Graduate & Professional Student Resources

• Terrier F1RSTS Advocate Directory

Boston University Services/Centers/Offices

• Admissions Office
• Dean of Students
• Disability & Access Services
• Equal Opportunity Office
• Financial Assistance
• Graduate Affairs Office
• Human Resources
• International Students & Scholars Office (ISSO)
• Office of the Ombuds
• Office of the Provost
• Office of the University Registrar
• University Service Center
• Study Abroad

Surviving Boston Neighborhood

• How to Dress for Winter
• Surviving Boston Weather
• Tips for Cold Weather Safety

External Resources

• Affordable Colleges
• Empowering First-Gen College Students Group
• General Resources for Masters & Ph.D. (Pgs. 35-40)
• Things I Wish I Knew About Interviewing for Graduate School

Boston University Services/Centers/Offices

• BU Libraries
• Educational Resource Center
• Elie Wiesel Center for Jewish Studies Jewish Cultural Endowment
• Research Fellowship Lemmermann Foundation

External Resources

• A First-Generation Guide to Law School
• EDUMED
• Internet Archive
• Law School Discovery Curriculum
• Leadership Brainery
• Library Science Degree Education Guide

Boston University’s Career Center

• Center for Career Development
• Graduate Career & Professional Development
• Professional Development for Doctoral Students

Boston University’s Online Hub for Internships and Job Listings

• BU Connects
• CareerShift
• Forage
• Handshake

Internal Career Resources

• Big Interview
• BU School of Medicine Post-baccalaureate Research Education Program (BU PREP)
• Evans Student Scholars (ESS)
• Pardee School Graduate Summer Fellows Program
• Upward Bound Math Science (UBMS)
• VMock

External Career Resources

• Brooklyn Museum Summer Internships
• Career Spring
• Hancock Shaker Village Summer Internships
• Leadership Brainery
• Mary Baker Eddy Library Short-term Research Fellowship
• Munson Institute Summer Fellowship
• Museum of Fine Arts Internships
• Newport Historical Society Summer Scholars in Public History
• Preservation Society of Newport County Summer Internship
• Research Fellowship Lemmermann Foundation
• Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center Internships
• The Boston Review Internship
• MedSchool 4 All

Boston University’s Community Resources

• Boston University Hillel
• Center for Gender, Sexuality & Activism (CGSA)
• Community Service Center
• Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground (HTC)
• Marsh Chapel
  
• Queer Activist Collective (The Q)
• Trans & Gender Variant Listening Circle (T*LC)
• The Circle Series
• Student Activities Office (SAO)

External Resources

• BiWomenBoston
• Boston GLASS Groups
• Empowering First-Generation College Students
• JRI Boston GLASS
• Transgender Emergency Fund of Massachusetts

BU Financial Resources

• BU Award Opportunities
• BU College of Communication First Generation Scholarship
• BU Office of Fellowships & Scholarships
• BU Tuition Remission
• BUMC Funding/Scholarships
• CREDIBLE Student Loans
• Editing Press Laura Bassi Scholarship
• Emergency Funding for Grad Students (GRS)
• Financial Assistance
  • Kindros
  • Smart Money 101
• Inclusion Catalyst Grant (BU Diversity & Inclusion)
• IS&T Student Laptop Loans
• MET College Merit Scholarships
• MET College Scholarships
• Using Your Student ID for Discounts

