The Department of Learning Innovation, Leadership and Technology (LILT) offers two scholarships for interested and qualified students that are administered directly within the department. Please review each scholarship description for specific application instructions.
LILT students may also be eligible for additional scholarships through NIU’s MyScholarships online system. Complete the general application to be automatically matched with scholarships based on your submitted information.
James Douglas Gott, Ph.D. Education Scholarship for Doctoral Students in Instructional Technology
Scholarship for participation in professional meetings and conferences related to Instructional Technology. All applicants must be at the doctoral level in the Instructional Technology program; must be able to demonstrate both academic and professional achievement in the field of Instructional Technology and Design; and must have a paper or presentation related to Instructional Technology accepted at a state, regional, national, or international conference for the coming year. Graduate student must have completed a minimum of 24 graduate credit hours at NIU by date of application (including transferred credits which appear on NIU transcript). Minimum scholarship amount is $300.
Applications may be submitted by an individual whose conference proposal is currently under review; however, receipt of scholarship award is contingent on proposal acceptance.
- Required elements: Completed 24 credit hours, letter of recommendation, high GPA, CV/résumé, 250-word essay (personal statement), acceptance of paper/presentation at IT-related conference (copy of abstract, proof of authorship, complete proposal, and acceptance letter or evidence that proposal was submitted for review).
- The personal statement essay should address the following: Describe your interest and professional involvement in instructional technology and your commitment to the field in your anticipated professional career. You should demonstrate your familiarity with instructional technology and evaluation by incorporating it into the foregoing discussion.
- Desired CV/résumé elements: Paper presentations at professional conferences, professional honors, and published articles/media.
- Procedure: Send an electronic copy of your application to lilt@niu.edu. Indicate Gott Scholarship in the subject line. The lilt Office will verify GPA and credit hours.
- Selection: The LILT Department Academic Research, Retention and Professionalism Committee will choose the scholarship recipient(s). The committee's decision will be final. Successful candidates will be notified by email.
Application deadline: October 1 and February 1
Robert H. Bauernfeind Memorial Scholarship
Scholarship for a master's student in the College of Education seeking a degree with an emphasis in Educational Research, Evaluation and Assessment. Graduate students must have completed a minimum of 15 graduate credit hours at NIU by date of application (including transferred credits that appear on NIU transcript). Minimum scholarship amount is $500.
- Required elements: Completed 15 credit hours, letter of recommendation, high GPA, demonstrated interest in Educational Research, Evaluation, and Assessment, 250-word essay (personal statement), and CV/ résumé.
- The personal statement essay should address the following: Describe your interest and professional involvement in educational research, evaluation, and assessment and your commitment to the field in your anticipated professional career. You should demonstrate your familiarity with educational research, evaluation, and assessment by incorporating it in the foregoing discussion.
- Desired CV/résumé elements: Paper presentations at professional conferences, professional honors, and published articles/instruments.
- Procedure: Submit an electronic copy of your application to the MyScholarships online system. The lilt Office will verify GPA and credit hours.
- Selection: The lilt Department Academic Research, Retention, and Professionalism Committee will choose the scholarship recipient. The committee's decision will be final. The successful candidate will be notified by email.
Application deadline: February 1