OFFICE
OF SCHOLARSHIPS AND RETENTION
Enrollment Services
The scholarship application period for the 2009-2010 academic year is closed. Applications are no longer being accepted.
About
the Office of Scholarships and Retention
Students
are often faced with the dilemma of how they will pay
for their education. For many the financing of a university
education becomes a barrier to learning. Keeping this
in mind, the mission of the Office of Scholarships &
Retention (OSR) is to lead in the promotion and awarding
of university scholarship funds to deserving students.
Therefore, the goal is to assist in lessening the economic
burden that many students seek to overcome. Along with
the administration of scholarships, OSR through partnerships
with various campus units, also is involved in implementing
activities, such as special workshops and outreach efforts,
which encourage the persistence and success of our students
The office offers workshops through out the academic
year on the following subjects:
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Time
Management and Study Skills
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Navigating the System at NEIU
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Applying for the Student Leadership and Service Scholarship
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Information Sessions for Pre-Business Majors
The
Office of Scholarships and Retention, with the assistance
of committees, awards the following scholarships:
•
Sherman
P. Appel Scholarship
•
Professor Bonnie B. Busse Memorial Merit Scholarship
•
Bernard J. Brommel Doctoral Scholarship
(awarded to NEIU graduates enrolled in doctoral
degree programs)*
•
Class Gift Scholarship
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Elvina David Memorial Scholarship
•
Aixa Diaz Memorial Scholarship
•
Daniel L. Goodwin - NEIU Foundation Scholarship
•
Daniel L. Goodwin Student Government Award*
•
Jenny and Edward Harju Memorial Scholarship
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Lucille and Edward Keating Education Scholarship
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Dr. Chras Kinkle Center for Inner City Studies Scholarship
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Daniel K. Kuzuhara Hope Center Scholarship*
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Hilton and Shirley Leiboy Scholarship
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Paula M. Levy Scholarship
•
Dr. Calixto C. Maso Emergency Fund Scholarship
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Arturo Najera Mexican-American Scholarship
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Northeastern Illinois University Foundation Scholarship
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NEIU Chuck Kane Scholarship
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NEIU Chuck Kane Arts and Sciences Scholarship
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NEIU Chuck Kane College of Education Scholarship*
•
Northeastern Illinois University Foundation/Jesse White
Scholarship
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Northeastern Illinois University Foundation/William G. Hetzel
Scholarship
•
NEIU Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship* (May 1st deadline)
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Presidential Scholarship* (March 15th deadline)
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Bernard and Ethel Rattner Memorial Scholarship
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Jorge Rodriguez Scholarship
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Jerome M. Sachs Tribute Scholarship*
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Schneider Family Scholarship for Special Education*
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Smith Barney Mercantile Foundation Scholarship*
•
Nada Spasojevich Memorial Scholarship*
•
Student Leadership and Service Scholarship
•
Ronald Williams Scholarship
*Must complete a special application for these particular
scholarships. Contact OSR for an application and further
information.
Click
here for a list of criteria
and requirements to apply for any of the above scholarships.
Students
may obtain NEIU Scholarship information and download an application
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Students may begin to submit their completed applications for the 2008-2009 Academic year by March 15th to the OSR.
- To
apply for any of the awards, please
download
the application and submit it to the address below.
By completing one application, you will be considered for
all scholarships for which you meet the eligibility criteria.
Michelle Morrow
Director of Scholarships and Retention
D-Building, Room D-202
Northeastern Illinois University
5500 N. St. Louis Ave.
Chicago, IL. 60625-4699
- Students
may also request via e-mail a description of scholarships
by contacting the Office of Scholarships and Retention at
M-Morrow@neiu.edu.
How
are scholarships awarded?
- Students
may begin to submit their completed applications by March
15th to OSR. It is recommended that students wishing to
be considered for fall scholarships, submit their applications
no later than June 15th.
- Students
may indicate the scholarship that they wish to be considered
for, however, in many cases, the Director of OSR matches
the applicants' qualifications with the appropriate scholarships.
- Students
are sent letters acknowledging that the office has received
their applications.
- During
the late spring and summer, the University Scholarship Committee
(USC) reviews and selects recipients for each of the scholarships.
- Students
who are selected to receive scholarships are sent letters.
Each receipient is asked to sign an acceptance along with
a thank you letter to the donor of the scholarship, which
is then forwarded to OSR. Typically the scholarship awards
are posted directly to the receipient's student aid account.
Those students who are not selected to receive scholarships
are sent a letter as well informing them of the status of
their applications.
Other
types of aid and departmental scholarships
- Students
wishing to be considered for state and federal funding should
complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA),
which is available on-line beginning January 1 of each year
at, www.fafsa.ed.gov.
It is necessary to complete a FAFSA as early as possible,
by March 1 is suggested. Also, since in many instances students'
financial need is taken into consideration regarding the
awarding of scholarships, it is important to complete the
FAFSA.
- The
various colleges have tuition waiver programs.
- College
of Arts and Sciences, Contact 773.442.5708
- College
of Business and Management, Contact 773.442.6102
- College
of Education, Contact 773.442.5512
- Graduate
College, Contact 773.442.6005
- Mary
Louise Kooyumjian Scholarship and Jane Addams Scholarship available through Adult and Women Student Programs, Contact
773.442.4871
- Department
of Foreign Languages & Literatures Scholarships, Contact
773.442.4740
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Department of Music Scholarships, Contact 773.442.5900
- Department
of Earth Science Scholarships, Contact 773.443.6050
- Department
of Art Scholarships, Contact 773.442.4910
- Department
of English Scholarships, Contact 773.442.5810
- Department
of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Athletics
Scholarships, Contact 773.442.5560
- Department
of Physics Scholarships, Contact 773.442.6050
- Department
of Political Science Scholarships, Contact 773.442.5660
- Department
of Sociology Scholarships, Contact 773.442.4770 " University
Honors Program, Contact 773.442.6044
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