{"id":118964,"date":"2022-07-05T17:33:11","date_gmt":"2022-07-05T21:33:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/?page_id=118964"},"modified":"2026-06-25T10:13:35","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T14:13:35","slug":"scholarships-fellowships","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/admissions\/graduate\/financing-your-education\/scholarships-fellowships\/","title":{"rendered":"Scholarships &#038; Fellowships"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>For Master&#8217;s and LEAP:<\/h2>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h3 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Boston University Alumni Master's Scholarship<\/h3><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p>The College of Engineering provides a guaranteed minimum 25% tuition scholarship to admitted Boston University alumni. All admitted students are also automatically considered for additional merit-based scholarships.<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h3 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">College of Engineering Dean's Graduate Scholarship<\/h3><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p>Our master\u2019s programs provide merit-based tuition scholarship funds to eligible admitted students. Applicants must be applying directly to our Late Entry Accelerated Program (LEAP) or master\u2019s program. The scholarship may be renewed as long as recipients make satisfactory academic progress and are in good standing.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h3 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">External Scholarships<\/h3><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p>Below is a list of Scholarship Search services that may be helpful to Master\u2019s and LEAP applicants. Please note: Boston University is not affiliated with, nor does it investigate, vouch for, or guarantee any of these organizations.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.careeronestop.org\/Toolkit\/toolkit.aspx\">CareerOneStep Scholarship Search<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bigfuture.collegeboard.org\/scholarship-search\">College Board Scholarship Search<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastweb.com\/college-scholarships\">FastWeb Scholarship Search<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pathwaystoscience.org\/Grad.aspx\">Pathways to Science for Graduate Students<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2>For PhDs:<\/h2>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h3 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Distinguished Departmental Fellowship<\/h3><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p>Distinguished Departmental Fellowship provides a PhD applicant with full tuition, BU basic individual health insurance, student services fee, and an academic year stipend of $47,741 (2026\/2027) paid over the twelve month period September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2027.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h3 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Dean's Fellowships<\/h3><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p>The Dean\u2019s Fellowship provides a PhD applicant with full tuition, BU basic individual health insurance, student services fee, and an academic year stipend of $47,741 (2026\/2027) paid over the fifty-two week period September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2027. Additionally, the Fellowship provides a one-time relocation allowance of $3,000.<\/p>\n<p>The Dean\u2019s Fellowship is not renewable, but each recipient can expect continued support in the subsequent years provided that he\/she makes good progress toward completion of the doctoral degree. This support will typically come in the form of a Graduate Research Assistantship but may also include funding as a Graduate Teaching Fellow. No specific teaching or research service is required of Dean\u2019s Fellows, but recipients are expected to establish research goals with a research advisor during the first year of study.<\/p>\n<p>All applicants to the PhD program are automatically considered for the Dean\u2019s Fellowship award, and no special application is required. Potential recipients are nominated by each department.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h3 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Doctoral Research Assistantships<\/h3><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p>Doctoral Research Assistantships provide a stipend of $17,443 per semester, tuition scholarship, and individual enrollment in the BU basic student health insurance plan for each semester of support. The 2026\/2027 calendar year salary for first-year studies equals a total of $47,741. In subsequent years, Research Assistants may expect salary increases as progress is made toward the degree. Research Assistants are expected to work 20 hours a week during the academic year and 40 hours a week during the summer semester.<\/p>\n<p>Academic research faculty members holding sponsored research grants or contracts offer Research Assistantships each year to qualified students who have particular interests and abilities in research areas of mutual interest.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h3 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Doctoral Teaching Fellowship<\/h3><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p>Doctoral Teaching Fellowships provide a stipend of $17,443 per semester, tuition scholarship, and individual enrollment in the BU basic student health Insurance plan. Graduate Teaching Fellows work 20 hours per week under the supervision of a faculty member in support of courses taught by the College of Engineering.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><a id=\"external-fellowship\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Scholarship Policies:<\/h2>\n<p>Boston University awards scholarship funds only to students who are in compliance with federal aid regulations regarding defaulted education loans or requirements of the United States Selective Service Administration. Applicants with prior histories of compliance deficiencies are advised to establish early contact with the Graduate Programs Office of the College of Engineering.<\/p>\n<p>Tuition scholarship can be awarded only for courses applicable to a student\u2019s degree program. Physical education and other unrelated class are not supported nor are withdrawals or audits.<\/p>\n<h2>Institutional Fellowships:<\/h2>\n<p>In addition to the aforementioned tuition scholarships, there are institutional fellowships available to Boston University graduate students. Please refer to this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bufellow\/opportunities-of-interest\/bu-fellowships-grad-students\/\">link<\/a>\u00a0for BU Fellowship opportunities.<\/p>\n<h2>External Fellowships and Funding:<\/h2>\n<p>Below is a list of external fellowships the Graduate Programs Office has identified.<\/p>\n<table class=\"table-striped\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Sponsor<\/th>\n<th>Name<\/th>\n<th>Eligibility<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>National Defense<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/ndseg.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Defense Science &amp; Engineering Graduate Fellowship<\/a><\/td>\n<td>US citizens and Nationals<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Department of Energy<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.krellinst.org\/csgf\/about-doe-csgf\/eligibility-program-requirements\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOE Computational Science Graduate Fellowship<\/a><\/td>\n<td>US Citizens or Permanent Residents<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>NSF<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/funding\/graduate-students\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Graduate Research Fellowship Program<\/a><\/td>\n<td>US Citizens, US national, or permanent resident<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>American Association of University Women (AAUW) International Fellowships<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aauw.org\/what-we-do\/educational-funding-and-awards\/international-fellowships\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">American Association of University Women (AAUW) International Fellowships<\/a><\/td>\n<td>International<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>National Defense<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.peointernational.org\/about-peo-international-peace-scholarship-ips\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PEO International Peace Scholarship<\/a><\/td>\n<td>A student who is not a citizen or permanent resident of the US or Canada.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>National Consortium for Graduate Degrees for Minorities in Engineering and Science (GEM)<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gemfellowship.org\/students\/gem-fellowship-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GEM Fellowship Program<\/a><\/td>\n<td>US citizen or permanent resident.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>National Physical Science Consortium<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/stemfellowships.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Graduate Fellowships in Science and Engineering<\/a><\/td>\n<td>US<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Editing Press<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/editing.press\/bassi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Laura Bassi Scholarship<\/a><\/td>\n<td>US citizens, Permanent Residents, International<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For Master&#8217;s and LEAP: For PhDs: Scholarship Policies: Boston University awards scholarship funds only to students who are in compliance with federal aid regulations regarding defaulted education loans or requirements of the United States Selective Service Administration. 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