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Professor Receives Prestigious Research Grant from National Institutes of Health
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North Central College faculty member Dr. Michael T. Stefanik has received a $632,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support his work examining novel treatments for prescription opioid craving and relapse.

Cardinals experiencing housing and basic needs insecurity find assistance
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Nearly 200 North Central students facing financial struggles and housing insecurity received some form of direct assistance during the 2023-24 academic year through a state grant that College faculty and staff collaborated to secure. Countless more current and future students will benefit from campus assistance programs and resources that got a boost from the grant.

North Central College Receives $1.45 Million National Science Foundation Grant
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North Central College has been awarded a five-year, $1.45 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) through the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program. This is the College’s largest NSF grant to date and the fourth major NSF grant awarded to the College in the past two and a half years, totaling more than $3 million in research and programming support for students in the STEM field.

North Central College receives IBHE grant to address student housing and basic needs insecurity
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North Central College has been selected as one of 10 colleges and universities from across the state to receive funding from the Illinois Board of Higher Education’s (IBHE) End Student Housing Insecurity (ESHI) grant.

North Central College faculty awarded two National Endowment for the Humanities grants
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When the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) announced its second round of funding for the year, only eight Illinois institutions were awarded prestigious NEH grants.

Shimer Great Books School invites first cohort of Freedom Scholars to campus 
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Thanks to a new $300,000 grant from the Teagle Foundation, Shimer Great Books School will move forward with launching the Civic Humanities Project, bringing 18 rising high school seniors—known as Freedom Scholars—to the North Central College campus in June.

North Central Earns Impressive Grant for Student Scholars in STEM from the National Science Foundation
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North Central College has been awarded $750,000 from the National Science Foundation (NSF)’s Scholarship in STEM (S-STEM) program to provide funding for the Leadership Experience and Advancement Program in STEM (LEAPS), a new scholarship program for students studying biol

Biology professor earns prestigious grant from National Science Foundation
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A multifaceted grant proposal to support faculty-student research and prepare students for careers in botany and similar fields garnered major funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF).

North Central’s receipt of grant from federal study abroad program gains media interest
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The College is one of 26 colleges and universities nationwide to receive this grant out of 132 applicants

North Central College has been awarded an IDEAS grant from the U.S.

North Central College awarded IDEAS Grant from the U.S. Department of State’s Capacity Building Program for U.S. Study Abroad
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North Central College has been selected to receive an IDEAS (Increase and Diversify Education Abroad for U.S. Students) grant from the U.S. Department of State’s Capacity Building Program for U.S. Study Abroad.

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The College is one of 26 colleges and universities nationwide to receive this grant out of 132 applicants