| Undergraduate Awards | Eligibility | Application/Deadline |
| Dean's Award | Senior who has made outstanding contributions with at least 3.0 GPA | Selected by committee; No application |
| Physics Department Outstanding Senior Award | Graduating Senior who has demonstrated excellence in physics | End of March; Nominated by faculty; No application |
| M.S. Student Awards | Eligibility | Application/Deadline |
| University Fellowship Award | For all M.S. students pursuing their first graduate degree | Usually early February; (2011: February 16); Click for application |
| Physics Department Outstanding M.S. Student Award | Graduating M.S. student who has demonstrated excellence in physics | Nominated by faculty; No application |
| Jeffrey Lunsford Fellowship | Underrepresented graduate student working toward M.S. degree | Usually mid February; (2011: February 23); Click for application |
| Ph.D. Student Awards | Eligibility | Application/Deadline |
| Dissertation Completion Award | Doctoral candidate approaching final year of study; 5 page research proposal required | Usually early February; Click for application |
| NIU Outstanding Graduate Student Award | This award recognizes an individual from each degree program who is distinguished in the area of scholarship | Usually early March; Nominated by faculty; No application |
| Dissertation Facilitation Award | Ph.D. student in last summer of program | Nominated by faculty; No application |
| Physics Department Outstanding PhD Student Award | Ph.D. student who has demonstrated excellence in research | End of March; Nominated by faculty; No application |
| Carter G. Woodson Scholars Program | Underrepresented graduate student working toward Ph.D. degree | Usually mid February; (2011: February 23); Click for application |
| M.S. and PhD Students | Eligibility | Application/Deadline |
| Alumni Association Merit Scholarship Program | Currently enrolled, transfer or re-entering undergraduate, or graduate student | Usually early February |
| Graduate School Fellowships/Awards | Varied | Varied |
| InSET NanoScience Fellowship | Only students in doctoral programs in nanoscience are eligible to apply | Click for application |
| Leadership Awards Program | Undergraduate and/or graduate students who have shown outstanding participation and leadership in student organizations | Usually mid February |
| NIU Scholarship Search | Varied | Varied |
| External Scholarship Awards | Eligibility | Application/Deadline |