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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


The Office of Financial Aid, 1801 Hinman Ave., shares a building with the Office of Undergraduate Admission. This year, federal grant applications are available earlier to help low-income students, which poses a challenge for Illinois residents eligible for the Monetary Award Program grant.

Changes to FAFSA process might squeeze MAP grant applicants, administrators say

September 29, 2016

Applications for federally-funded financial aid will open earlier this year, which may inconvenience in-state students eligible for Monetary Award Program grants. This year, the Free Application for...

Study Abroad, Office of Financial Aid launch Bridge Builder Program in effort to make study abroad more financially accessible

February 15, 2016

Low-income students studying abroad this quarter and next have been able to purchase plane tickets through the Northwestern Study Abroad Office as part of the new Bridge Builder Program. Headed by the...

A student eats in a campus dining hall. Beginning this fall, residential assistants will have RA-specific meal plans.

RAs to receive new meal plan, quarterly earnings

July 8, 2015

Starting next year, Northwestern resident assistants will receive earnings of $500 per quarter and a new, RA-specific meal plan. Deb Schmidt-Rogers, the director of Residential Life, said the RA...

President’s Office to fund DM registration fee ‘scholarships’

October 20, 2014

University President Morton Schapiro's office will cover the $50 Dance Marathon registration fee for students who demonstrate financial need this year, the organization announced Monday. "This funding...

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