03/15/2026
Varies Trudy and Peter Nicholls Scholarship in Voice Study
Provides scholarship funding to a student pursuing a graduate degree in...
Deadline03/15/2026