Boston Scholars

Boston Scholarship

Scholarship Coverage

(Boston Public High School and Valedictorian Scholarship)

Full tuition and fees for 8 undergraduate full-time academic semesters (Co-Op not covered). Doctor of Pharmacy program students receive scholarship coverage for the approved length of the program.
Housing accommodations up to an enhanced double which values at $7,460.
Unlimited meal-plan
Students in a Northeastern-billed study abroad program that fits into their curriculum within the eight (8) undergraduate semesters will receive their scholarship benefits.

(Boston Housing Authority and Northeastern Neighborhood Scholarship)

Full tuition and fees for 8 undergraduate full-time academic semesters (Co-Op not covered). Doctor of Pharmacy program students receive scholarship coverage for the approved length of the program.

Scholarship Policies

ACADEMICS

Co-op is not covered by your scholarship as it is not an academic semester. You will work with your co-op advisor to secure funding for housing, etc. if you decide to live off of campus. You will work with SFS directly to secure funding as you will be eligible for other types of financial aid. OSOP is not responsible for funding for your co-op.

The Torch scholarship cannot be applied to graduate studies, PlusOne programs or Master’s degree programs. The only exception will be for the clinical/graduate portion of the Doctor of Pharmacy program.

To keep your scholarship you must maintain the following cumulative GPA based on your scholarship:

Boston Public High School: 2.7 cumulative GPA
Valedictorian: 2.7 cumulativeGPA
BHA: 2.5 cumulative GPA
NU Neighborhood: 2.5 cumulative GPA

You must take a full semester of 16 credits to be considered a full-time student and for your scholarship to be active. If you want to take additional credits for a semester, you must seek permission to overload credits with your academic advisor.

Please allow 2 weeks after the add/drop deadline for your scholarship to disburse to your account. If you still have a balance because your scholarship was not applied for the semester, fill out an SFS inquiry form.

SUMMER COURSES

Your scholarship will cover your summer courses and housing during the summer so long as you take 2 courses (8 credits) of classes during a summer semester. If you need to take more than 8 credits you will need to receive permission from your academic advisor.

Taking classes during Summer 1 will count as 1/2 a semester. Taking classes during Summer 2 will count as 1/2 a semester. Together, they would total 1 full semester towards your 8 academic semester coverage.

HOUSING

If you chose a housing accommodation that is more than $7,460, then you will be responsible for paying the difference. OSOP is not responsible for covering the difference. You will not receive a refund for choosing housing that is less expensive than an enhanced double. Off-Campus housing is not covered by your scholarship as it is not a property owned by Northeastern University. To see a list of qualifying housing accommodation, please visit the room rates here.

MEAL PLAN

The BPHS and Valedictorian Scholarship overs an unlimited meal plan as of 8/22/24. Yes, you can choose a lower meal plan, however, you will not receive a refund for choosing a meal plan that is less expensive. You must sign up for a meal-plan every academic year, OSOP is not responsible for automatically registering you for a meal plan. You are able to change your meal plan before the dedicated deadlines. Visit the Husky Card website for more information.

ACADEMIC PROBATION

All Boston Scholarship students who take a W for a course will be automatically placed on academic probation. Being placed on academic probation does not mean the automatic removal of your scholarship. The student will be given one semester to bring their cumulative GPA up to meet scholarship requirements.

Students who do not meet the cumulative GPA requirements after an academic semester, they will be placed on academic probation. Being placed on academic probation does not mean the automatic removal of your scholarship. The student will be given one semester to bring their cumulative GPA up to meet scholarship requirements.

If a student fails to bring their grade up to the required GPA , they will have to file a Satisfactory Academic Progress Report to appeal to keep your scholarship. For assistance, please email Jen and consult the SFS website.

Study Abroad | Dialogue

The BPHS and Valedictorian Scholarship covers your study abroad program tuition and provides a housing and meal plan stipend equal to the cost of your attendance at NU. It also covers any fees, university health insurance and books.

There may be other costs associated with going abroad, like a visa or plane ticket which are not covered by your scholarship. GEO offers additional scholarships to help with those costs as well. Visit the GEO website for more information

For dialogue, the scholarship is pro-rated to cover the reduced tuition amount. There is a dialogue fee associated with the program and you are eligible for a stipend of meal if it's not included in the dialogue fee.

Once you've officially been accepted to a study abroad/dialogue program, notify SFS you're studying away by filling out an inquiry form. This ensure that you will receive your reimbursements/stipends in a timely manner.

Please ensure that you're selecting "Financial Aid" and "Named Scholarship" when filling out the form. You can access the form here.