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Joseph P. Zabilski Scholarship

Established in 1983 in honor of Joseph Zabilski, this scholarship will provide financial aid to Northeastern University varsity athletes.  

Joseph P. Zabilski was elected to the Northeastern Varsity Club Hall of Fame in 1976 for his outstanding career as both a coach and an administrator. In his 24 years as head football coach between 1948 and 1971, his teams won 101 games against 77 losses and 6 ties. Zabilski was honored as the New England Coach of the Year in 1953 and 1963 and as District I Coach of the Year by his peers in the American Football Coaches Association in 1963 and 1967. In 1974 he received the prestigious George C. Carens Award for outstanding contribution to New England football.

Sidney & Marilyn Tartarkin Scholarship

The Sidney & Marilyn Tartarkin Scholarship Fund was established in 1986 by Sidney and Marilyn Tartarkin. The scholarship is awarded annually to students enrolled in the cooperative plan of education at Northeastern University. The family has requested that donations be made in memory of Marilyn Tartarkin.

Eugene J. Blackman Theatre Scholarship Fund

This fund was established in 1988 to honor Eugene J. Blackman, Professor and Chairman in the Department of Theatre and Dance, for his 41 years of dedicated service to our students and Northeastern University. This scholarship is awarded annually to students who demonstrate outstanding professional promise in theatre.

Ernie Arlett Men’s Rowing Endowed Fund

G. Ernest “Ernie” Arlett was the first coach of rowing at Northeastern.  In 1965, his fledgling team defeated 33 of 34 competitors and earned a berth at England’s prestigious Henley Royal Regatta.  Husky crews began turning heads and within four years his team won the national championship.   

This fund will be used to provide support for the men’s varsity Rowing program, including but not limited to: travel, equipment, and support of the coaching staff.

Law School Alumni/ae Association Scholarship

This fund will provide scholarship support to Northeastern School of Law students.

Harry Olins Scholarship Fund

The Harry Olins Memorial Scholarship Fund was established by Mrs. Janice P. Olins in memory of her husband as an expression of firm belief in University College students and “what they stand for.”

The fund, now presented by Ms. Nancy Olins in recognition of her father’s long service on the business faculty, makes available an annual tuition award to students who, in terms of scholastic achievement, character, and personal need, best typify the spirit of NU.

Paul E. Hirshson Byline Scholarship Fund

This fund was established in 1991 by Roberta Star Hirshson in loving memory of her husband Paul E. Hirshson, LA ’63. Paul was a longtime editor and reporter for the Boston Globe. He covered Cambridge and its residents with a sense of fairness and respect. Ultimately the City of Cambridge named a public square in his honor in 1992. The fund will provide financial aid through annual awards to worthy undergraduate or graduate students in the School of Journalism who have demonstrated financial need, academic achievement, and a concern for professional ethics.

Southeast Florida Alumni Association Memorial Scholarship Fund

The Southeast Florida Alumni Association Memorial Scholarship Fund was established in 1993 by the Southeast Florida Alumni Club (now the Palm Beach Community), in memory of Dr. Kenneth A. Loftman E’51, CPS’53, H’90; H. Leonard Singer, DMSB’47; and Arthur Segall, Sr. LA’49. These devoted Northeastern alumni were committed to building the Northeastern community in South Florida. The scholarship provides annual awards to upperclass students with financial need from Dade, Broward, or Palm Beach counties in Florida.

President John A. Curry Scholarship Fund

This scholarship was established by many alumni and friends of Northeastern University on the occasion of the retirement of President Curry, a graduate of the class of 1956, following seven years of distinguished service as Northeastern’s fifth president. It is awarded to deserving students with demonstrated financial need and academic achievement.

Robert Cord Endowed Book Fund

This fund was established by former students of Robert L. Cord, Matthews Distinguished University Professor and Professor of Political Science, in honor of his retirement.

Candace Lee Williams Memorial Scholarship

Candace Lee Williams, from Danbury Connecticut, was pursuing a five-year degree in business administration at Northeastern when she was killed at age 20 in the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center. Friends and classmates honored her academic success, sense of humor, and warm personality by establishing the Candace Lee Williams Memorial Scholarship Fund at Northeastern in October 2001. The scholarship is for academically talented undergraduate students in the D’Amore-McKim School of Business.

