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The Northwest Nazarene University Endowment consists of over 400 individual scholarship and faculty research funds which help shape the lives of nearly 2,000 students from all over the world. These endowment funds exist in perpetuity and provide the resources each year that are necessary for countless students to experience NNU. More than $20 million has been generously given toward University endowments by thousands of alumni and friends to support the Christ-centered education found at NNU.

Give to an endowed fund or scholarship

Learn more about specific
endowment and scholarship opportunities
by seeing the different opportunities below:

Named Scholarship

Endowed Scholarships are a great way to reflect your personal values and support for NNU. You can also establish a new endowment in honor of a loved one. This is a wonderful way to leave a legacy!

The minimum gifting requirement for a named endowed scholarship is $25,000. The University will allow up to five years for total donations to reach that minimum if a fund is started with less than $25,000.
Endowed scholarships can be designated to benefit one of four areas of student support: academic merit, financial need, area of study, or athletics.

Please contact Mark Wheeler at 208-467-8423 or mjwheeler@nnu.edu to learn more about establishing a new endowed scholarship at NNU for you or in honor of a loved one.

Ministerial Scholarship

As the cost of attending college continues to rise, more and more students are finding it difficult to afford higher education. Nowhere is this need more keenly felt than in the lives of our ministerial students. Frequently, students graduate with tens of thousands of dollars in debt, and it is just as often that graduates struggle to repay that debt because of their commitment to ministry.

The minimum gifting requirement for a named ministerial scholarship is $25,000. The University will allow up to five years for total donations to reach that minimum if a fund is started with less than $25,000.
The funds generated from a ministerial scholarship will provide assistance to young men and women who are pursuing a career in ministry and who are participating in the Ministerial Program through the School of Christian Ministries at NNU.

Please contact Mark Wheeler at 208-467-8423 or mjwheeler@nnu.edu to learn more about establishing a new ministerial scholarship at NNU for you or in honor of a loved one.

Faculty Speaker Funds

These funds provide the opportunity for NNU professors to contribute to churches, alumni groups, and other outside organizations and agencies by conducting special off-campus lectures on significant scientific, religious, scholarly or cultural topics.

The minimum gift to have a named faculty speaker fund is $100,000.

Please contact Mark Wheeler at 208-467-8423 or mjwheeler@nnu.edu to learn more about establishing a new endowed faculty speaker fund at NNU for you or in honor of a loved one.

Guest Lecture Series

One characteristic that makes Northwest Nazarene University so attractive to students and faculty is its commitment to a high quality education. An endowed guest lecture series contributes to this commitment by supporting the expenses associated with bringing special guest speakers to the NNU campus. Income from this type of endowment is used to defray travel costs and honoraria for visitors.

The minimum gift to have a named guest lecture series is $250,000.

Please contact Mark Wheeler at 208-467-8423 or mjwheeler@nnu.edu to learn more about establishing a new endowed guest lecture series at NNU for you or in honor of a loved one.

Dean's Scholarship

Named dean's scholarships are a means of recruiting, recognizing and rewarding outstanding student scholars. Awards are merit-based and awarded for multiple years subject to satisfactory academic performance. Awards are made on a competitive basis and administered by the University's Scholarship Committee.

The minimum funds to establish a new named Dean's Scholarship is $250,000.

Please contact Mark Wheeler at 208-467-8423 or mjwheeler@nnu.edu to learn more about establishing a new endowed Dean's Scholarship at NNU for you or in honor of a loved one.

Nighthawk Athletic Scholarship

Funds received for the establishment of Nighthawk Athletic Scholarship will help with the recruitment and retention of top scholarly athletes.

The minimum funds to establish a new named Nighthawk Athletic Scholarship is $250,000.

Please contact Mark Wheeler at 208-467-8423 or mjwheeler@nnu.edu to learn more about establishing a new endowed Nighthawk Athletic Scholarship at NNU for you or in honor of a loved one.

Named President's Scholarship

Named presidential scholarships are a means of recruiting, recognizing and rewarding outstanding student scholars. Awards are merit-based and awarded for multiple years subject to satisfactory academic performance. Awards are made on a highly competitive basis and administered by the University's Scholarship Committee.

The minimum funds to establish a new named President's Scholarship is $500,000.

Please contact Mark Wheeler at 208-467-8423 or mjwheeler@nnu.edu to learn more about establishing a new endowed President's Scholarship at NNU for you or in honor of a loved one.

Faculty Professorship

Funds received for the establishment of a Faculty Professorship generate funding to assist with underwriting a faculty position each year. These contributed funds enable the University to cover all or most of the base salary of the holder of this Professorship. The Professor would be released from at least one course each year, with the expectation that the Professor would be involved in scholarly publication and would assist the university with various public relations efforts.

The minimum funds to establish a new named Faculty Professorship is $1,250,000.

Please contact Mark Wheeler at 208-467-8423 or mjwheeler@nnu.edu to learn more about establishing a new endowed Faculty Professorship at NNU for you or in honor of a loved one.

Faculty Chair

Funds received for the establishment of a Faculty Chair generate funding for a faculty position and certain other enhancements. The named chair must be consistent with the mission of the University and its priorities. A chair may be named in honor of the donor or designee, subject to approval of the Board of Trustees on the recommendation of the President. The endowment fund provides the base salary and fringe benefits to support the chair, as well as providing special benefits to the chair holder, such as special secretarial support, travel, and/or a student research assistant. The faculty member occupying a Faculty Chair will be expected to do research in the name of the university (which may include scholarly publication or preparation of instructional materials), teach a reduced load, and assist the university with various public relations efforts.

The funds necessary for establishing a new named faculty chair endowment is $2,500,000.

Please contact Mark Wheeler at 208-467-8423 or mjwheeler@nnu.edu to learn more about establishing a new faculty chair endowment at NNU for you or in honor of a loved one.

School

The naming of a School (i.e. School of Business or School of Science and Mathematics) provides one of the premier vehicles for assuring long-term program prestige and excellence. The proceeds of this endowment provide resources to underwrite and enhance the named School. The naming of a School is anticipated to be long-lasting, but the possibility of organizational restructure must be acknowledged; any such reorganization may have impact on the administrative unit that bears the name after any such reorganization.

The funds necessary for naming one of the University's six schools is currently $5,000,000.

Please contact Mark Wheeler at 208-467-8423 or mjwheeler@nnu.edu to learn more about naming opportunities for one of the six academic schools at Northwest Nazarene University.