Financial Support

Financial support for Master’s students is allotted based on need and merit, and on a first-come basis. Partial tuition scholarships may be offered, and/or some students are invited to serve as teaching assistants for undergraduate courses, at a stipend of $6,000 per semester. (Teaching assistants lead labs and discussion sections.)

Financial assistance does not require a separate application and is decided as completed applications are received. The Department cannot preview potential aid packages in advance of a completed application.

Occasionally, faculty hire Master’s students to serve as research assistants, paid on an hourly basis; such opportunities depend on matching students’ skills with faculty needs and are usually determined once a student has begun coursework.

Cost Reduction for Students Earning the MA with Thesis

Students working to earn the MA in Earth and Environment with thesis may be able to reduce their total tuition cost by completing some of their degree requirements via summer research credit hours while working on their thesis project.  Students pursuing this pathway will enroll as part time students for 4-8 semesters to complete 20 credit hours in the Fall and Spring Semesters and 12 research credits during the summer term.

The Department of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance makes available various graduate assistantships to students enrolled in a graduate degree program at Boston University. These positions allow graduate students to take advantage of partial tuition remission at BU and earn a stipend of (approximately) $4,000 per semester.

Full information about financial aid can be found at https://www.bu.edu/cas/current-students/ma-and-ms-students/financial-aid/.

Full information about BU tuition costs can be found at https://www.bu.edu/cas/current-students/ma-and-ms-students/cost-of-attendance/.

Competitive fellowship programs at BU include:

International students may also research available funding from home governments and agencies.