During her third-year, Candace participated in a co-op at Merrill Lynch in New York City. There, she furthered her interest in becoming a stockbroker and impressed her colleagues with her intellect and her commitment to helping others succeed. Soon after Candace completed her co-op, Merrill Lynch wrote to Northeastern saying, “please send five more like Candace.”

On 9/11, during a break after exams, Candace boarded American Airlines Flight 11, bound for California to visit her roommate and other friends. Their plans included renting a convertible and having their pictures taken under the Hollywood sign. These carefree plans were not fulfilled when Candace’s plane tragically crashed into the same building where she had worked just a few months earlier.

A plaque on the Northeastern campus pays tribute to Candace and is engraved with the words of Northeastern English professor Stuart Peterfreund, whose poetic words recall the mark she left on her family, friends, and peers: “And so this stone, this space,” the poem reads in part. “To mark the fact that you were of this place / Brightly, briefly, but with surpassing grace.”

Suzanne B. and Mortimer S. Greenberg Scholarship Fund

This fund provides scholarship support for Northeastern students in the Bouvé College of Health Sciences. 

Neumeyer Family Scholarship Fund

This scholarship will be awarded annually to one or more worthy and deserving students to the Bouve College of Health Sciences who have significant financial need and who will truly benefit from this support. Candidates must be full-time undergraduate students enrolled at Northeastern. The scholarship may be renewed in succeeding years based on the student’s continued financial need and high academic achievement of the recipient(s).

Gillespie Graduate Research Award

The Gillespie Graduate Research Award will help to cover expenses for research presentations at professional meetings for graduate students in the Department of Health Sciences.  Recipients of funding must be graduate students with an accepted abstract for presentation at a regional, national or international scientific meeting.

Unrestricted / Greatest Need

Donors who make gifts without stipulating how they should be used are providing “unrestricted” funding. These gifts allow Northeastern to meet immediate and greatest needs, ranging from day to day operations, to sudden emergencies, to unanticipated academic or student life opportunities.

The world around Northeastern constantly changes, and the dynamism of university’s global presence reflects this. Your unrestricted support allows Northeastern to rise to the challenge of constantly improving and enhancing the educational experience of current and future students.

Economics Department Fund

The mission of the Department of Economics at Northeastern University is to provide, through both teaching and research, a better understanding of the global, national and local economic issues that will confront our society now and in the future.

The department’s teaching mission is to offer rigorous undergraduate and graduate degree programs with emphasis on the relationship of theory to practice, use of hands-on research assignments, and the use of state-of-the-art educational technology. It places a particularly strong emphasis on students, incorporating independent learning experiences, extensive student-professor interaction, and the maintenance of a friendly, supportive environment for all students.

The department’s research mission is to develop an environment conducive to promoting high-quality applied research. Applied research is work that informs policy at the global, national or local level, or that is useful in the conduct of business, or the administration of government or non-profit activities. A related objective and natural outcome of our research effort is to incorporate both graduate and undergraduate students into the process.

Club Sports - Men’s Volleyball

We are a competitive collegiate men’s volleyball program in the NECVL (New England Collegiate Volleyball League).

Club Sports - Men’s Ultimate Frisbee

Founded in 1998, the Northeastern Huskies have become a nationally competitive team in 20 years, about half the amount of time most other teams in the region have been in existence. Just five years ago, we were ranked #168 by USA Ultimate (USAU) and on April 28, 2019, ranked at #27, we upset the 8th best team in the country to qualify for Nationals for the first time in program history. In under three weeks, we will be competing in the USAU DI College Championships in Texas.

Club Sports - Inline Hockey

The Northeastern Inline Hockey team competes in Division 2 and Division 3 in the Eastern Collegiate Roller Hockey Association and is part of the National Collegiate Roller Hockey Association. As a team that is consistently ranked in the top 10 of the nation, and 2016-17 ECRHA D2 champs, we are looking for players who are both competetive and passionate for hockey. We frequently travel to Philadelphia, Long Island, and New Jersey to play schools all over the northeast.

