Building a brighter future for
Northwestern State University since 1884

Open Doors Through Scholarships

Scholarships open doors for students ready to learn, lead, and serve. Gifts to the NSU Foundation make a Northwestern State University education more accessible, helping students focus on their goals, graduate with confidence, and bring their talents back to communities across north and central Louisiana.
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Strengthen the Student Experience

Student success depends on meaningful support inside and outside the classroom. Through the NSU Foundation, donors help provide resources and opportunities that keep students engaged, prepared, and inspired to become the workforce, entrepreneurs, and civic leaders north and central Louisiana needs.

Foundation Scholarship Form

Support the Columns Fund

The Columns Fund provides flexible support for programs and projects that strengthen Northwestern State University. Annual unrestricted gifts help NSU respond to emerging needs, support student-focused initiatives, and invest where it matters most to advance the university’s future.

The Columns Fund
NSU Columns at Sunrise

Mission

The mission of the Northwestern State University Foundation is to serve the students, faculty, and staff of Northwestern State University, primarily through financial resources raised and distributed by the corporation.

Our History

The Northwestern State Foundation is a nonprofit organization established on May 20, 1960, by 27 individuals under Louisiana law.

The Foundation supports scholarships, professorships, fundraising, and academic programs while strengthening connections among faculty, students, alumni, corporations, and other supporters of academic excellence.

It operates through a voluntary Board of Directors—business and professional leaders who meet quarterly and serve on committees to guide the Foundation’s work.

NSU Columns at Sunrise
NSU Columns at Sunrise

Annual Report

The Northwestern State University Foundation’s Annual Report highlights the impact of donor support and the Foundation’s ongoing commitment to advancing the mission of Northwestern State University.

The report provides an overview of scholarships, academic initiatives, fundraising efforts, and financial stewardship while recognizing the alumni, friends, corporations, and community partners whose generosity supports students, faculty, and programs across the university.

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Frequently Asked Questions

The Foundation works with former students, corporations and other supporters to match their charitable interests with the university’s priorities. Your gifts create scholarships, advance faculty endeavors, enhance student programs and fund new buildings. Gifts made to the Foundation are tax deductible to the extent permitted by law.

Through the years, the NSU Foundation Inc., has assisted the university in many ways. This includes, but is not limited to:

  • Funding areas not supported with state dollars.
  • Supporting academic departments in areas where state funds are not available or when additional funding is critical.
  • Providing funds for academic scholarship, currently more than $1.5 million per year.
  • Securing and managing large grants and contributions for endowing professorships, scholarships and chairs.
  • Managing and investing money raised by the NSU Alumni Association.
  • Administering and overseeing endowed funds, including scholarship accounts, totaling approximately $20 million.
  • Assisting the NSU administrating in achieving university goals and objectives.
Your tax-deductible donation can impact Northwestern State University, regardless of amount. Your active participation impacts our community and student education. The Northwestern State Foundation is exempt from tax under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and qualifies for the maximum charitable contribution deduction by donors. Our Federal Identification Number is 72-6021495.

Give Now

To order a copy of your diploma,

  1. Visit https://www.nsula.edu/registrar/appeal-and-request-forms/
  2. Select #16 (Request for duplicate diploma)

Visit the National Student Clearinghouse and scroll down to the bottom of the page where it says “Order Transcript“. From there, you fill out your information and you will get your transcript quickly.