Scholarship Coverage

Last Updated 9/16/2025

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• Full tuition and fees for 8 undergraduate full-time academic semesters. Doctor of Pharmacy program students  receive scholarship coverage for the approved length of the program.​

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• Your scholarship will also increase every year with tuition rates.

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Scholarship Policies & FAQ

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ACADEMICS

Your 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.

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To keep your scholarship you must maintain a 2.5 cumulative GPA

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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.

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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. 

 

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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.

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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.

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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. 

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FINANCIAL AID​

You are eligible for additional financial aid. You will need to complete your CSS Profile your first incoming year. This only needs to be completed once. This will allow us to evaluate you for additional institutional need-based aid. You will need to complete your FAFSA every year for Federal and State funds.

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OUTSIDE SCHOLARSHIPS

You are more than welcome to apply for additional outside scholarships. You must notify the Financial Aid office if you have been awarded scholarships. Note that your existing financial aid package may potentially be reduced based on your existing budget. Please reach out to SFS in person or via the SFS Inquiry form for additional questions.

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HOUSING FINANCIAL AID ADJUSTMENTS

Your aid can be adjusted if you decide to live at home or on-campus. Please notify SFS of these living changes so they can discuss potential changes to your aid. 

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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. 

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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. 

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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.

 

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Study Abroad | Dialogue

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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 

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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.​

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Once you've officially been accepted to a study abroad/dialogue program, notify SFS you're studying away a month before you leave 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.  

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NUSHP 

 

Your scholarship covers NUSHP. Please not that NUSHP does not include a dental or vision plan.  

 

There is a Dental Savings Program with Basix Dental that students enrolled in NUSHP are automatically enrolled in. Please go to the Basix website to find a provider. 

 

Please note we receive discounted rates from Fenway Health for dental and vision. Students under 19 have pediatric dental coverage through Blue Cross Blue Shield. The reason that NUSHP includes pediatric dental coverage is because the plan is compliant with the Affordable Care Act. The ACA included pediatric dental care as one of the ten essential health benefits that all plans compliant with the ACA must include.  

 

Please go to the "Benefits" section of our website to learn more about the dental and vision benefits offered at Fenway Health.  

 

For more information about BCBSMA coverage, call 1- 800-262-2583 or visit BCBS website.

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