Merit scholarships for new students applying for the fall 2024 semester will continue to be awarded until Aug. 1, 2024. Apply to NIU today!
When you apply for admission as a transfer student, you’ll automatically be considered for a transfer merit scholarship. The amount of your merit scholarship depends on your cumulative transfer GPA:
Learn more about deadlines that affect merit scholarships.
When you apply for admission as an incoming transfer student, you’ll automatically be considered for the Huskie Legacy Award in addition to merit scholarships. This award is given to students whose parent or parents graduated from NIU. There is no deadline for this award. Qualifying students receive the $1,000 award in their first year at NIU.
Students who are current members of Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) Honor Society at a community college may be eligible for competitive transfer scholarships offered by PTK. Visit the PTK website to view and apply for current opportunities. You may be required to log in with your PTK membership information to search and apply for awards.
Receiving both an NIU transfer scholarship and the AIM HIGH Transfer Achievement Scholarship has helped me so much financially with attending NIU.
For scholarship-specific questions
scholarships@niu.edu