Opportunities for BU Undergraduates

Are you an undergraduate student at BU interested in the social sciences? Take a look at these new opportunities to enhance your studies and research. Learn more about paid and unpaid research, publishing, and internship opportunities, as well as programs and supports available in CAS academic departments.

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Call for Submissions: Third Spaces

The Boston University Initiative on Cities is excited to launch Third Spaces: an interdisciplinary, student-led zine that brings together diverse stories on urbanism.

Third Spaces celebrates the rich diversity of city life. We foster relationships across communities and hold civic leaders accountable to public needs. Through an interdisciplinary approach,Third Spacesaddresses urban inequalities to envision a more resilient, sustainable, and livable future.

With a focus on storytelling, we offer a creative platform to share urban narratives. We aim to make urban scholarship accessible by providing researchers, artists, and enthusiasts with opportunities to publish their work.

We encourage community members to publish content on urban topics, including but not limited to:

·Architecture

·Art & Design

·Business & Commerce

·Culture & Identity

·Data & Technology

·Education

·Environment & Nature

·Gentrification

·Health & Well-being

·History

·Housing & Land Use

·International

·Philosophy

·Policy & Law

·Sociology & Society

·Transportation

We are currently accepting rolling submissions for our first zine issue.

All BU students (undergraduate and graduate), faculty, staff, and external submissions are welcome to submit and share their stories.

🗓️ Application Deadline: Rolling

Humanities and Artificial Intelligence Lab (HAIL)

What is HAIL?

The Humanities and Artificial Intelligence Lab (HAIL) is an interdisciplinary, student-centered working group that brings together BU undergraduate and graduate students to explore social, political and ethical questions raised by AI. HAIL places an emphasis on examining the sometimes overlooked value-laden considerations that researchers and practitioners use to guide their work, and by asking how these considerations shape which normative questions are treated as salient, and which are sidelined, within and between the humanities and technically oriented fields. In this way, the lab aims to create a space in which different methodologies and background assumptions can be brought into conversation without imposing a single framework from which to ask the questions raised by AI.

If you have any questions, please read this FAQ or send us an email at buhail@bu.edu

Spring 2026

Spring 2026 is our first semester, with twelve participating students from disciplines including Philosophy, Political Science, Economics, Psychology, Neuroscience, and Data Science. We will focus on ethical, social, and political questions raised by AI, drawing on AI-related initiatives already taking place at Boston University. The group will reflect on how the humanities are understood and woven into AI research, teaching, and governance at BU, and on the moments when this engagement takes place.

The semester will culminate in a deliverable, written by the students, that articulates what BU’s priorities with respect to incorporating humanistic perspectives into their approach to AI ought to be.

🗓️ Meetings: In the Spring 2026, we will meet on Mondays at 4 pm.

BUCH Undergraduate Research Grant

BUCH Undergraduate Research Grants support costs associated with accessing, archiving, and disseminating information. Applicants may request up to $1,000. Please write to the BUCH staff at buch@bu.edu with any questions related to the award application and implementation process. Please first carefully review the information here.

All current BU undergraduates in any school or college are eligible to apply. We welcome proposals from individuals or from groups. No individual or group will be awarded funding more than once per academic year. New applicants may be prioritized over past recipients. Your proposed research project’s end date must fall before your anticipated graduation date.

🗓️ Application Deadline: Rolling

The application is available via InfoReady Review.

Posted: 10/28/25

Experiential Learning Gap Funding Grants (GFGs)

GFGs are for CAS undergraduate students who require supplemental financial support to participate in an experiential learning opportunity they have been offered and/or admitted to. The EL Connector works to promote access to transformative educational experiences for all CAS students, and GFGs are an integral part of our mission. Current CAS undergraduates with documented plans to engage in an eligible activity are invited to submit a request for funding. Applicants must be currently enrolled in an undergraduate degree program in the College of Arts & Sciences with a planned graduation date that falls after the conclusion of the experiential learning activity for which they are requesting funding. Grants are capped at $700, and only applications from individuals (not groups) will be considered.

🗓️ Application Deadline: Rolling

Professional Clothing Closet. Students can now easily access high-quality, professional attire for interviews, networking, and career-related events. This unique resource provides a personalized style experience to help them look and feel their best as they enter their careers.

How it works:

  1. Students create an online account with our partner
  2. Enter their size and shipping information
  3. Meet with a personal stylist
  4. Within 5-7 business days their professional clothing ships to their door!

Each box contains six items for a 30-day rental. Students also have the option to purchase pieces at up to 60% off retail. Rentals cost $60 per month, with need-based subsidies available.

Co-sponsored by the Center for Career Development and the Newbury Center, the Professional Clothing Closet is ready to help students dress for success. Encourage them to take advantage of this fantastic resource today!

