Northwestern University

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Evanston, IL

University Website:  www.northwestern.edu/
Apply Online:  www.northwestern.edu/admissions/

Northwestern University (NU) is a private research university with campuses in Evanston and Chicago in Illinois, United States. Northwestern has 12 undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees.

Northwestern was founded in 1851 by John Evans, for whom Evanston is named, and eight other lawyers, businessmen and Methodist leaders to serve the people of a region that had once been known as the Northwest Territory. Instruction began in 1855; women were admitted in 1869. Today, the main campus is a 240-acre (97 ha) parcel in Evanston, along the shores of Lake Michigan. The university's law and medical schools are located on a 25-acre (10 ha) campus in Chicago's Streeterville neighborhood. In 2008, the University opened a campus in Education City, Doha, Qatar with programs in journalism and communication. In academic year 2010-2011, Northwestern enrolled 8,397 undergraduate and 7,870 graduate and professional students.

Northwestern has one of the largest university endowments in the United States, valued at $7.1 billion in 2012. One of only 62 institutions elected to the Association of American Universities (1917), Northwestern was awarded more than $500 million in research grants in 2010–2011, placing it in the first tier of the major research universities in the United States by the Center for Measuring University Performance. Its schools of management, engineering, and communication, for example, are among the most academically productive in the nation. Northwestern is a founding member of the Big Ten Conference and remains the only private university in the conference. The Northwestern Wildcats compete in 19 intercollegiate sports in the NCAA's Division I.

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Northwestern University College Scholarships

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Siebel Scholars Program

Siebel Scholars Foundation

$35,000 Varies See Details
 

Siebel Scholars Program

Siebel Scholars Foundation

award

$35,000

deadline

Varies
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Golden Apple Scholars of Illinois Program

Golden Apple Foundation

Up to $23,000 April 01, 2024 See Details
 

Golden Apple Scholars of Illinois Program

Golden Apple Foundation

award

Up to $23,000

deadline

April 01, 2024
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IES Merit-Based David Porter Diversity Scholarship

Institute for the International Education of Students (IES Abroad)

Up to $5,000 Varies See Details
 

IES Merit-Based David Porter Diversity Scholarship

Institute for the International Education of Students (IES Abroad)

award

Up to $5,000

deadline

Varies
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Invenergy Women’s Network Scholarship

Society of Women Engineers (SWE)

$3,500 March 31, 2024 See Details
 

Invenergy Women’s Network Scholarship

Society of Women Engineers (SWE)

award

$3,500

deadline

March 31, 2024
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IES Need-Based Financial Aid Scholarship

Institute for the International Education of Students (IES Abroad)

Up to $2,000 Varies See Details
 

IES Need-Based Financial Aid Scholarship

Institute for the International Education of Students (IES Abroad)

award

Up to $2,000

deadline

Varies
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Business Organization Scholarship - Northwood University

Northwood University

Up to $5,000 Varies See Details
 

Business Organization Scholarship - Northwood University

Northwood University

award

Up to $5,000

deadline

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Quest for Excellence Award

QuestBridge

$1,000 March 20, 2024 See Details
 

Quest for Excellence Award

QuestBridge

award

$1,000

deadline

March 20, 2024
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Luce Scholars Program

Henry Luce Foundation, Inc.

Varies Varies See Details
 

Luce Scholars Program

Henry Luce Foundation, Inc.

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deadline

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Zeamore A. Ader Memorial Scholarship

Northwestern University School of Law

Varies Varies See Details
 

Zeamore A. Ader Memorial Scholarship

Northwestern University School of Law

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Turcotte Environmental Law Scholarship

Northwestern University School of Law

Varies Varies See Details
 

Turcotte Environmental Law Scholarship

Northwestern University School of Law

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