BU offers the COS Pivot service to students with an @bu.edu email address. The database is updated on a daily basis and offers a wide variety of federal, non-federal, foundation, and private funding opportunities for any discipline. With the BU subscription, you can save search criteria and receive weekly updates on new and upcoming funding opportunities. For instructions to set up your account, go to the COS Pivot How-To Guide.

Room Access in the Life Science and Engineering Building

Conference Room Request

SAGE – Student Association of Graduate Engineers

Graduate Students Organization

GWISE – Graduate Women in Science and Engineering

• Course Adjustment Form

• Continuing Student Status Registration Form (For full-time students)Use this form if you’re not registering for any credit and need to have continuing student status.

• Certificate of Full-Time Participation in Graduate Program  Use this form only when you’re registering for credits and need to be certified full-time. 

• Summer Research Status Registration Form

• PhD Internship Petition

• BF Program Petition Form Use this form to use one course in lieu of another or to request a waiver for requirement. Please be sure to attach any relevant course descriptions.

• PhD Intent to Graduate Form

• Lab Rotation Approval Form submit prior to the start of each lab rotation

• Lab Rotation Report Formsubmit upon completion of each lab rotation

• Research Advisor Election / Change Form

• Computational Co-Advisor Policy

Office of the Ombuds

For conflicts that arise between student and research mentor, staff in the Office of the Ombuds at BU are available to meet with students in-person, by phone, or via a Zoom meeting.  The office provides students with a confidential, independent, and impartial staff to discuss sensitive issues. The ombuds will not act or disclose your identity without your permission, unless the staff finds there is an imminent risk of harm.

930 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA 02215
(617) 358-5960
ombuds@bu.edu

• Qualifying Exam Committee Approval Form

• Updated TAC Meeting Procedures

• Pre-TAC Meeting Update Form

• TAC Report Forms

• Thesis Advisory Committee Prospectus Approval Form  submit along with the Dissertation Prospectus Approval Form

Thesis Writing Guidelines

The Bioinformatics Program has funds available to support student travel to scientific meetings and conferences to present student research. All PhD students in good standing are eligible to apply.

BF Travel Funding Request

Print your poster using PhDposters.com – just stop by the Bioinformatics office or call a staff at 358-0752 for instructions

How to print a poster in the Biology Media Center in LSEB 631.

This is a self‐registering site where students order business cards on line. For purchasing contact Johanna: johannas@bu.edu.
Link and Instructions on how to use the site are below.
To order BU student business cards online:
1. Go to www.artcraft.com/BUStudent/login.aspx
2. Create user ID and password on Login Page
3. Enter name/email/address on Profile Page to create account
4. Enter your information
5. Purchase your cards
6. Cards ship directly to the students
7. Receipts are due upon purchase

*Note ‐ Production time is 5‐7 business days.

• Course Adjustment Form

• Petition for Approval of Credits for Transfer

• BF Program Petition Form Use this form to use one course in lieu of another or to request a waiver for requirement. Please be sure to attach any relevant course descriptions.

• MS Intent to Graduate Form

• Additional Graduate School of Arts & Sciences Procedures and Forms

MS Internship Approval Form  Students must receive approval prior to starting their internship. Completed forms are to be uploaded to this dropbox. Once approved, students must register for the internship class (ENG BF541).

Create a profile on one of the platforms that BU’s Center for Career Development offers for free, including Handshake and Parker Dewey.

Contact the Graduate Program Coordinator directly for a list of companies.

BU Bioinformatics Program Merit Scholarships

Tuition assistance is available to master’s students in the form of Merit Scholarships, which provide partial tuition to full-time MS students. These scholarships are awarded at the time of admission and do not require a separate application. These awards are made to both international students and U.S. citizens who have demonstrated excellent academic ability and who have demonstrated enthusiasm and knowledge in the field of Bioinformatics.

BU offers the COS Pivot service to students with an @bu.edu email address. The database is updated on a daily basis and offers a wide variety of federal, non-federal, foundation, and private funding opportunities for any discipline. With the BU subscription, you can save search criteria and receive weekly updates on new and upcoming funding opportunities. For instructions to set up your account, go to the COS Pivot How-To Guide.

Additional Resources

• GRS Financial Aid
• Loan calculators, deferment and consolidation information: U.S. Department of Education Direct Loans