External Financial Resources

• “A Helping Hand” Scholarship
• American Association of University Women: Fellowships & Scholarships
• Amy Lowell Poetry Travelling Scholarship
• Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship
• Appily
• Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (to the University of Cambridge)
• Biruté Ciplijauskaité Postdoctoral Fellowships
• Bold.org
  • First-Gen Futures Scholarship
  • Community Health Ambassador Scholarship for Nursing Students
  • Diverse Abilities Scholarship
  • Eco-Warrior Scholarship
  • Empowering Motherhood Scholarship
  • Heroes’ Legacy Scholarship
  • Innovators of Color in STEM Scholarship
  • Learner Math Lover Scholarship
  • Learner Calculus Scholarship
  • Mental Health Empowerment Scholarship
  • Mental Health Importance Scholarship
  • Mental Health Scholarship for Women
  • Online Learning Innovator Scholarship
  • Scholarship for Women Golfers
  • Scholarship Institute’s Annual Women’s Leadership Scholarship
  • Sustainable Business Scholarship
  • VNutrition & Wellness’ Annual LGBTQ+ Vitality Scholarship
  • Women in Healthcare Scholarship
  • Women in STEM Scholarship
• BrokeScholar
• College Board
• Dissertation Fellowship in American Art
• Don H. Liu Scholars Program for 1L Law School Students
• Fellowships, Grants, and Scholarships Searchable Database COS Pivot (Open to BU Students, too)
• Fulbright U.S. Student Scholarship
• Getty Foundation Pre- and Postdoctoral Fellowship
• “Gutsy Graduate Student” Essay Scholarship
• Graduate Student Funding Opportunities
• Henry Luce Foundation
• Humanity Without Walls (Career Diversity Workshop & Scholarship)
• Interstride Scholarships
• “Making Waves” Scholarship for Women
• Postdoctoral Fellowship in the History of Art
• Soros Fellowship for New Americans
• “Scholar Dollars” Essay Scholarship for Black Students
• Scholarship360
• Scholarship for MBA Students
• Tuition Funding Sources 
• Upchieve, First Generation College Student Scholarships

Boston University Health and Wellness Resources

• Behavioral Medicine (short-term counseling options)
• Center for Anxiety & Related Disorders
• Danielsen Institute (mental health services)
• Fitness & Recreation Center
• GSDM Dental Discount Program for Students
• Judicial Affairs
• Office of the Ombuds (impartial, independent, confidential problem-solving resource)
• Sexual Assault Response & Prevention Center
• Student Health Services
  • Behavioral Medicine
  • Collegiate Recovery Program
  • SARP (Sexual Assault Response and Prevention)

External Resources

• 10 Ways to “Reach Out” When You’re Struggling With Your Mental Health
• DeeDee’s Cry
• Fenway Health LGBTQ Hotline
• HELPLINE
• InnoPsych
• Louis D. Brown Peace Institute: Healing and Recovery
• Self Care Ideas
• This is My Brave
• Victory Programs Mobile Prevention Team

Boston University Housing Resources

• Finding Housing

Boston University Dining Resources

• BU Food Pantry
• BU Resources to Support Food Needs
• Graduate Medical Sciences Community Cupboard
• Marsh Chapel Community Dinner
• Terrier Meal Share
• Wheelock Community Cares (food pantry)

External Resources

• Housing
  • Boston Office of Housing Stability
  • Boston Metrolist
  • No Evictions During COVID-19
• Food
  • Boston Farmers Markets
  • Brandless online grocery store
  • Brookline Food Pantry
  • Community Fridges in and Around Boston
  • Fair Foods
  • Fenway Cares Food Boxes: Pick up a food box every other Wednesday at 3:30 PM
  • Good and Cheap Guide
  • Neighborhood Food Resource Guide – available in multiple languages
  • Lifeboat Boston
  • Project Bread
  • SNAP Benefits
  • The City of Boston Food Access
  • The City of Boston Food Resources Chatbot: Text ‘FOOD’ to 617-579-8238
  • The Daily Table
  • Too Good To Go Application
  • The Greater Boston Food Bank
• Transportation
  • MBTA Discounted Youth Pass(Up to 25 years of age!)
• Technology
  • Affordable Connectivity Program

• Boston University Hillel
• International Graduate Student Guide
• Marsh Chapel
• Queer Activist Collective (The Q)
• Student Activities Office (SAO)
• Trans & Gender Variant Listening Circle (T*LC)

External Resources

• BiWomenBoston
• Boston GLASS Groups
• Transgender Emergency Fund of Massachusetts

• Graduate Student Teaching Support
• Teaching Remotely for Accessibility, Equity & Inclusion