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$63,543
Amount Raised
512
Gifts Received

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NIU Foundation

CSWGS Student Scholarship
CSWGS Student Scholarship
The Center for the Study of Women, Gender and Sexuality is working to raise funds this month for the Austin Sawicki Scholarship.
$5,475
109%
Funded
54
Donors
6
days left
NIU Marching Band & Silverettes - 2025-26
NIU Marching Band & Silverettes - 2025-26
Help ensure our 2026 edition of “the Pride of the Midwest” students can look as good as they sound.
$17,825
89%
Funded
44
Donors
61
days left
25 for 25 - Center for Innovative Teaching Celebrates 25 Years
25 for 25 - Center for Innovative Teaching Celebrates 25 Years
Help the NIU Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning Celebrate 25 Years of Educational Excellence
$1,950
78%
Funded
40
Donors
6
days left
Anthropology Students Study the World – Help Get Them There!
Anthropology Students Study the World – Help Get Them There!
Anthropology graduate students at NIU conduct research all around the world. Help us provide grants to get them there!
$4,766
79%
Funded
54
Donors
6
days left
Global Huskies Fund
Global Huskies Fund
Meeting Student Needs and Supporting Student Belonging
$2,810
70%
Funded
19
Donors
6
days left
Huskie Food Pantry - 2025
Huskie Food Pantry - 2025
The Huskie Food Pantry serves the entire student body, and annual helps over 1,000 students in need.
$1,747
58%
Funded
66
Donors
6
days left
Huskie Harvest - 2025
Huskie Harvest - 2025
Help feed students in need!
$4,375
54%
Funded
51
Donors
30
days left
NIU College of Law Bar Prep Scholarships - 2025
NIU College of Law Bar Prep Scholarships - 2025
Help us provide scholarships for Law students to successfully prepare for the upcoming bar exam!
$12,400
49%
Funded
52
Donors
0
days left
Digitizing the News from Nowhere
Digitizing the News from Nowhere
News from Nowhere was an underground student newspaper published in DeKalb for the NIU campus from 1967-1971 that featured art, poetry, satire.
$425
35%
Funded
7
Donors
6
days left
CLAS Secondary Educator Licensure Transportation Equity Fund 2025
CLAS Secondary Educator Licensure Transportation Equity Fund 2025
Secondary Educator Licensure Transportation Equity Fund provides teacher candidates with emergency funding due to transportation barriers.
$790
39%
Funded
17
Donors
6
days left
Study Abroad Ghana
Study Abroad Ghana
Help Send our Students to Ghana!
$970
32%
Funded
6
Donors
6
days left
Planting Seeds of Hope: DeKalb’s Donation Garden
Planting Seeds of Hope: DeKalb’s Donation Garden
The DeKalb Donation Garden grows fresh produce for local pantries while offering NIU students and community members hands-on gardening experience.
$1,150
28%
Funded
16
Donors
21
days left
NIU Booklab
NIU Booklab
At BookLab students learn about books, bookmaking, and global technologies of the word.
$2,625
26%
Funded
26
Donors
6
days left
From Classroom to Culture
From Classroom to Culture
Help Send World Languages and Cultures Students Abroad!
$1,350
22%
Funded
3
Donors
6
days left
Huskie Closet - 2025
Huskie Closet - 2025
The Huskie Closet has been an incredible addition to the NIU campus for students, faculty/staff, alumni, and the DeKalb community.
$700
31%
Funded
12
Donors
6
days left
Help NIU Students Experience Southeast Asia as Teachers
Help NIU Students Experience Southeast Asia as Teachers
Help NIU professors and students travel to both Indonesia and Malaysia to co-teach at local schools next summer.
$1,850
18%
Funded
17
Donors
4
days left
Tools for Tomorrow’s Career-Ready Health Professionals
Tools for Tomorrow’s Career-Ready Health Professionals
We are raising money to support current students on their career trajectory and also prepare them in the health sciences and rehabilitation counseling fields.
$810
16%
Funded
8
Donors
6
days left
Yerkes Observatory Tour
Yerkes Observatory Tour
Help cover travel expenses to and from Yerkes Observatory in Lake Geneva!
$225
12%
Funded
3
Donors
6
days left
Sustaining Southeast Asia Crossroads Podcast
Sustaining Southeast Asia Crossroads Podcast
Help Southeast Asia Crossroads podcast train students, support guest speakers, and remain financially independent through community support.
$625
10%
Funded
6
Donors
6
days left
emPOWERing students
emPOWERing students
emPOWER is an amazing, high-energy weekend gathering of student advocates to learn together about organizing and collective action, a one-of-a-kind experience
$300
10%
Funded
4
Donors
6
days left
Support Military and Veteran Services
Support Military and Veteran Services
Help support students who are active duty, veterans, reservists/guard and their dependents.
$125
4%
Funded
2
Donors
11
days left
Women in STEM Programming
Women in STEM Programming
The Women in STEM Lecture series provides a forum for inspiration and collegiality
$200
2%
Funded
4
Donors
6
days left
KNPE Student Academic and Professional Development Fund
KNPE Student Academic and Professional Development Fund
KNPE Student Academic and Professional Development Fund: It’s not just WHAT you know, it’s WHO you know…and where those connections can take you.
$0
0%
Funded
0
Donors
6
days left
Leroy Mitchell Expendable Scholarship for CHANCE
Leroy Mitchell Expendable Scholarship for CHANCE
Help Support the CHANCE Program at NIU!
$50
2%
Funded
1
Donors
6
days left
Powering the Profession - 2025
Powering the Profession - 2025
Powering the Profession provides funding to Higher Education and Student Affairs students at NIU.
$0
0%
Funded
0
Donors
32
days left
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