Northern Illinois University

Financial Aid

Who is eligible to apply for Federal and State financial aid?

  • Citizens of the United States.
  • U.S. permanent residents who have an Alien Registration Receipt Card (I-551).
  • Conditional permanent residents (I-551C).
  • Other eligible noncitizens with an Arrival-Departure Record (I-94) from the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service showing any one of the following designations: "Refugee," Asylum Granted," "Indefinite Parole," "Humanitarian Parole," or "Cuban-Haitian Entrant."
  • Students convicted under federal and state law of sale or possession of drugs who successfully complete an acceptable drug rehabilitation program.

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