{"id":2045,"date":"2021-09-22T21:49:21","date_gmt":"2021-09-23T01:49:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/gso\/?page_id=2045"},"modified":"2023-12-06T23:21:54","modified_gmt":"2023-12-07T04:21:54","slug":"general-information","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/gso\/student-resources\/general-information\/","title":{"rendered":"General Information"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/grs\/\">Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GRS) Bulletin page<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Use the sidebar links on this page to find things like degree requirements, course listings, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/erc\/resource-guide\/\">Academic Resource Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/grad\/resources\/\">Graduate Student Resources<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Fellowships, Financial Aid, Grants, and Scholarships<\/h3>\n<p>At BU<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/students\/graduate\/financial-aid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GRS Financial Aid for MA and MS students<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/current-students\/phd-mfa-students\/financial-aid\/aid-for-phd-students\/\">GRS Financial Aid for PhD and MFA students<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"mailto:grsaid@bu.edu\">Email contact<\/a>\u00a0for GRS Financial Aid<\/li>\n<li>Graduate Research Abroad Fellowships (GRAF): scroll to relevant header on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/current-students\/phd-mfa-students\/financial-aid\/aid-for-phd-students\/\">this page.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The GSO offers<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/gso\/travelgrants\/\" title=\"Travel Grants\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> travel grants<\/a> for research and conference travel.<\/li>\n<li>The BU\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bufellow\/\" title=\"office of fellowships\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Office of Fellowships<\/a>\u00a0maintains a list of fellowships and other opportunities graduate students may want to consider. They are also responsible for nominating students for fellowships that require a nomination from a university.<\/li>\n<li>GWISE maintains a comprehensive list of fellowships available to scientists, many of which are open to people of all genders. This list and other resources can be found\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/gwise\/resources\/\" title=\"gwise fellowship resources\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Outside of BU<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/eca.state.gov\/fulbright\/fulbright-programs\/program-summaries\/fulbright-hays-program\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fulbright-Hays Study Abroad Grants<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/funding\/index.jsp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Science Foundation Fellowships and Grants<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/m-grasp\/\" title=\"m-grasp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">M-Graduate Research Assistant Scholarship Program (M-GRASP)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Housing<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/orpm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BU Office of Rental Property Management<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/housing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BU Office of Housing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/offcampus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Off Campus Services <\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Includes rental listings, a roommate search, and more<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/boston.craigslist.org\/d\/apts-housing-for-rent\/search\/apa\">Craigslist\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Health Issues\/Parenting<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/gso\/issues\/healthcare\/\" title=\"healthcare\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">See Our Healthcare Page<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/shs\/\" title=\"student health services\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Student Health Services<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>Boston University has a wide array of resources for graduate students parents. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/gwise\/\" title=\"gwise\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Graduate Women in Science and Engineering<\/a><span> (GWISE@BU) has composed an excellent<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/gwise\/resources\/\" title=\"GWISE list of parent resources\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> list of these resources<\/a><span>\u00a0you can also consult this <\/span><a href=\"\/gso\/files\/2016\/12\/BU-Graduate-Student-Parenting-Benefits-2016.pdf\">PDF<\/a><span>. GWISE also runs a campus <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/gwise\/gwise-groups\/\" title=\"GWISE mothers group\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mothers\u2019 Group<\/a><span>. Full time PhD students have access to paid parental leave upon the birth or adoption of a child. This program is called the Childbirth and Adoption Accommodation for full-time PhD Students. <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/policies\/childbirth-and-adoption-accommodation\/\" title=\"Childbirth and Adoption Accommodation for PhD Students\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Details of PhD policy<\/a><span> and <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/students\/graduate\/grs-forms-policies-procedures\/childbirth-and-adoption-accommodation-for-full-time-phd-students\/\" title=\"Instructions for applying. \" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">instructions.<\/a><span>\u00a0For masters students, there is a similar policy allowing for time off for childbirth and adoption. Masters students will only be paid during this period if they are already paid a stipend. <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/students\/graduate\/grs-forms-policies-procedures\/grs-masters-forms-policies-procedures\/childbirth_grs_masters\/\" title=\"details of the masters policy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Details of the masters policy<\/a><span>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Research<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/support\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Research Support At BU<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/irb\/guidance-and-faqs\/research-ethics\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Human Subjects Research Ethics At BU<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/researchsupport\/compliance\/human-subjects\/submitting-an-irb-protocol\/\">IRB submission information<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/researchsupport\/compliance\/human-subjects\/additional-services-from-irb\/\">IRB office hours<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/askalibrarian.bu.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ASK a Librarian at the BU Library <\/a>Questions submitted on this website will get forwarded to the librarians best able to answer a question. Ask a research or reference question, ask for training in database search techniques, or ask the library to add specific books to its collection.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/support\/research\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"BU Research Computing Support\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Research Computing Support (RCS)<\/a>\u00a0provides specialized computing and communication resources geared towards research and education in computational science and engineering, scientific visualization, computer graphics, supercomputing and other disciplines which have high-performance computing requirements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Computer Resources<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/about\/help-center\/\">IT<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Teaching<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ceit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Center For Teaching and Learning<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/erc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Educational Resource Center And Writing Center<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Getting around and things to do<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Things to do in the area: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/grad\/grad-student-life\/living-in-boston\/\">Graduate Student Resource<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/isso\/getting-started\/living-in-boston\/\">International Students &amp; Scholars Office<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Volunteering: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/csc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Boston University Community Service Center<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Volunteering &#8211; mentoring: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bigsister.