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Arts Research Award<\/a> – in collaboration with the BU Arts Initiative, supports summer research in the arts.<\/span><\/p>\n

Center on Forced Displacement Research Awards<\/a> – in collaboration with the BU Center on Forced Displacement, supports research on any aspect of forced displacements and associated topics and disciplines <\/span>during the fall, spring, and summer.<\/p>\n

Clare Boothe Luce Award<\/a>\u00a0– supports summer research in the sciences, open to female U.S. Citizens or Permanent Residents.<\/p>\n

Corporate Awards<\/a> – funded by corporate partners, may only be available to certain awardees.<\/span><\/p>\n

Erskine Award<\/a> – supports summer research in Neurobiology.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Humanities, Arts, and Preprofessional (HAP) Scholars Award<\/a> – supports research in the humanities, arts, and certain preprofessional disciplines.<\/a><\/p>\n

Nelson Research Award<\/a> – supports summer research in communications.<\/p>\n

Newbury Center Award<\/a> – supports first-generation college students doing undergraduate research.<\/p>\n

Provost\u2019s Scholars Awards<\/a> \u2014 Applicants must be second-semester sophomores with a 3.0 GPA or higher and a record of taking on intellectual challenges.<\/p>\n

Riemen Prize<\/a> – supports summer research in the sciences, award alternates annually between students working with faculty members from CAS Chemistry one year and \u00a0Biology the next.<\/span><\/p>\n

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