The Professional Clothing Closet relies on the generosity of the BU community and beyond. Donors are invited to contribute to this initiative to help provide subsidized access to professional clothing for BU students who need it. Every donation makes a difference.

Forage. Students can access free, real-world online projects backed by top employers like JPMorgan Chase, Citi, Accenture, BCG, Deloitte, General Electric, and more. With no application process or interviews required, students can dive into hands-on experiences that enhance their skills in real-world scenarios.

Students will earn a certificate for each completed project, which they can proudly display on their resumes and LinkedIn profiles. Completing these programs doubles their chances of securing a job with the company!

Encourage students to explore Forage and take the first step toward valuable career experience!

BU Crowdfunding Application

If you have reviewed the Crowdfunding Policy and believe BU Crowdfunding is right for your project, please submit an application below. The Application Details section provides an outline of what is needed to submit a project.

Need more info before applying? Review the posts in our application phase category for helpful resources before submitting a project.

🗓️ Application Deadline: Rolling

Minority Access’ National Diversity & Inclusion Internship Program (Paid) The Minority Access National Internship Program is designed to allow talented undergraduate and graduate students experience the diversity and scope of career opportunities available in the federal, state and local government and participating private business entities. The program allows students to merge academic theory with the experience they are learning in the workplace. Minority Access interns receive pre-employment training, financial management and professional development, and recognition for fulfilling the program’s requirements.

💰Funding Information: $15.50 – $19.50 hr.

🗓️ Application Deadlines: Rolling, December, March & July 1st.

Teagle Foundation Education for American Civic Life The program supports efforts to prepare students to become informed and engaged participants in the civic life of their local and national communities. The funder seeks to elevate the civic objectives of liberal arts education by partnering with institutions offering bold and coherent initiatives that endow students with the content, skills, and sensibility to participate in a political system designed for self-governance.

The program is focused on funding in two particular areas:(1) anchoring significant questions in democratic thought in local history and community and(2) strengthening preparation for public service.

💰Funding Information: up to $300,000 over up to 3 years

Proposals for planning grants in the range of $25,000 over 6-12 months are strongly encouraged.

🗓️ Application Deadline: Rolling – Concept papers for this initiative will be reviewed three times per year with submissions due by December 1, March 1, and August 1.

Details: https://www.teaglefoundation.org/Call-for-Proposals/RFPs/Education-for-American-Civic-Life-RFP

UROP Travel & Supplies Award Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) applications for supplies and travel awards are now accepted and reviewed.

🗓️ Application Deadline: Rolling

Rewriting the Code (RTC) is a national not-for-profit organization dedicated to disrupting gender and racial inequity in tech. By connecting, equipping, and empowering undergraduate, graduate, and early-career women in tech, RTC is unapologetically making space for women to enter and thrive in the tech industry. The community is virtual and operates through Slack and regional in-person events. Membership is free, as are all of the amazing resources and opportunities RTC provides. Sign up today to take advantage of this women-focused network with over 18,000 members across 110+ countries, prioritized career opportunities with 50+ tech companies, and, most importantly, the sense of pride, representation, and belonging. Contact info@rewritingthecode.org with any questions!

BUild Lab Innovation Pathway Support & Funding The Innovation Pathway (IP) is a self-paced program that fosters and supports all forms of innovation created by current Boston University students from any school and college, as well as BU alumni within one year of graduation. Whether you want to launch a new business or nonprofit, or dream of creating a community event or campus initiative, this self-paced program provides the inspiration, resources, and opportunities needed to develop new ventures or projects. Submit your application before the 25th of each month in order to be considered for the next month’s round of interviews.

🗓️ Application Deadline: Rolling – (Note: the early application deadline is the 20th of each month and is filled on a first come first serve basis).

Institute on Culture, Religion, & World Affairs (CURA). Travel grants of up to $500 are provided to Boston University students who wish to travel outside of Boston for a conference or to conduct research on a subject related to CURA’s mission. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.To Apply: Send an explanation of the purpose of the travel, along with a budget for the trip, your current CV, and an email from a professor approving the plans to Assistant Director Arlene Brennan.

🗓️ Application Deadline: Rolling

Jewish Cultural Endowment (JCE) supports Jewish cultural programs across the University, sponsoring lectures, conferences, literary events, curricular enhancement, and artistic performances and exhibitions. Its mission is to foster an appreciation of Jewish culture in all its richness and diversity. The JCE invites grant proposals from individuals (faculty, students, and staff) with access to a BU program administration that will be responsible for planning, promoting and executing the event. JCE funded events must take place on the BU campus and should directly benefit the BU community.

🗓️ Application Deadline: Rolling – There are three submission deadlines each year in February, May and October.