In order to qualify for a Bottom Line Program you must be:

 

For the College Access Program 

For the College Success Program 

For the Bluprint Program 

1. A rising high school senior with at least a 2.5 high school GPA 

1. A rising first-year college student with at least a 2.5 high school GPA

1. A rising first-year college student with at least a 2.5 high school GPA 

2. A resident of one of the following communities:

  • Greater Boston 
  • Chicago
  • New York City

2. A resident of one of the following communities: 

  • Greater Boston
  • Chicago
  • New York City

2. A resident of one of the following communities: 

  • Chicago, IL resident and a graduate of a CPS or Charter High School
  • Worcester, MA
  • Cincinnati, Columbus, or Dayton, OH

3. In the first generation of your family to earn a Bachelor's degree AND/OR live in a household that meets Bottom Line's income eligibility. Review the Income Eligibility chart.   

3. In the first generation of your family to earn a Bachelor's degree AND/OR live in a household that meets Bottom Line's income eligibility. Review the Income Eligibility chart.   

3. In the first generation of your family to earn a Bachelor's degree AND/OR live in a household that meets Bottom Line's income eligibility. Review the Income Eligibility chart.

4. A U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident, or Refugee / Asylee (additional eligible statuses vary by region) 

 

4. A U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident, or Refugee / Asylee (additional eligible statuses vary by region) 

 

4. Chicago, IL: U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident, Refugee / Asylee, DACA or Undocumented 

Worcester, MA and Ohio: U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident, or Refugee / Asylee 

5. Interested in applying to Bachelor's degree programs at four-year colleges. 

 

5. Enrolling in college for the first time in the Fall of 2023, at one of Bottom Line's Target Colleges. 

 

5. Chicago, IL: attending college in the U.S. but NOT at one of Bottom Line’s Target Colleges (before applying, please check target college eligibility). 

Worcester, MA and Ohio: attending college in the U.S. 

Apply here for Bottom Line’s College Access Program

Apply here for Bottom Line’s College Success Program

Apply here for Bottom Line’s Bluprint Program

 

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