{"id":8104,"date":"2026-02-18T12:19:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T17:19:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/grad\/?page_id=8104"},"modified":"2026-04-16T17:27:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T21:27:42","slug":"double-terrier-scholarship","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/grad\/double-terrier-scholarship\/","title":{"rendered":"Double Terrier Scholarship"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>We\u2019re excited to introduce the Double Terrier Scholarship, a new initiative designed to make continuing your academic journey at Boston University more accessible and affordable. If you earned your bachelor\u2019s at BU, this scholarship honors your undergraduate work and guarantees a 25% award toward eligible master\u2019s programs<\/h3>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span><strong>FAQs<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span><strong>What is the Double Terrier Scholarship?<\/strong><\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span>The Double Terrier Scholarship is a guaranteed\u00a0<strong>25% tuition scholarship<\/strong>\u00a0for Boston University alumni who earned a BU bachelor\u2019s degree and enroll in an eligible BU master\u2019s program beginning in\u00a0<strong>Summer 2026<\/strong>.<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span>The scholarship is\u00a0<strong>automatically awarded upon admission<\/strong>\u2014no separate application is required.<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span><strong>Who is eligible for the scholarship?<\/strong><\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span>You are eligible for the Double Terrier Scholarship if you:<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><span>Earned a bachelor\u2019s degree from Boston University or the former Wheelock College, and<\/span><span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Are admitted to an eligible BU master\u2019s program with a start term of\u00a0<strong>Summer 2026 or later<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span>If you meet these criteria, the scholarship will be applied automatically to your financial aid package.<\/span><span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">Which master\u2019s programs are eligible for the scholarship?<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"172\" data-end=\"275\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Eligible programs include select Boston University master\u2019s programs beginning in Summer 2026 or later.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"277\" data-end=\"399\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Because eligibility varies by program, we encourage you to review the full list to confirm whether your program qualifies.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>See all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/grad\/programs-eligible-for-the-double-terrier-scholarship\/\">eligible<\/a> programs<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span><strong>Are there any program exceptions?<\/strong><\/span><span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span>Yes. The Double Terrier Scholarship does\u00a0<strong>not<\/strong>\u00a0apply to the following programs:<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><span>Combined bachelor\u2019s\/master\u2019s programs or other formally approved combined undergraduate\/graduate programs<\/span><span><\/span><\/li>\n<li>While most online programs are eligible for the Double Terrier award, the following online programs do not offer this award:\u00a0 Online MBA, Online MS in Data Science,\u00a0 Online MPH, Online MS in AI for Software Engineering, Online MS in AI for Enterprise IT, Online MS in Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence, Online MS in Artificial Intelligence in Business, <span>Online MS in Strategic Integrated Communication, <\/span>and Online EdM in AI and Education.<\/li>\n<li><span>Doctoral programs, including professional doctorates and PhD programs<\/span><span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Graduate certificates, diplomas, and other non-master\u2019s graduate programs<\/span><span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Undergraduate (bachelor\u2019s) programs<\/span><span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span> <\/span><span>Non-degree and non-credit programs<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Browse programs <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/grad\/programs-not-eligible-for-the-double-terrier-scholarship\/\">not eligible <\/a>for this scholarship<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span><strong>How does this scholarship interact with other BU financial aid?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span>The Double Terrier Scholarship ensures a <\/span><b>total tuition credit of at least 25%<\/b><span>. If you receive other BU scholarships, they will be applied toward this 25% guarantee. If your other awards already exceed 25% of your tuition, your total funding remains at that higher level.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Are current master\u2019s students who have earned bachelor\u2019s degrees from BU eligible for this scholarship?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Students who earned their bachelor\u2019s degree from Boston University and <strong>began a master\u2019s program before Summer 2026 are not eligible for this scholarship.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re excited to introduce the Double Terrier Scholarship, a new initiative designed to make continuing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20791,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"bu-landing","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/grad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8104"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/grad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/grad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/grad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20791"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/grad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8104"}],"version-history":[{"count":50,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/grad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8104\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8383,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/grad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8104\/revisions\/8383"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/grad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8104"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}