Full Circle Scholarship

Rewarding service with opportunity

You dedicated your time to give back to the world, now let us give back to you.

The Full Circle Scholarship offers a 25% tuition discount to graduate applicants who embody Northeastern University’s values of experiential and global learning. Students can use the scholarship at any Northeastern campus.

Because you chose to do something different and embark on a service-driven path, you gained new skills and valuable knowledge and returned inspired. The Full Circle Scholarship is designed to make sure you can continue your journey and stay inspired. Northeastern’s industry-aligned graduate degree programs will help you translate the skills and knowledge you acquired into a career that matters.

Scholarship details

The Full Circle Scholarship is for graduate applicants who are currently involved in or have completed a term of service with one of the following organizations:

• Peace Corps
• AmeriCorps
• Teach for America
• English Language Learners (ELL)–1 year of teaching experience abroad

New, incoming students are eligible to apply for the Full Circle Scholarship. Currently enrolled Northeastern University students are not eligible at this time.

Eligible applicants will receive a 25% tuition discount applicable for the entire duration of your program. If you are granted other scholarships or education awards from organizations (e.g., the Segal AmeriCorps Education Award), you can apply those to your program costs as well.

How to apply

In order for Northeastern University to verify your service, you must complete two steps:

1. Your Northeastern University application asks, “Are you affiliated with any of the following organizations?” Be sure to select “AmeriCorps/Peace Corps/Teach for America”.
2. Within the Northeastern application, please upload a letter from your director, supervisor, or program manager on organizational letterhead verifying your service. (If you are an overseas ESL teacher or volunteer, you may submit your contract showing your term of service. If you are a Return Peace Corps Volunteer, we will verify your NPCA membership.)

For questions regarding the Full Circle Scholarship, please email [email protected].