Northern Illinois University
Department of Psychology
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Many avenues of support are available to help fund your graduate education, including graduate assistantships. Additional scholarships, fellowships and awards are offered by NIU.

At Northern Illinois University, several types of financial assistance are available to qualified graduate students. Degree-seeking graduate students who are U.S. citizens may be eligible for Federal Direct Loans, private loans and Federal Direct PLUS Loans for Graduate and Professional Students. For more information, visit the Graduate School website.

Rhoten Smith Assistantships

• The Graduate School provides funds on a matching basis with the department. These assistantships carry stipend levels and duties consistent with other assistantships in the department. Through this program, minority students often receive summer graduate assistantships through the psychology department.

The Carter G. Woodson Scholars Program (CGWSP)

• CGWSP is funded locally by NIU and is reserved for doctoral-level students with a demonstrated interest in academic careers. The maximum tenure for this fellowship is two years.

Diversifying Higher Education Faculty in Illinois (DFI)

• DFI is a state-supported program that provides one year of funding, renewable for up to three years. It supports students committed to pursuing academic careers within the state of Illinois.