Merit-Based Donor Scholarship Application

This year’s application deadline has passed. Applications for next year’s merit scholarships will begin being accepted in early 2014.

Contact Information

Required fields are marked with an asterisk (*)
Applicant Name: * NLU ID: *
Address 1: * Address 2:
City: * State / Zip: *
Primary Phone: * NLU Email: *

Student Profile

Campus: * Academic Level: *

Academic Information

College: *
Major: *
GPA (cumulative): *

Current Enrollment

These scholarships are for current NLU students with an established academic record. To be eligible to apply, a student must complete at least one term prior to March 31, 2013.
If you will be Student Teaching during the 2013-2014 academic year, please specify the term:




Scholarship Information

Please refer to the Merit-Based Scholarship List and determine those scholarships whose eligibility criteria you meet. Indicate below the scholarship(s) for which you wish to apply for by selecting each scholarship. You may select as many scholarships as are applicable but will only be considered for those you indicate. *

You may select multiple Scholarships by holding the Ctrl key while clicking.
Please list and describe briefly all on-campus activities, clubs or organizations in which you have been an active participant in the past year: *
Please list and describe briefly any volunteer (unpaid) work that you have completed in the past year: *
Please list and describe your off-campus activities and involvement within community organizations and causes not listed above, including a contact name and phone number for each activity: *
Please list any scholarships or awards you currently receive from NLU or any other source. This does not disqualify you for consideration of Merit-Based Scholarships:

Please provide us with any additional information that you feel would help us in determining your eligibility for the scholarship(s) in the essay you submit with this application. You may include information regarding your chosen career path, professional philosophy, and your personal/family situation. You need to write an essay specifically for the purpose of applying for Merit-Based Scholarships at NLU. DO NOT submit your "Why Teach" or "Philosophy of Education" essay. Be sure your essay includes all information related to the specific criteria and the essay guidelines offered on the Merit-Based Donor Scholarship Application Instructions.
Attach Essay: *

In addition to this completed application and your essay, you must also submit your resume and a letter of recommendation from an NLU faculty member to be considered for a merit scholarship. The professor may email the letter to stapplications@nl.edu. See the Merit-Based Donor Scholarship Application Instructions for details.
Attach Resume: *

Digital Signature and Acknowledgement

I understand that all information I have provided is true. I understand that names of scholarship recipients are public information and will be posted on the NLU website and shared with donors. I understand that in addition to the online posting, recipients will be notified via student email by July of 2013. I understand that all recipients are selected by a committee of the NLU Faculty Senate whose decisions are final. If I receive a scholarship(s), I agree to write the donor expressing my appreciation for the award. I understand that I will be expected to participate in a scholarship ceremony in Spring 2014 at the NLU campus in Chicago. I understand that my application will only be accepted if all components, including the completed online application with my essay and resume attached and my separate letter of recommendation, are received by April 26, 2013.
Please type your name to acknowledge the above guidelines:
Date: Wednesday, June 19, 2013



Locations

  • CHICAGO DOWNTOWN CAMPUS

    NLU’s Chicago campus on South Michigan Avenue occupies five floors of the historic Peoples Gas Building. This landmark building, across the street from the Art Institute of Chicago and Grant Park, is easily accessible by train, bus and car and is surrounded by restaurants, parking lots/garages and shops.

    122 S. Michigan Avenue
    Chicago, IL 60603
    800.443.5522

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  • ELGIN

    Conveniently located in a fast-growing business district off I-90 and Route 31, NLU Elgin features 10 classrooms with high-tech media equipment; a computer lab with high-speed Internet access; two conference rooms; and comfortable student lounges. Parking is free at this recently remodeled and upgraded teaching site, which now includes wireless Internet access.

    620 Tollgate Road
    Elgin, IL 60123
    800.443.5522

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  • NORTH SHORE

    Opened in the summer of 2006, NLU North Shore at Skokie is a state-of-the-art modern campus located just off the Edens Expressway near the Old Orchard Shopping Center. The campus includes 44 wireless classrooms equipped with high-tech media equipment; four computer labs with high-speed Internet access, including a walk-in lab in the library; six conference rooms; a public café for beverages and snacks; a student welcome center; a library for research and study; and multiple, comfortable student lounge areas.

    5202 Old Orchard Road
    Skokie, IL 60077
    800.443.5522

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  • LISLE

    Located just minutes from the East-West Tollway (I-88), NLU Lisle features 42 wireless classrooms equipped with high-tech media equipment; four computer labs with high-speed Internet access, including a separate walk-in lab in the library; a café for beverages and snacks; a student welcome center; a library for research and study; conference rooms; and six comfortable student lounge areas with wireless access.

    850 Warrenville Road
    Lisle, IL 60532
    800.443.5522

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  • WHEELING

    Located in one of Chicago's major northwest suburbs, the newly renovated NLU Wheeling includes 20 classrooms with high-tech media equipment, four conference rooms, four computer labs with high-speed Internet access, large student lounge areas with wireless capabilities and interactive video capabilities, and an extensive research library. The site also houses the university library research collection.

    1000 Capitol Drive
    Wheeling, IL 60090
    800.443.5522

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  • FLORIDA (TAMPA)

    Established in 1988 and located in one of the city's major business districts, NLU's Tampa campus serves students in 13 counties in central Florida. In addition to six classrooms, the campus features a conference room, a computer lab with high-speed Internet access, an extensive research library and comfortable student lounges.

    4950 West Kennedy Blvd. #300
    Tampa, FL 33609
    800.366.6581 | www.nl.edu/florida

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  • WISCONSIN

    NLU's Milwaukee campus has a proud history of serving graduate students in education in southeastern Wisconsin. Nearly one in five certified Wisconsin teachers looks to NLU for graduate education programs – more than any other university in the state. In addition to classrooms with high-tech media equipment, the campus offers a state-of-the-art computer lab with wireless Internet access and an extensive IDS research library.

    12000 West Park Place, Suite 100
    Milwaukee, WI 53224-3007
    414.577.2658

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