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Boston University’s Financial Aid
http://www.bu.edu/finaid

The Department offers many different types of funding available to PhD students, and seeks to provide five years of support (some summer funding is also available). Applicants wishing to be considered for any Fellowship should check the appropriate box on their application.

No financial aid is offered to terminal Master’s students.

Presidential University Graduate Fellowship

The one-year fellowship is renewable for up to three additional years. The fellowship includes a stipend and a scholarship for tuition and registration fees for up to eight graduate courses (32 credit hours) towards your degree program during the academic year. After the first year, recipients are expected to become teaching fellows. Fifth year support is often available.
Students wishing to be considered for this fellowship must submit his/her application by the January 15th deadline.

Metcalf Fellowship

The one-year fellowship is renewable for up to three additional years. The fellowship includes a stipend and a scholarship for tuition and registration fees for up to eight graduate courses (32 credit hours) towards your degree program during the academic year. After the first year, recipients are expected to become teaching fellows. Fifth year support is often available.
Students wishing to be considered for this fellowship must submit his/her application by the January 15th deadline.

Teaching Fellowships

This fellowship allows graduate students the ability to gain classroom experience under the close supervision of faculty members. In addition to a generous stipend, teaching fellows also receive a scholarship for tuition and registration fees for up to eight graduate courses (32 credit hours). The time commitment is generally 20 hours per week, in addition to your regular classes.
Students wishing to be considered for this fellowship must submit his/her application by the January 15th deadline.

For additional fellowships available through the Boston University Center for Philosophy and History of Science please visit: http://www.bu.edu/philo/centers/cphs/fellowship/index.html

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Travel Grants available through Boston University Graduate Student Organization
http://people.bu.edu/gso/gso_travel.html

Vienna Program through the Institut für die Wissenschaften vom Menschen
http://www.iwm.at

German Academic Exchange Service Scholarships
http://www.daad.org

Andrew W. Mellon Fellowships in Humanistic Studies
http://www.woodrow.org/mellon

American Fellowships through the American Association of University Women
http://www.aauw.org/fga/fellowships_grants/american.cfm