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NLU-funded scholarships include:

Academic Achievement Scholarship

  • Awards are $700 per academic term with a maximum of $2,800 per academic year for full-time students.

  • Exclusive to incoming NLU freshmen

Eligibility Criteria:

  • Graduation from high school in the academic year that directly precedes initial enrollment at National-Louis University
  • Full admission to an undergraduate degree program at National-Louis University plus at least two of the following three criteria:
    • A calculated grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.00 on a 4.00 scale*
    • A composite score of 25 or  higher on the ACT or 1060 or higher on the SAT
    • A class rank in the top 10%

  • Full-time enrollment (12 or more quarter hours per term).  FOCUS courses were not considered in determining scholarship eligibility prior to 2008-2009.
  • The scholarship is renewable for four consecutive years contingent upon the recipient maintaining continuous enrollment (summers optional) and maintaining a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.50 for all NLU coursework.
  • The maximum total scholarship is $11,200.
         *NLU reserves the right to exclude non-academic coursework from the calculations.

Please be advised that undergraduate scholarships can only be applied toward NLU tuition and are not refundable to the student.  Students who receive other NLU scholarships, waivers, grants, and discounts that total 25% or more of tuition for any term are not eligible for the Academic Achievement Scholarship for that term.

Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship

  • Valued at up to $15,300
  • Exclusive to transfer students

Eligibility Criteria:

  • Selected recipients must be fully admitted to an undergraduate degree program.
  • Recipients who maintain a 3.5 GPA will be awarded $1,000 per full-time term and recipients who enter with and maintain a 3.75 GPA will be awarded $1,700 per full-time term. Recipients must be enrolled full-time, 12 quarter hours, excluding FOCUS courses, to be eligible for any given term.
  • The NLU PTK Scholarship can be used for a maximum of nine terms or through completion of 180 earned (transfer and NLU) quarter hours.
  • Students not selected for the PTK Scholarship with at least 45 transferable quarter hours and a 3.25-3.70 transfer GPA will automatically be awarded the Transfer Recognition Scholarship worth up to $2,000 per year and those with a 3.75-4.00 transfer GPA will automatically be awarded the Benefactors Scholarship worth up to $2,800 per year.

Find out how to apply.

Merit-Based Donor Scholarships

  • Value varies by individual scholarship
  • Available to currently enrolled NLU students

Eligibility Criteria:

Each scholarship has specific eligibility requirements as listed in the scholarship brochure. However, to be eligible to receive a Merit Scholarship, a student must: 

  • demonstrate evidence of academic performance
  • have completed at least one term at NLU prior to deadline as determined by the Office of Student Finance
  • submit all application materials (application, essay, and letter of recommendation from an NLU faculty member) by the deadline. Contact the Office of Student Finance for complete details.

Find out how to apply.

Doctoral Scholarships

There are a limited number of doctoral scholarships available to students in the National College of Education, visit NCE doctoral scholarship web page and the College of Arts and Sciences, click here. Please contact your faculty advisor or visit the webpages for additional information.