{"id":65248,"date":"2020-09-11T09:27:16","date_gmt":"2020-09-11T13:27:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/?page_id=65248"},"modified":"2026-02-17T15:27:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T20:27:27","slug":"merit-scholarships","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/admissions\/financial-aid\/scholarships\/merit-scholarships\/","title":{"rendered":"Merit Scholarships"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The unique educational experience at Boston University\u2019s Metropolitan College (MET) is defined not only by dedicated, expert faculty, but by students who are self-motivated, professionally accomplished, and driven to succeed. MET students make exceptional contributions to the classroom, sharing diverse perspectives on complex issues and serving as a valuable resource for peer support and network connections.<\/p>\n<h2>Eligibility Requirements<\/h2>\n<p>Consideration for a merit scholarship is based on the following eligibility requirements:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Applicants must be seeking admission to a <strong>master\u2019s degree<\/strong> program at BU MET<\/li>\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/admissions\/apply-now-graduate\/\">Application for Graduate Admission<\/a> must be submitted by the relevant application deadline<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Scholarship Application Guidelines<\/h2>\n<p>A completed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/admissions\/apply-now-graduate\/\">Application for Graduate Admission<\/a> must be submitted to be considered for a scholarship. No additional application is required.<\/p>\n<p>All domestic and international applicants to a master&#8217;s degree program are automatically considered for this merit scholarship. The admissions committee will nominate admitted students to receive this award, based on the strength of each applicant\u2019s academic qualifications and professional experiences. Scholarship recipients will be notified of their award with their admissions decision.<\/p>\n<h2>Contact Information<\/h2>\n<p>If you have any questions about merit-based scholarships or wish to complete an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/admissions\/apply-now-graduate\/\">Application for Graduate Admission<\/a>, contact <strong>Admissions<\/strong> at 617-353-6000 or <a href=\"mailto:%20met@bu.edu\">met@bu.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The unique educational experience at Boston University\u2019s Metropolitan College (MET) is defined not only by dedicated, expert faculty, but by students who are self-motivated, professionally accomplished, and driven to succeed. MET students make exceptional contributions to the classroom, sharing diverse perspectives on complex issues and serving as a valuable resource for peer support and network [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13440,"featured_media":0,"parent":1729,"menu_order":16,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/65248"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13440"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=65248"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/65248\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":97862,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/65248\/revisions\/97862"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1729"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65248"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}