🎓 Northeast Full Tuition Scholarships (2026–2027)

Strategic Note: Typically students in the top 1 to 2 percent of BC's national first-year applicant pool, with outstanding academic records, leadership roles in their schools, and a demonstrated commitment to community service, who perform well in the finalist interviews.

Strategic Note: Cohorts of 10 students each, selected from Posse Atlanta and Posse Bay Area. Posse looks for leadership potential, teamwork, and academic promise more than top test scores - many Scholars are first-generation college students. Self-nomination is not allowed; nominations come from high schools or community organizations in the partner cities.

Strategic Note: Students with a proven, genuine interest in the ancient world and the academic record to back it up. Latin or Greek helps but is not required; the department welcomes interest in any ancient culture it teaches, including Egypt, Mesopotamia and ancient Israel.

Strategic Note: Out-of-state U.S. citizen freshmen with at least a 3.5 GPA and a 23 ACT or 1130 SAT who get their file complete early and enroll the fall after high school — these students often miss the Presidential cutoff but still hit DSU's strongest automatic out-of-state tier.

Strategic Note: Strong high school students — typically top 10% of their class — who submit a successful Honors application.

Strategic Note: One senior per year at each of the 11 partner high schools, chosen by Fairfield's admission and financial aid offices working with the school's counseling office. Fairfield does not publish a GPA or income cutoff.

Strategic Note: About 30 offers a year. Recent recipients averaged a 1540 SAT or ACT equivalent, a 4.27 weighted GPA, and top 10% class rank, plus real leadership and community involvement.

Strategic Note: Freshmen at or near the top of their class (past winners: top 10 percent, median 4.0 GPA) who can show years of meaningful service and leadership, not just hours logged. Test scores play no role.

Strategic Note: A very small group of top admits, typically at the top of their class in the most demanding courses available, with test scores above the admitted-student average if they submit them, plus real leadership or community impact.

Strategic Note: Top admitted College of Health applicants who show leadership, curiosity, and a real track record of working to improve human health through research, community work, or lived experience.

Strategic Note: Students who reach National Merit Finalist status through the junior-year PSAT/NMSQT and enroll at NJIT.

Strategic Note: Students admitted to Stern who combine strong academics with real financial need. NYU describes recipients as talented students with financial need from across the United States. The cohort is small.

Strategic Note: New York families with very limited income. If the FAFSA shows the student qualifies for the maximum Pell Grant, Full Flight fills the tuition gap automatically.

Strategic Note: A FIRST Robotics student admitted to the College of Engineering whose essay shows what FIRST meant to them and what they will bring to Northeastern.

Strategic Note: High-achieving STEM students with strong math and science transcripts who want to do research, plan on a doctorate, and work well in a team.

Strategic Note: A small cohort of admitted US-resident first-year students each year with strong academics, demonstrated leadership, and a story that aligns with the Providence Opportunity Program's access mission.

Strategic Note: Three community college graduates each year who are active PTK members with at least a 3.5 GPA, real leadership and service track records, and strong essays, videos, and Interview Day performances.

Strategic Note: About 15 students a year, drawn from the top of the admitted pool. A 3.9 GPA gets you in the door; the essays plus a real record of leadership and service decide it.

Strategic Note: Full-time New Jersey residents in years three and four with family AGI at or under $65,000 who keep making Satisfactory Academic Progress.

Strategic Note: Women with a 3.5 or higher GPA, real depth in science or math and a strong finalist interview.

Strategic Note: A small group at the very top of the admitted pool, typically near-4.0 students with rigorous coursework and a strong overall application.

Strategic Note: New York residents (for at least one year before classes start) who graduate from a New York high school or earn a New York equivalency diploma, join the Regiment of Cadets, and live in a district with an open nomination. Strong academics matter, and Maritime reviews each applicant individually.

Strategic Note: A&S | Maxwell admits with elite academics (recent scholars average a 4.15 high school GPA and a 1500 SAT or 34 ACT superscore), a clear record of service, and a strong interview.

Strategic Note: North Philadelphia public and charter school seniors who do well in the senior-year Temple course and show financial need on the FAFSA.

Strategic Note: Standout incoming Fall freshmen who walk in with a clear science or math story — strong high school STEM grades, real curiosity in their personal statement, and teachers who can speak specifically to their potential. The selection process is donor-funded and competitive, so a generic application won’t move the needle.

Strategic Note: Admitted Art School students with strong portfolios who accept the invitation and show up ready to work.

Strategic Note: National Merit semifinalists and finalists who designate UMaine as their first-choice school with the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. Available to Maine residents, out-of-state students, and NEBHE students alike — UMaine doesn't gatekeep this one by residency.

Strategic Note: In-state students from families earning $75,000 or less who file the FAFSA or MASFA on time. No separate application.

Strategic Note: The strongest Massachusetts applicants in each year's pool: top grades in the hardest courses their school offers. UMass Lowell does not publish a cutoff or the number of awards.

Strategic Note: Up to five Pennsylvania high-school seniors with genuine leadership records, think student-body leadership, community organizing, meaningful service, plus strong academics and intellectual curiosity. Interview readiness matters a lot at this tier.

Strategic Note: Students with documented Narragansett Indian ancestry, admitted full-time

Strategic Note: Strong students who are enrolled members of one of the six Haudenosaunee nations.

Strategic Note: One Vermont resident student at each eligible high school — chosen by the school as the most academically talented member of the junior class. Selection criteria vary by school, but the profile is consistently the strongest transcript and course rigor in the graduating class.

Strategic Note: Students with a deep, sustained record of community leadership and service, especially work that lifts up communities that are often overlooked. Academics need to be strong, but the service story is the deciding factor.

Strategic Note: Top academic admits accepted by May 1; entry GPA/test thresholds are not published; offers contingent on funding.

Strategic Note: One winner per year: the nominee whose values-based video tells the strongest story and touches on all five values.