Financial Aid and Scholarship Office
2024-2025 FAFSA - the U.S. Department of Education is making changes to next year's FAFSA. We anticipate the 2024-2025 FAFSA will be available on December 31st.
Fall 2023 financial aid - for students enrolled in the fall 2023 semester, if you do not have any financial aid awarded or applied to your account, you need to call or come into the Financial Aid and Scholarship Office to discuss your account.
Spring 2024 financial aid - for students enrolling in the spring 2024 semester, we typically start awarding aid in November. Make sure you have a 2023-2024 FAFSA filed and NIU’s school code of 001737 listed. Make sure to check your MyNIU Tasks in case our office requests any additional documentation. You will receive an email notification to your NIU email when your financial aid offer is available.
Updates
2023-24 FAFSA is Open
The FAFSA form is available for 2023-24. Students should complete or renew their FAFSA form for each year that you will be attending college. Illinois students who are not eligible for federal financial aid should complete the Alternative Application for Illinois Financial Aid.
NIU is within your reach.
We're committed to helping you afford a life-changing education. Our undergraduate tuition rates haven't increased in the last five years, while we've added millions of dollars in new scholarships. Let us show you all your options for financial aid.
We're here to help.
We make it easy to access assistance. Our advisors will even personally guide you through the process. More than 80% of our undergraduate Huskies receive support paying for college. We can help you, too.
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Student Financial Advising
Our Student Financial Advising Services team can educate and advise you and your family members on: Financial aid, tuition and fees and general financial literacy.
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Contact Us
Financial Aid and Scholarship OfficeSwen Parson Hall 245
815-753-1395
finaid@niu.edu
For scholarship-specific questions
scholarships@niu.edu
NIU School Code
Use NIU's School Code when completing the FAFSA.
001737
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