Graduate Scholarship Application and Information
Graduate School & Departmental Awards | Departmental Award Information | External Graduate Scholarships
Graduate School and Departmental Awards and Scholarships
* denotes Departmental Awards and Scholarships
| Name | Eligibility | Application/Deadline |
|---|---|---|
| Dissertation Completion Award | Doctoral candidate approaching final year of study; 5 page research proposal required. | February 8, 2013 Click for Application |
| University Fellowship Award | Students in all graduate programs except doctoral programs, provided they are pursuing their first graduate degree. | February 8, 2013 Click for Application |
| Carter G. Woodson Scholars Program | Minority student with admission to a doctoral program by June 1; and must be planning to seek a teaching or administrative position in higher education. | February 11, 2013 Nominated by Faculty No Application |
| Jeffrey Lunsford Fellowship | Underrepresented graduate student working towards M.S. degree as nominated by faculty. | February 11, 2013 Nominated by Faculty No Application |
| Diversifying Higher Education Faculty in Illinois (DFI) Fellowship | For full eligibility requirements, please read the Announcement Cover Letter. | February 18, 2013 Click for Application |
| FUEL Supplemental Assistantship Program | Student must be new to NIU; cannot previously attended NIU as a graduate, law, or undergraduate student, except in the case of an NIU baccalaureate degree-recipient who received a Master's or Law degree at another institution and wishes to return to NIU for a Ph.D. or Ed.D. | March 1, 2013 Nominated by Faculty No Application |
| Great Journeys Graduate Assistantship | Graduate students as nominated by faculty. | March 1, 2013 Nominated by Faculty No Application |
| Outstanding Graduate Student Award | Outstanding classroom performance and research productivity as nominated by faculty. | March 1, 2013 Nominated by Faculty Click for Application |
| Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Award | One master's level student and one doctoral level student per department, as nominated by faculty. For full eligibility requirements, please visit the award website. | March 8, 2013 Nominated by Faculty Click for Application |
| * John D. Graham Scholarship | Passed the Ph.D. qualifying exam, outstanding classroom performance, and research productivity. | April 1, 2013 Nominated by Faculty No Application |
| * Kevin Cull Memorial Teaching Awards | Outstanding teaching performance in upper- and lower-level courses. | April 1, 2013 Nominated by Faculty No Application |
| * Rosalie Reynolds Memorial Scholarship in Chemistry | Full-time graduate (or undergraduate) students as nominated by department faculty. | April 1, 2013 Nominated by Faculty No Application |
| Rhoten A. Smith Assistantship Program | Minority student with departmental teaching or research assistantship as nominated by department faculty. Limited to U.S. Citizens or Permanent Residents only. | April 18, 2013 Nominated by Faculty Click for Application |
Departmental Award Information
John D. Graham Scholarship
This endowed scholarship fund has been established by family and friends to honor and memorialize Professor John D. Graham. Jack was a long time faculty member in the NIU Chemistry Department and made considerable contributions to both the undergraduate and graduate programs.
Selected by Committee; No Application
Kevin Cull Memorial Teaching Awards
This endowed scholarship fund has been established by the family and friends of Kevin Cull. Kevin completed his Bachelor of Science (1986) and Master of Science (1988) degrees in Chemistry at NIU. Kevin was an outstanding teaching assistant, and this award is given in his honor and memory.
Selected by Committee; No Application
Rosalie Reynolds Memorial Scholarship Fund
This endowed scholarship fund has been established to honor the life and memory of Rosalie Dean Reynolds, the first woman granted tenure in the Department and a member of its faculty from 1961 to 1981. It has been established in honor of her long service to the University and to the Department, and in recognition of her devotion of the profession of teaching.
Selected by Committee; No Application
External Graduate Scholarships
This page will be updated as information becomes available.
| Name | Eligibility | Application/Deadline |
|---|---|---|
| American Chemical Society (ACS) Awards | All ACS grant, award, scholarship, and internship opportunities | |
| ACS Analytical Division Graduate Fellowships | Full-time Ph.D. student (analytical chemistry) with 2 years of graduate study completed at start of fellowship | TBA |
| ACS Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Graduate Award Symposium | Must be a student who is pursuing a graduate degree in the chemical sciences and engineering at the time of the Symposium | March 20, 2013 |
| ACS Organic Division Fellowship | Ph.D. student (organic chemistry) to be held during their third or fourth year of study | May 31, 2013 |
| Baxter Young Investigator Awards | Currently enrolled graduate students or postdoctoral fellows, and must be the person primariliy responsible for the research described. | June 30, 2013 |
| Innovations in Fuel Cycle Research | Students must apply online and submit a journal publication or conference presentation that supports fuel cycle research that was published or presented between December 2011 and the date of the student's application. Papers that have been accepted are eligible. Click for Full Eligibility Requirements. | March 3, 2013 Online Application |
| Iota Sigma Pi - National Honor Society for Women in Chemistry | Nominated by department faculty; woman graduate student | February 15 |
| Metrohm Young Chemist Award | Graduate, Post-Graduate, or Ph.D. student at time of submission, living in the United States or Canada. Work must demonstrate novel research or an innovative approach to the applications of titration, ion chromatography, and/or electrochemistry | TBA |
| Society of Cosmetic Chemists (SCC) Midwest Chapter Scholarship | Full-time undergraduate or graduate student in chemistry, biology, cosmetic, pharmaceutical, or allied sciences; full-time Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, or Wisconsin resident | TBA (Usually Mid-October) |
| Thermo Scientific Pierce Scholarship | Graduate students must be enrolled for 2012-13; have a declared major of Biology, Biochemistry, or related field; have an accumulative undergraduate GPA of > 3.0 on a 4.0 scale; and maintain a GPA of > 3.0 on a 4.0 scale during Graduate School | July 31, 2013 (For Fall 2013 Semester) |