{"id":78224,"date":"2022-07-28T15:49:49","date_gmt":"2022-07-28T19:49:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/?page_id=78224"},"modified":"2026-04-17T11:13:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T15:13:53","slug":"assistantships","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/admissions\/financial-aid\/assistantships\/","title":{"rendered":"Graduate Assistantships"},"content":{"rendered":"<style><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><br \/>p.dept {margin-bottom: 16px; font-size: 0.85em;}<br \/>p.contact {margin-left: 25px; font-size: 0.85em;}<br \/>hr {background-color: #138387; height: 1px; margin: 40px 0;}<br \/><\/style>\n<p>Assistantships are available for Metropolitan College graduate students through individual academic departments or programs. They typically range from 3 to 20 hours per week, allowing students to earn up to $6,180 per semester (paid in weekly installments) to assist with living expenses. Contact your department or program (information below) after receiving an offer of admission to a graduate program for information on the availability of assistantships and details about the application process.<\/p>\n<p><em>Please note: While new students may apply for an assistantship in their first semester, priority may be given to continuing students.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Master\u2019s Programs &amp; Departments<\/h2>\n<h3>Administrative Sciences <em><span style=\"font-size: .75em; font-weight: normal;\" benton-sans=\"\" helvetica=\"\" sans-serif=\"\" important=\"\">(Business &amp; Management programs)<span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n<p class=\"dept\"><em>Applied Business Analytics | Construction Management &#038; Technology | Enterprise Risk Management | Financial Management | Global Marketing Management | Innovation &#038; Entrepreneurship | Insurance Management | Project Management | Supply Chain Management<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"contact\"><strong>Susan Sunde<\/strong><br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:ssunde@bu.edu\">ssunde@bu.edu<\/a> | Phone: 617-353-3016<\/p>\n<p class=\"dept\"><em>Actuarial Science<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"contact\"><strong>Hal Tepfer<\/strong><br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:actuary@bu.edu\">actuary@bu.edu<\/a> | Phone: 617-353-8758<\/p>\n<p class=\"dept\">For further details, and to apply for an assistantship, visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/adminsc\/graduate-assistantship-application\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MET Administrative Sciences department website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Applied Social Sciences<\/h3>\n<p class=\"dept\"><em>City Planning &amp; Urban Affairs Programs<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"contact\"><strong>Kelly Adams<\/strong><br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:cityplan@bu.edu\">cityplan@bu.edu<\/a> | Phone: 617-358-4637<\/p>\n<p class=\"dept\"><em>Criminal Justice Programs<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"contact\"><strong>Emily Thoman<\/strong><br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:cjmet@bu.edu\">cjmet@bu.edu<\/a> | Phone: 617-353-3025<\/p>\n<p class=\"dept\"><em>Gastronomy &amp; Food Studies Programs<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"contact\"><strong>Catie Duckworth<\/strong><br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:foodwine@bu.edu\">foodwine@bu.edu<\/a> | Phone: 617-358-6916<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Arts &#038; Cultural Management<\/h3>\n<p class=\"contact\"><strong>Sameera Palkar<\/strong><br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:artsad@bu.edu\">artsad@bu.edu<\/a> | Phone: 617-353-4064<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Computer Science<\/h3>\n<p class=\"dept\"><em>Applied Data Analytics | Computer Information Systems | Computer Science | Health Informatics | Software Development<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"contact\"><strong>Ronette Lyle<\/strong><br \/>\n<span>Email: <\/span><a href=\"mailto:metcs@bu.edu\">metcs@bu.edu<\/a> | Phone: 617-353-2566<\/p>\n<p class=\"dept\">For further details, and to apply for an assistantship, visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/csmet\/research\/assistantship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MET Computer Science department website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Assistantships are available for Metropolitan College graduate students through individual academic departments or programs. 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