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Big Sister Association of Greater Boston<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbbsmb.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Big Brothers Big Sisters of Massachusetts Bay<\/a> (More boys than girls with BBBSMB)<\/li>\n<li>Volunteering &#8211; one shot projects: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bostoncares.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Boston Cares<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>If you&#8217;re having a problem<\/h2>\n<p>Graduate school is hard. It\u2019s normal to need some help once in a while. Below is a list of some of the places you may go if you need help. You should also feel free to contact the GSO directly at <a href=\"mailto:gso@bu.edu\" title=\"send gso an email\">gso@bu.edu<\/a> and we can help you find a resource the matches your needs.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ombuds\/\" title=\"ombuds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Office of the Ombuds<\/a>\u00a0is a safe place to have off-the-record conversations on issues related to life, work, or study at Boston University. Talking to the Ombuds can e a good first step if you have a concern and don\u2019t know where to turn for help.<\/li>\n<li>BU <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/shs\/behavioral\/\" title=\"behavioral medicine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Behavioral Medicine<\/a> offers free short-term counseling to full time students and other resources.<\/li>\n<li>BU <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/disability\/\" title=\"disability services\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Office of Disability Services<\/a><\/li>\n<li>BU <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/safety\/sexual-misconduct\/\" title=\"sexual misconduct policy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sexual Misconduct Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<li>BU <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sarp\/\" title=\"sexual assault response and prevent\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sexual Assault Response and Prevention (SARP)<\/a>\u00a0<span>provides rapid, confidential, compassionate, supportive, and free-of-charge advocacy and assistance to BU students who have experienced a traumatic incident. This includes, but is not limited to, sexual assault, physical assault, interpersonal violence, and other crimes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/erc\/\" title=\"educational resource cender\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Educational Resource Center\u00a0(ERC)<\/a> is your academic support system; whether you want to practice your language skills with a native speaker, restructure an essay, or improve your study habits. They offer one-on-one and group academic skills sessions with peers and professionals, as well as offer a variety of workshops to faculty, student organizations, and various campus offices.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Graduate Student Organizations<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Boston University:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sage\" title=\"SAGE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Student Association of Graduate Engineers (SAGE)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/gwise\/\" title=\"GWISE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Graduate Women in Science and Engineering (GWISE)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/smgmba\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"MBA council\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MBA Council<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/student-life\/gmsso\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"GMSSO\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Graduate Medical Sciences Student Organization (GMSS0)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Boston Area:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.brandeis.edu\/gradstudent\/gsa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brandeis: Graduate Student Association<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hgc.harvard.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Harvard:\u00a0 Graduate Council<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/gsc.mit.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MIT: Graduate Student Council<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.suffolk.edu\/student-life\/student-involvement\/leadership-opportunities\/graduate-student-association\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Suffolk: Graduate Student Association<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ase.tufts.edu\/gsc\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Tufts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tufts: Graduate Student Council of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gsa.umb.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Umass-Boston\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UMass Boston:\u00a0 Graduate Student Assembly <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>National:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nagps.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"NAGPS\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Association of Graduate-Professional Students<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Miscellaneous<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Finances: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.getrichslowly.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"get rich slowly\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Get Rich Slowly<\/a> has a lot of useful info &amp; advice on\u00a0topics including <a href=\"http:\/\/www.getrichslowly.org\/blog\/category\/basics\/\" title=\"basics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Basics<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.getrichslowly.org\/blog\/category\/frugality\/\" title=\"frugality\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Frugality<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.getrichslowly.org\/blog\/category\/planning\/\" title=\"planning\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Planning<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.getrichslowly.org\/blog\/category\/investing\/\" title=\"investing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Investing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/globalprograms\/hub\/\" title=\"international student hub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">International Student and Scholar Hub<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/careers\/\" title=\"center for career development\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Center for Career Development (CCD)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/gwise\/\" title=\"gwise\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Graduate Women in Science and Engineering<\/a> (GWISE@BU) offers many excellent events and other resources. Supportive men can sign up for their WISE Guys group by following <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/gwise\/gwise-groups\/\" title=\"wise guys sign up\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">these instructions<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.consumeraffairs.com\/insurance\/renters-insurance\/\" title=\"consumer reports renter's insurance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Consumer Affairs information on renters insurance<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GRS) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/policies\/\" title=\"GRS policies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">polices<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/faculty-staff\/administration\/the-graduate-school\/\" title=\"contact GRS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">how to contact them<\/a>.\n<ul><\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Anything missing? If you have a suggestion for resources to add to this page please contact the GSO President at <a href=\"mailto:gso@bu.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">gso@bu.edu<\/a>.<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GRS) Bulletin page Use the sidebar links on this page to find things like degree requirements, course listings, etc. Academic Resource Guide Graduate Student Resources Fellowships, Financial Aid, Grants, and Scholarships At BU GRS Financial Aid for MA and MS students GRS Financial Aid for PhD and MFA students [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18905,"featured_media":0,"parent":49,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2045"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18905"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2045"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2045\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2541,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2045\/revisions\/2541"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/49"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2045"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}