Support the future of literacy, leadership, and academic excellence by giving to the English Honor Societies today. Your contribution helps empower students to deepen their love of language and literature, develop critical thinking skills, and grow as communicators and leaders. Your generosity ensures that members have meaningful opportunities to learn, serve, and succeed.
If you have any questions, or would like to make a donation by check, please contact us: english-honor@niu.edu.
Donation Categories
Convention Paper Awards
The Convention Paper Awards recognize outstanding creative and critical works presented at the annual convention, celebrating excellence in both imaginative expression and scholarly analysis.
Give to the Convention Paper Awards.
General Scholarship Fund
The General Scholarship Fund supports student members in their pursuit of academic and personal excellence, expanding access to educational opportunities and recognizing outstanding achievement within the English Honor Societies.
Donate to the General Scholarship Fund.
Hebestreit Award for Adventure Writing
The Hebestreit Award for Adventure Writing celebrates a spirit of exploration by inviting NEHS members and Advisors to reflect on meaningful experiences that have shaped their understanding of the world, honoring the legacy of Dave Hebestreit (1971–2024), a devoted Advisory Council member and advocate for student writing.
Support the Hebestreit Award for Adventure Writing.
Stemmler/Dennis LGBT& Award
The Stemmler/Dennis LGBT& Award recognizes outstanding convention work that represents or celebrates the LGBTQ+ community and its literary contributions, honoring diverse voices that have historically been underrepresented in both scholarship and creative expression.
Fund the Stemmler/Dennis LGBT& Award.
If you have any questions, or would like to make a donation by check, please contact us: english-honor@niu.edu.
