Grants

• Available to eligible students with demonstrated financial need
• Awards up to $5,775

• Available to students with significant financial need who also qualify for a Pell Grant
• Learn more about the Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant

• Available to students who intend to teach in a high-needs field (bilingual education or English language acquisition, foreign language, math, reading specialist, science, special education) in a school that serves students from low-income families
• Awards up to $3,728 per year
• Requires a 3.25 GPA on a 4.0 scale
• Recipients who fail to meet the conditions for the TEACH Grant must repay the grant
• Learn more about the TEACH Grant Program

• Available up to four years to Iowa students who attend a private college in Iowa
• Awards are $5,340 during 2015–16 for students with an Expected Family Contribution (EFC) under $13,501
• Learn more about the Iowa Tuition Grant

• Available to students with demonstrated financial need and evidence of academic potential
• Award amounts are determined after we review your FAFSA information
• Amounts are renewable each year

Legacy Grants are available to full-time students with a family or church connection to Northwestern. They are not given based on FAFSA information. Students are eligible for a Legacy Grant if they meet any of the following criteria:

• A parent or grandparent attended Northwestern full time for at least 3 semesters
• A sibling is currently enrolled full time or has graduated from NWC
• A parent is currently an ordained pastor/overseas missionary
• The student participated in a Reformed Church in America (RCA) congregation immediately prior to enrolling at Northwestern

Students receive a $1,500 Legacy Grant if they meet any of the above criteria, and the grant remains in effect for up to 4 years.