Merit-based
Aid
Graduate Research
Abroad Fellowships (GRAF)
The Graduate School of Arts
and Sciences and the Humanities Foundation
have established a fellowship program,
Graduate Research Abroad Fellowships,
to support foreign-based research by doctoral
students whose research requires an extended
period of residence in another country
or countries. This program is primarily
intended for students in the Humanities
and the Social Sciences, where the opportunity
to conduct foreign research is often crucial
and where sources of funds are limited,
but students from all Arts and Sciences
disciplines will be eligible for consideration. Learn
more about the two types of GRAF awards
and download
a nomination form.
The
Graduate Research Assistant Scholarship
Program (GRASP)
Students supported by sponsored
research grants may be eligible for tuition
scholarships through the Graduate Research
Assistant Scholarship Program (GRASP). GRASP
is administered by the Graduate School of
Arts and Sciences for all Charles River
Campus schools and colleges. GRS departments
should request GRASP awards by completing
the new student or continuing student financial
aid application form. For more information,
see the GRASP
Guidelines.
Schools and colleges other
than GRS departments should download and
complete the GRASP
form to request GRASP awards.
Department-Based Aid
New Students:
The Application for Admission serves as
the application for departmental merit-based
financial aid when the "yes" box
is checked for the question "Do you
wish to be considered for Boston University
financial aid?" For most degree programs,
applications for the appointments listed
below must be received no later than January
15 for Fall, or October 15 for Spring. Some
programs have earlier deadlines. Please
refer to the Department/Program
Information Sheet for those exceptions.
Applications received after those dates
are considered as departmental funds allow.
Continuing Students:
Currently enrolled degree candidates should
submit a separate GRS Continuing Student
Financial Aid Application each year by February
1. Forms are available in the Graduate School
of Arts and Sciences Office in Room 112
or in GRS department offices.
Presidential
Fellowships
These fellowships provide,
for exceptionally well qualified entering
Ph.D. students, up to four years of support.
The awards require no service during the
first year; they include a substantial stipend,
Boston University health insurance, and
full-tuition scholarship for four full courses
per semester during the first year. Subsequent
years involve a teaching fellowship or research
assistantship. Students may not apply directly
for these awards. Nominees are proposed
by the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
departments, divisions, and programs. Nominations
are proposed early in the admissions application
processing cycle. Applicants who wish to
be considered should, therefore, submit
their admission applications well before
the January 15 deadline. There are some
programs which have an earlier deadline
. Refer to the Department/Program
Information Sheet page for the exceptions.
Dean's
Fellowships
These fellowships have the
same terms and requirements as the Presidential
Fellowships. They are offered to students
by select departments. Students may not
apply directly for these awards.
Teaching
Fellowships
These fellowships are available
in many departments. Instructional and other
duties total approximately 20 hours per
week. A stipend, tuition scholarship, and
Boston University health insurance are provided;
ordinarily, recipients may carry no more
than four full courses per semester plus
a 2-credit teaching course. Credits for
this course, which is required for all teaching
fellows, will not be counted toward degree
requirements, but will appear on the transcript
as evidence of instruction and evaluation
in teaching. Specific questions regarding
this course may be directed to individual
departments. The University is required
to report the stipend portion of the award
as income to the federal government, and
the student is subject to appropriate federal
and state tax laws.
Department
Traineeships, Research Assistantships, and
Research Fellowships
Awards are available in many
departments. Duties vary but stipends are
generally comparable to those of teaching
fellowships. For information, consult the
department chairman.
Martin
Luther King Jr. Fellowship
This fellowship is available
to students who are U.S. citizens, new to
Boston University and beginning graduate
studies in any department or School of the
University, and who are committed to the
principles espoused by Dr. King. It provides
a scholarship for full-time tuition and
fees at the GRS level, plus a stipend for
living expenses and Boston University health
insurance. Students may not apply directly
for this fellowship but are nominated by
the department of admission. To be considered
for this fellowship, a student should be
in contact with the department of admission
to request nomination, and provide to the
department a statement describing his or
her accomplishments in and commitment to
social justice and community involvement.
Whitney M. Young Jr.
Fellowship
This one-year fellowship
is open to entering and continuing graduate
students who are U.S. citizens and who have
displayed academic proficiency in a field
related to race relations or urban problems.
The fellowship provides a stipend for living
expenses, Boston University health insurance,
plus a scholarship for full tuition and
fees. Application forms are available from
the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences,
Room 115, beginning December 1.
African
Studies Fellowships
These fellowships are awarded
to qualified degree candidates in the social
sciences. Recipients may be awarded stipends
and/or tuition scholarships. The African
Studies Center also administers National
Resource Fellowships (NRF). Eligibility
requirements for these government fellowships
include the following: (1) applicants must
be U.S. citizens or permanent residents;
(2) they must have been accepted for a full-time
program of graduate study in the social
sciences or in a graduate professional program;
and (3) they must enroll in an African language
course and an African areas course each
semester they receive the fellowship. Information
and application forms for both NRF and African
Studies Fellowships may be obtained from
the Director, African Studies Center, 270
Bay State Road, Boston, MA 02215.
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