Complete a Nomination Form online by January 1. To submit a nomination, nominators must first create an account, and once created they will be directed to the portal where they can submit nominations. If you have already created an account, you can access the portal directly via this link. Please note: You will not be able to save your progress on a nomination.

Once the nomination form opens each fall, typically in October, nominators will have until January 1 to submit their nomination. If you are having issues accessing the form, please email torch@northeastern.edu for assistance.

Please help the Torch Scholars Committee view your nominees as individuals by providing a frank and detailed assessment of their strengths and needs. This information will be treated confidentially and used only for the purposes of evaluating the applicant’s appropriateness for our program and Northeastern. You may nominate one or more students for the program.

There is no limit to how many students nominators can submit for the Torch Program. However, we ask that you only submit one nomination per student.

1. Ask a school counselor, teacher, mentor, clergy member, or community worker who knows you well to complete an official nomination form online by January 1.
2. Complete Northeastern’s application and submit it online by the university deadline. The essay you write for your Northeastern application will be the same one considered for your Torch candidacy.
3. Complete the FAFSA and CSS Profile and submit these forms to Northeastern University by January 15. Visit your Application Status Check to learn if you have any outstanding documents.

We’re here to help at any point in the application process. If you are a nominator with questions, please contact Jennifer Schoen, Director of Opportunity Scholarship and Outreach Programs, at 617.373.7705 or torch@northeastern.edu.

At this time, only U.S. Citizens and permanent residents are eligible for the Torch Scholars Program.

High school seniors who are incoming first-generation first-year college students from low-income households are currently the only students eligible for the Torch Program. Transfer and current Northeastern students are not eligible.

Students who are admitted in the Early Decision and Early Action application rounds are not eligible for the Torch Scholars Program. However, if a Torch-eligible student is deferred from an Early Decision or Early Application round to the Regular Decision round, they will be eligible for the Torch Scholars Program as a Regular Decision applicant.

Torch is dedicated to supporting students through:

• A full-tuition scholarship that covers tuition, fees, room, board, books, and fees for up to eight undergraduate semesters, as well as all costs for a Summer Immersion Program
• A wide array of social events that foster group identity and camaraderie
• Intensive academic planning and assessments
• In-depth peer and professional mentoring
• One-on-one meetings with academic advisors to develop skills in self-advocacy, communication, study habits, and goal setting

Torch Scholars expand their view of the world by participating in co-op, global study, research, and service opportunities at Northeastern University. Supported by the Torch Scholars Program and the Northeastern network, scholars explore their passions and expand their horizons by traveling for study and service through Northeastern’s study abroad programs, participating in Dialogues of Civilizations, working in a wide variety of co-op positions, and more.