Eligibility requirements:

• Graduate from any Colorado high school outside of Northeastern's local 5-county service area, or graduate from either a Kansas, Nebraska, or Wyoming high school located within a 200-mile radius of Sterling, CO (Students graduated from the local service area counties of Logan, Phillips, Sedgwick, Washington, & Yuma are eligible for the Hope Scholarship, not Vision)
• Must have at least a 2.5 cumulative GPA after the 6th, 7th, or 8th semester of high school, or qualifying GPA from the transfer college or NJC (Most recent transcript is required)
• Students attending NJC directly after graduating high school, first-time students that took gap years (2 years max) after high school, transfer students, and NJC Sophomore students are eligible to apply (Soph students that previously earned Vision, but did not maintain eligibility, are no longer eligible) 
• Attend Northeastern as a full-time student
• Completion of admission application, and issuance of a Student ID number
• Submission of applicant's qualifying transcript from high school, from transfer college, or from freshman year at NJC

To maintain eligibility each semester at NJC:

Students that earn the Vision Scholarship will receive it the following semester as long as they maintain eligibility by:

• Must earn a 2.5 term GPA OR earn a 2.0 term GPA plus log 50 hours in the Monahan Learning Center
• Must be continuously enrolled as a full-time student each term

To Renew scholarship for a 2nd year:

Students awarded the Vision scholarship will be eligible for renewal for their 2nd year by meeting the above requirements AND by the following:

• Sign the scholarship renewal form to return to Northeastern full time for the second year. Renewal form must be submitted to the financial aid office by April 1, 2023, to secure scholarship (financial aid office will send Renewal Forms to these students)  
• Register for second-year fall classes by June 1, 2023. Class registration for fall term takes place in April, and it is recommended that scholarship recipients register for classes as early as possible