John D. O’Bryant African-American Institute

The John D. O’Bryant African-American Institute has always been “committed to intellectually, culturally, and socially inspiring students toward excellence, success, and service [and to] engaging the broader university community, the surrounding urban community, and the world for balanced student and leadership development.”

Library Dean’s Innovation Fund

Gifts to the Library Dean’s Innovation Fund create and support transformative initiatives and services such as the 3D Studio, GIS, and data visualization, and builds new collections and collaborative learning spaces.

Your gift to this fund may generate additional support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

The Middle East Center

The Middle East Center at Northeastern University is dedicated to supporting research about the Middle East as well as promoting a general interest in the region amongst Northeastern students and the greater Boston community. The Middle East Center is also committed to cultivating links between Northeastern University and universities in the Middle East. The Center organizes a variety of events and activities on and off Northeastern’s campus and hosts visiting scholars.

Club Sports - Men’s Alpine Skiing

We race in the Thompson division of the United States Collegiate Ski Association (USCSA). Our teams have a great time skiing, working out, serving the community, and fundraising together.

This fund supports Northeastern’s downhill skiers. Our Alpine Ski Team is regularly among the top teams in the Eastern Conference.

Club Sports - Women’s Alpine Skiing

NU Alpine Ski Team is a sports team from Northeastern University, competing in the Thompson Division of USCSA’s Eastern Region. Each year, we ski for six weekends of racing, plus postseason, as we attempt to qualify for USCSA National Championships in both men and women’s racing. Currently, the team counts 31 athletes from across the country, spanning all seven undergraduate colleges. We’re a group of passionate skiers who have decided to spend out weekends traveling up and down the east coast, having fun and ski racing as a team.

Club Sports - Dance Team

The Northeastern University Dance Team was founded in 2004 by a group of Northeastern students passionate about dance and interested in supporting their school at a higher level. Since then, we have grown to be a spirit team staple in the athletic department. Our styles typically include hip-hop, jazz, and pom, with a strong underpinning of technique in all routines.

The mission of the team is to provide an avenue of performance for experienced dancers at various sporting events, as well regional and nationally recognized competitions. We are dedicated to representing Northeastern University Athletics in a positive and energetic manner.

Club Sports - Field Hockey

These past 11 years we have qualified for the national tournament.

We won the National Championship in 2008 and have been National Semi-Finalists/Quarter-Finalists for the last three years. The team is usually between 20 and 25 players. 

Club Sports - Figure Skating

Figure skating doesn’t have to end after high school. The Northeastern University Figure Skating Club (NUFSC) is a team open to figure skaters of all levels, allowing you to keep skating all through college!

NUFSC is an entirely student run group, though we do have a coach available to us during our practice sessions. We are lucky enough to hold our practice sessions at the beautiful Matthews Arena, which is part of the Northeastern University campus.

Club Sports - Co-ed Golf

We are current members of the National Collegiate Club Golf Association (NCCGA). We compete in approximately 5 to 10 tournaments in both the fall and the spring semesters.

Club Sports - Running

We’re NU Club Running, a group of Northeastern students who love to run! We pride ourselves in welcoming runners of all experience and ability levels. Our team competes in a wide variety of cross country meets, road races, and indoor and outdoor track meets throughout the year. We are a part of the National Intercollegiate Running Club Association (NIRCA) and USA Track & Field (USATF).

Our team has enjoyed much success over the past few years, including our men’s team winning their second consecutive Fall National Cross Country Championship in 2022, and our team having 15 qualifiers (10 men and 5 women) for the 2023 Boston Marathon! In 2023, our team hosted a twilight outdoor track meet in March, and we sent members of our team to the Spring National Track and Field Championships for the first time in club history!

Club Sports - Sailing Coed

The Northeastern Sailing Team is one of the oldest college sailing teams in the country. Originally called “Northeastern Yacht Club,” our humble beginnings started on the Charles River in 1940. Since then, with the progression of Sailing as a collegiate sport, Northeastern has become a part of the New England Intercollegiate Sailing Association (NEISA) and has developed a partnership with MIT to support our practices.

With the support of students and alumni, the Sailing team has remained a consistent program at Northeastern over many decades.