Scholarships & Awards

Below is a listing of scholarships offered by the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, the Graduate School, and a few external sources that are awarded on a consistent basis to our chemistry students.  See additional application and award information.

Undergraduate Student Awards

• Van Acker-Duminy-Kovarik Scholarship
• Freshman Chemistry Achievement Award
• Freshman Chemistry Achievement Awards Honorable Mention
• Outstanding Sophomore Award
• Outstanding Junior Award
• American Chemical Society (ACS) Undergraduate Award in Analytical Chemistry
• NIU Chemistry Club Edwards-Hyland Award
• Chemistry Alumni Undergraduate Scholarship (CAUS)
• NIU Chemistry Club Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award
• Rosalie Reynolds Memorial Teaching Scholarship
• Outstanding Senior Award
• Dean's Award
• American Institute of Chemists (AIC) Award

Graduate Student Awards

• Van Acker-Duminy-Kovarik Scholarship
• Rhoten A. Smith Assistantship Program
• Jeffrey Lunsford Fellowship
• Kevin Cull Memorial Teaching Awards
• Joe W. Vaughn Teaching Award
• John D. Graham Scholarship
• Carter G. Woodson Scholars Program
• Dissertation Completion Award
• Outstanding Graduate Student Award
• Dissertation Facilitation Award
• Distinguished Dissertation Award