How to Apply

To be considered for a Trustee Scholarship:

  • Print the nomination form and give it to your high school principal, headmaster or school counselor.
  • Submit the Common Application for admission to one of the undergraduate degree programs at Boston University, along with the BU Common Application Supplement, the Trustee Scholarship Essay and the nomination form from your headmaster or principal no later than December 1. For more information on applying to BU, see our Application Instructions.
  • Applicants must submit an essay no longer than 600 words, responding to one of the following three topics:
    • “All nations make decisions based on self-interest and then defend them in the name of morality” (William Sloane Coffin, Credo). Defend or refute this statement with specific examples from the past and the present.
    • High school students in the US have, on average, one of the shortest school years (180 days per year), shortest school days (6.5 hours per day), and least amount of daily homework (1 hour a day) of students in any developed country. Discuss the impact of this dearth of formal academic education on the future international competitiveness of the US workforce.
    • The current economic crisis traces to a surfeit of mortgages that were sold to people who could not afford them. Some people blame the situation on consumers who failed to evaluate what they were buying; others say the industry defrauded consumers through unclear contracts and promotion. What do you think?
  • On the BU Common Application Supplement, indicate that you are a Trustee Scholar nominee by typing the letters “TR” in the box marked “Office Use Only” at the bottom of page one.
  • Submit official results of either the SAT with two SAT Subject Tests, or the ACT with Writing Test. For some programs, additional SAT Subject Tests may be required. All tests must be taken no later than November.

Submit all materials to:

Boston University Admissions
Scholarship Coordinator
121 Bay State Road
Boston, MA 02215

For more information, please contact us at 617-353-2320 or scholars@bu.edu.