Scholarships

Get automatically considered for awards up to $10,000 when you apply to a bachelor’s degree completion program—no separate application required.

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Bring your goals within reach

The College of Professional Studies (CPS) offers a number of scholarship opportunities based on a student’s demonstrated financial need, academic achievement, and/or personal circumstances. Scholarships are awarded several times throughout the academic year.

Bachelor’s completion students are automatically considered for scholarship awards when they apply to a CPS program—no additional application is required.

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Available scholarships

Discover the need- and merit-based scholarship opportunities available through CPS. You can also visit the college website for additional information.

See more on the CPS website

Professional Advancement Scholarships typically range from $6,000 to $10,000 and are awarded to deserving students who have been admitted to a CPS program. To be eligible for this award, applicants must have earned a minimum of 40 transferable college credits and maintain a 3.0 GPA.

Students who receive a scholarship must enroll in the academic term to which they’ve applied.

Lowell Institute School Scholarships worth up to $10,000 are awarded to deserving students from New England who have been admitted into one of 11 qualifying bachelor’s completion programs. To be eligible for this award, applicants must have earned a minimum of 20 transferable college credits and a 2.0 GPA.

Community College Scholarships up to $8,000 are awarded to students with a conferred associate degree from one of our partner community colleges at the time of admission. Applicants must have maintained at least a 2.5 GPA and submitted a completed FAFSA to Northeastern’s Student Financial Services Office.

Receiving your award

Applicants selected for CPS scholarships will receive a formal letter via email. The award value is divided throughout the academic year, as long as the student continues to meet the scholarship criteria.

Eligible students may receive a scholarship offer upon admission of a maximum of $10,000, which may include funding from one or more of the following: Professional Advancement Scholarship, Lowell Institute School Scholarship, and Community College Scholarship. Awards are based on the availability of funds, and meeting eligibility guidelines does not guarantee that a student will be offered a particular scholarship.

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