Northern Illinois University
Dekalb, IL
University Website: www.niu.eduApply Online: www.niu.edu/apply/index.shtml
Northern Illinois University (NIU) is a public research university located in DeKalb, Illinois, United States, with satellite centers in Hoffman Estates, Naperville, Rockford, and Oregon. It was originally founded as Northern Illinois State Normal School on May 22, 1895, by Illinois Governor John P. Altgeld as part of an expansion of the state's system for producing college educated teachers. John G. Peters has been president since 2000.
The university is composed of seven degree-granting colleges and has a student body of 25,000 with over 225,000 alumni. Many of NIU's programs are nationally accredited for meeting high standards of academic quality, including business, engineering, nursing, visual and performing arts, and all teacher certification programs. It is one of only two public universities in Illinois that compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the highest levels of all sports, Division I. NIU's athletic teams are known as the Huskies and compete in the Mid-American Conference.
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Northern Illinois University College Scholarships
Golden Apple Scholars of Illinois ProgramGolden Apple Foundation |
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award Up to $23,000 |
deadline April 01, 2023 |
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NRF Next Generation ScholarshipNational Retail Federation |
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award Up to $25,000 |
deadline May 22, 2023 |
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Jerrold H. Zar Endowed Scholarship in BiologyNorthern Illinois University - College of Liberal Arts and Sciences |
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award $1,000 |
deadline Varies |
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Richard A. Keefer Music ScholarshipNorthern Illinois University - College of Visual and Performing Arts |
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award $1,000 |
deadline March 15, 2023 |
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Janet and A. Oscar Haugland ScholarshipNorthern Illinois University - College of Visual and Performing Arts |
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award $1,000 |
deadline March 15, 2023 |
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Peg Bond Art Education ScholarshipNorthern Illinois University - College of Visual and Performing Arts |
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award $1,000 |
deadline March 20, 2023 |
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Jack and Margaret Arends ScholarshipNorthern Illinois University - College of Visual and Performing Arts |
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award $1,000 |
deadline March 20, 2023 |
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Samuel S. Goldich Fund ScholarshipNorthern Illinois University - College of Liberal Arts and Sciences |
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award Up to $500 |
deadline Varies |
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NIU Esports Varsity ScholarshipNorthern Illinois University |
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award $500 |
deadline Varies |
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Frances Gates Memorial Art ScholarshipNorthern Illinois University - College of Visual and Performing Arts |
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award $500 |
deadline March 20, 2023 |