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Northern Illinois University

Department of Teaching & Learning

Generous Student Financial Support Available

For students studying at the graduate level for their master’s degrees, we have very generous financial support, including

  • ALL tuition (in state or out-of-state)
  • ALL fees
  • FULL health insurance
  • A yearly stipend of $5,244 ($437/month).

In order to be eligible, students must be:

  • Fully admitted to the Northern Illinois University Graduate School
  • An American citizen
  • Willing to commit to work with children and/or adults who are blind or visually impaired anywhere in the U.S. for twice as long as they receive financial support
  • Willing to work as a half-time graduate assistant

Students in this program are obligated to pay for their books and supplies and living expenses, but they do not pay anything to Northern Illinois University. This is not a loan, but rather a graduate assistantship. The only stipulation is that if students do not fulfill their obligations to work with visually disabled children and/or adults for the amount of time required by the federal government (twice as long as they receive funding), then they are obligated to pay back to the federal government the amount of funds they received in this program. The funds emanate from federal grants H325K090232 and H129P090006.

For more information, contact:

Gaylen Kapperman
815-753-8453
gkapperman@niu.edu

or

Jodi Sticken
815-753-8456
jsticken@niu.edu

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