Huskies. Never. Quit. You just have to unleash them.

Scholarships are one of the greatest needs at NIU and one of the best investments you can make in the University.

Many NIU students are first-generation—the first in their families to even think about going to college. Some come from very challenging circumstances. Many work multiple jobs to pay tuition and make ends meet. But NIU students never quit and neither will the alumni and donors who support them.

Creating life-changing opportunities for our hardworking, dedicated students and faculty is the NIU Foundation's highest priority. You can help make sure that all students with a dream--and a willingness to work hard--have access to an NIU education by making a gift to one of the scholarship funds below.

Student Scholarship Fund Where The Need Is The Greatest NIU Operating Staff Dependent Scholarship Supportive Professional Staff Scholarship Fund Faculty Fund for Undergraduate Scholarships

Leaderboard

Area with the most gifts

Which area on campus will bring in the most gifts during the NIUDOG? Keep an eye on this leaderboard to find out!

Rank	Department	Gifts
1	Student Scholarships	355
2	College of Business	219
3	College of Visual & Performing Arts	191
4	College of Liberal Arts and Sciences	137
5	College of Education	131
6	Academic Diversity, Equity & Inclusion	114
7	College of Health & Human Sciences	70
8	College of Law	68
9	Huskie Food Pantry	51
10	College of Engineering & Engineering Technology	35
11	NIU Huskie Athletics	33
12	The Northern Star	27
13	University Libraries	25
14	Alumni Association & Affinity Groups	18
15	McKinley Deacon Davis CHANCE Program	11

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Leaderboard

Area to raise the most money

Which area on campus will raise the most money during the NIUDOG? Keep an eye on this leaderboard to find out!

Rank	Department	Raised
1	College of Business	$175,070.00
2	College of Liberal Arts and Sciences	$45,436.00
3	Student Scholarships	$39,251.00
4	College of Visual & Performing Arts	$25,036.00
5	Academic Diversity, Equity & Inclusion	$14,390.00
6	NIU Huskie Athletics	$14,250.00
7	College of Engineering & Engineering Technology	$11,741.00
8	College of Law	$11,400.00
9	College of Education	$9,849.00
10	College of Health & Human Sciences	$4,980.00
11	Huskie Food Pantry	$1,703.50
12	The Northern Star	$1,690.00
13	Alumni Association & Affinity Groups	$1,330.00
14	Northern Public Radio	$1,260.00
15	McKinley Deacon Davis CHANCE Program	$1,060.00

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$26,000

Altendorf Momentum Challenge

You did it! Thanks to your generosity you have helped to unleash $26,000 from NIU alumnus Michael Altendorf '79, ’81 MBA, and his wife Susan to support student scholarships. Thank you, Huskies!

701 / 701 Gifts

Completed

Match

Ken Greisman Match for Student Scholarships

You did it! Thanks to your generosity you have helped to unleash $2,500 from Ken Greisman to support student scholarships at NIU. Thank you, Huskies!

$2,500 MATCHED

Completed

$100,000

Scott Launch Challenge

You did it! Thanks to your generosity you have helped to unleash $100,000 from Dr. Tom Scott '75 to support student scholarships. Thank you, Huskies!

500 / 500 Gifts

Completed

$2,500

Recent Grad Challenge

You did it! Thanks to your generosity you have helped to unleash $2,500 from a group of NIU recent graduates (Classes of 2009-2018) to support student scholarships. Thank you, Huskies!

100 / 100 Gifts

Completed

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Or you can contact us at northernfund@niu.edu.

Areas to Support

College of Business College of Education College of Engineering & Engineering Technology College of Health & Human Sciences College of Law College of Liberal Arts and Sciences College of Visual & Performing Arts Student Scholarships Alumni Association & Affinity Groups Academic Diversity, Equity & Inclusion University Honors Program Huskie Food Pantry University Libraries NIU Huskie Athletics The Northern Star Northern Public Radio McKinley Deacon Davis CHANCE Program NIU Study Abroad

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