Northeastern: COSI, HOPE, Pathways Scholarships

Award Amount

250-3500

Deadline

December 15, 2023

This one application is for Colorado Resident students to apply for 3 separate scholarships. See the specific eligibility requirements below.

If you submit the Freshman General Scholarship Application, you will automatically be placed into this pool if you are a Colorado Resident.

COSI Scholarship (Colorado Opportunity Scholarship Initiative)

This scholarship provides qualifying Colorado students with scholarship awards to aid them in their pursuit of a college degree. For more information on COSI, visit our COSI Information page. Award amounts will vary.

Eligibility requirements:

Graduating or graduated from a Colorado high school located in our five-county service area: Logan, Phillips, Sedgwick, Washington, or Yuma county
Have a completed 23-24 FAFSA
Must demonstrate financial need as determined by FAFSA
Will be registered as a Full-Time Student in Fall 2023 directly following high school or as an NJC Sophomore
Will meet with a COSI Career Coach or COSI Coordinator while enrolled at NJC
Participate in COSI events and Monahan Learning Center workshops
Complete Student Success Seminar Course

HOPE Scholarship

$500 per semester if eligibility remains (4 semesters max)

Eligibility Requirements:

Graduate from a Colorado high school located in our 5-county service area: Logan, Phillips, Sedgwick, Washington, or Yuma county
Earn a minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA in your 6^th, 7^th, or 8^th semester of high school
Attend NJC full-time in the Fall Term immediately following high school graduation
Submit your high school transcript with this application

To Maintain Eligibility OR Earn Scholarship while attending NJC:

Earn a minimum 3.0 Term GPA OR earn a minimum 2.5 Term GPA and log 50 studying hours in the MLC (Monahan Learning Center)
Attend NJC full-time each term, starting with the Fall Term immediately following high school graduation
Be a Colorado high school graduate from one of the local 5-counties listed above

Pathways Foundation Scholarship

This scholarship fund was set up by the NJC Foundation Board to assist Colorado students with the expense of college. Eligible applicants must have Colorado residency, maintain a minimum 2.5 GPA, and be enrolled at Northeastern full-time. Award amounts will vary.