VASI Application Requirements
Applications for VASI 2025 are OPEN.
If you have questions about VASI, please email buvasi@bu.edu.
THE APPLICATION TO VASI INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING:
- Online application
- A brief essay, submitted with the online application
- $80 application fee (personal check, bank check or money order) made payable to “Boston University”. The fee can be mailed to:
Boston University College of Fine Arts
Visual Arts Summer Institute
855 Commonwealth Avenue, Room 552
Boston, MA 02215
- One letter of recommendation from a teacher or someone who has supervised the applicant in art-related activities or other academic work. The recommender can send their letter to the above address, or to buvasi@bu.edu, with the subject: “VASI Recommendation: Student Name”.
- Scholarship applicants must also submit a portfolio and statement of need.
Application Deadline
VASI applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
Applications are not considered complete until all parts of the application, including the application fee and letter of recommendation, are received. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed and therefore not offered an admission decision.
Vaccination Policy
Boston University requires all students, faculty, and staff to be vaccinated (or to have received an approved vaccination exemption for religious or medical reasons) to be eligible to participate in BU programming. Please see bu.edu/covid for more vaccination information.
International Applicants
English proficiency tests are required for admittance, and follow the BU undergraduate minimum requirements. Please email a scanned copy of your official score to buvasi@bu.edu along with your other application materials. Students requiring a visa for travel to the United States are able to attend VASI on a tourist/visitor visa. For travel and identification purposes, international students should carry both their passport and visa with them while traveling and during their stay in Boston.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about the VASI program, please contact us at: buvasi@bu.edu, or 617 353 3371.