Get Funding at NLU

The NLU Grants and Research Website is a resource for faculty and staff pursuing and managing grant funding to support university sponsored projects and research.

Developing a Proposal with External Funding.
The Office of Institutional Advancement provides support to faculty and staff with developing and submitting proposals to external public (government) or private (foundation and corporate) funders.

For more information, visit Proposal Development or contact Brian Russell, Director of Foundation and Corporate Relations or Karen Galea, Director of External Funding and Proposal Development. To look for funding opportunities, please visit Public and Private Funding Search.
Developing a Proposal with Engaged Research and Innovation Seed Grant Funding (Seed Grant).
The Office of the Provost administers and provides support for the Seed Grant program which is available to fulltime faculty and staff at NLU.

For more information, visit Seed Grant or contact Shaunti Knauth, Director of Engaged Research.
Managing your Awarded Grant.
The Office of Grants and Contracts provides support for both external and NLU Seed-funded proposals that are awarded grant funding.

For more information, visit Managing Your Award and Faculty Grants and Contracts Policy and Procedure or contact Lucille Morgan, Associate Director of Grants Operation or Terri Atienza, Grants Accountant III.

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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
    (888) 658.8632
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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
    (888) 658.8632
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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
    (888) 658.8632
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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
    (888) 658.8632
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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
    (888) 658.8632
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  • FLORIDA (TAMPA)

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

    5110 Sunforest Drive, Suite 102
    Tampa, FL 33634
    (800) 366.6581
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