Scholarships for New Incoming Students
2012-2013
| University Scholars | 33 ACT; top 5% HS class or 3.75 GPA Includes full tuition, fees, on-campus room and board |
4 years | $23,500/yr |
| Faculty Fund Scholars | 32 ACT; top 5% HS class or 3.75 GPA | 4 years | $9,000/yr |
| NIU Scholars | 27 ACT; top 5% or 3.75 GPA | 4 years | $7,000/yr |
| Northern Academic Scholarship | 25 -26 ACT; top 10% or 3.0 GPA; or 27 ACT and above; 6-10% of class | 2 years | $4,000/yr |
| Centennial Scholarship | 22-24 ACT; top 10% or 3.0 GPA | 2 years | $3,000/yr |
| Red & Black Award | 19-21 ACT; top 10% or 3.0 GPA; or 22 ACT and above; 11-25% of class |
1 year | $3,000 |
| Out-of-State Huskie Scholarship | Resident of Iowa, Indiana, or Wisconsin; 19 ACT; top 50% or 2.75 GPA |
4 years | $9,200/yr |
| DeKalb County Scholarship | Top 25% of class | 2 years | $4,000/yr |
| NIU Transfer Scholarship | 3.5 Transfer GPA; 45 transferable hours completed | 2 years | $2,000/yr |
| 4+3 Pre-Law Scholarship | Pre-Law majors with 28 ACT/3.5 GPA | 4 years | $2,000/yr |
| Huskie Legacy Award | New freshman; child of NIU alumnus/a | 1 year | $1,000 |
The above scholarships are awarded based on the application for admission to NIU. Some scholarships are competitive and may not be awarded to all qualified students.
Scholarships will be awarded as long as funds remain available - students should be admitted to NIU by December 15 to be considered for the maximum scholarship amount. Admitted students will be awarded the highest level scholarship for which they are eligible, based on available funding.
For other scholarship opportunities provided by generous donors to the university, please visit the the ScholarshipFinder search engine.