{"id":7953,"date":"2014-11-24T11:49:25","date_gmt":"2014-11-24T16:49:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/osfs\/?page_id=7953"},"modified":"2025-07-08T11:21:14","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T15:21:14","slug":"scholarships","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/osfs\/resources\/types-of-aid\/scholarships\/","title":{"rendered":"Scholarships"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"intro\"><strong>Scholarships<\/strong> and grants are gift aid, meaning you do not have to repay them or earn the funds by working. There are many different types of scholarships a student could receive. Below are resources that students can use to search for additional scholarships.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Scholarships from all sources can be a great way to bring down to overall amount of money that a student needs to borrow. It is important for students understand how scholarship funding can impact your financial aid award.<\/p>\n<p>Students can receive more than one type of financial aid. An award package may include a combination of scholarships, grants, and other types of assistance, such as loans and work-study.<\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.financialaidtv.com\/cms\/embed\/script\/318?iid=103767&amp;hd=1&amp;dim=640x360\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Boston University Scholarships<\/strong> are generously provided by each individual school\/college within BU, as well as the University at large, for students across a variety of\u00a0 programs.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h4 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Boston University Scholarships Opportunities<\/h4><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>School-specific Scholarship Pages<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/busm\/about\/diversity\/opportunities-and-resources\/scholarships\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chobanian &amp; Avedisian School of Medicine<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dental\/community\/delta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Goldman School of Dental Medicine<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/financing-options\/funding-scholarships\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Graduate Medical Sciences<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/admissions\/financing-your-education\/funding-your-education-inside-bu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">School of Public Health<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Other BU-based scholarship opportunities<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/buwc\/scholarships.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Boston University Women\u2019s Council<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Awarded to women enrolled in a full-time graduate degree program in any of the schools or colleges within Boston University, who is completing her first year of graduate studies or\u00a0has\u00a0completed one year of graduate studies at the University and who anticipates completing her master\u2019s degree within two full academic years or\u00a0her\u00a0doctorate within five years.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/womensguild\/scholarships-awards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Boston University Women\u2019s Guild<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Awarded to women age 30 and over who are enrolled in Boston University graduate programs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dentalschool.bu.edu\/community\/pipeline-delta.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Delta Dental Scholarship<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Continuing students in good academic standing at the Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine\u2019s DMD Program, who are U.S. citizens or legal residents, may be eligible to apply for the Delta Dental of Massachusetts Scholars Program (Delta Dental Scholars Program). The Delta Dental Scholars Program provides tuition support for dental school. The ultimate goal of the Delta Dental Scholars Program is to improve access to dental care in underserved Massachusetts communities. As a condition of this award, the recipient agrees to practice dental medicine full-time in Massachusetts in a dentally or medically underserved area, or to teach full-time in an academic setting for a limited period of time.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>The Karp Family Scholarship<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Karp Family Scholarships will be awarded to the very best medical students who Matched in pediatrics as their specialty during their last year of medical school. The Karp Family Scholarships are intended to defray the recipients&#8217; cost of medical school, thereby lowering a student\u2019s debt burden and helping launch their careers.\u00a0 No application is required as all students who Matched in pediatrics will be considered.\u00a0 The number of students selected and the award amounts vary per year based on available funding.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bufellow\/mlk-fellowship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Martin Luther King Jr. Fellowship<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Available to U.S. citizens, new to Boston University, who start graduate studies in any department or school at BU.\u00a0 It provides a scholarship for full-time tuition at the GRS rate plus the Student Services and Health &amp; Wellness fees, a stipend for living expenses, and\u00a0Boston University\u00a0basic health insurance.\u00a0 Students are nominated by their Admissions Department and can request consideration by contacting that department.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bufellow\/whitney-young-fellowship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Whitney M. Young, Jr. Fellowship<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Open to entering and continuing graduate students who are U.S. citizens and who have displayed academic proficiency in a field related to race relations or urban problems.\u00a0 It provides a scholarship for full-time tuition at the GRS rate plus the Student Services and Health &amp; Wellness fees, a stipend for living expenses, and\u00a0Boston University\u00a0basic health insurance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h4 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Service Scholarships Opportunities<\/h4><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/nhsc.hrsa.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Health Service Corps (NHSC)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>This program is for health professional students interested in primary health care specialties and committed to serving all or part of their career in a federally designated health professional shortage area (HSPA). The scholarship provides full tuition and fees, monthly stipends and other reasonable education expenses.<\/li>\n<li>For more details, contact <span class=\"baec5a81-e4d6-4674-97f3-e9220f0136c1\" style=\"white-space: nowrap;\">1-800-221-9393<a title=\"Call: 1-800-221-9393\" style=\"margin: 0px; border: currentColor; left: 0px; top: 0px; width: 16px; height: 16px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; overflow: hidden; vertical-align: middle; float: none; display: inline; white-space: nowrap; position: static !important;\" href=\"#\"><\/a><\/span> or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hrsa.gov\/about\/contact\/bhwhelp.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Health Resources and Services Administration<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lrp.nih.gov\/index.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Institutes of Health\u00a0(NIH)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The NIH Loan Repayment Programs (LRPs) encourage promising researchers and scientists to pursue research careers by repaying up to $35,000 of their qualified student loan debt each year through extramural and intramural loan repayment programs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/osfs\/flp\/military\/\"><b>Military Service Scholarship and Service Loan Repayment Programs<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Find out more about Army, Navy, and Air Force service scholarships and service loan programs that can provide funding assistance while in school or provide loan repayment assistance after graduating.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Private Scholarships<\/strong> are provided by organizations across a variety of public and private organizations, to assist students with gift funds to apply towards their educational expenses.\u00a0<span>We encourage students to pursue scholarship opportunities in their local communities, as\u00a0well as on a national level.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h4 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"> Private Scholarships Search and Opportunities<\/h4><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Private Scholarship Search Engines<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We recommend creating a new email account solely dedicated for scholarship search engine accounts. While scholarship search engines are one of the most efficient tools to discover scholarship opportunities, submitting scholarship inquiries can at times increase the level of email traffic you receive.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/accessscholarships.com\/\">Access Scholarships<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/careerinfonet.org\/ScholarshipSearch\/scholarshipcategory.asp?nodeid=22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CareerOneStop \u2013 Scholarship\u00a0Search<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bigfuture.collegeboard.org\/scholarship-search\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">College Board Scholarship Search<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.collegexpress.com\/scholarships\/collegenet-scholarships\/5000038\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CollegeExpressScholarship Search<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fastweb.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FastWeb Scholarship Search<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodcall.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GoodCall<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.edumed.org\/\">EduMed<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Below are links to organizations that offer scholarships for students pursuing healthcare careers:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Medical Students<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/alphaomegaalpha.org\/student_service_leadership.html#gsc.tab=0\">Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ama-assn.org\/about\/awards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">American Medical Association<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amwa-doc.org\/students\/awards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">American Medical Women&#8217;s Association<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.massmed.org\/Default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Massachusetts Medical Society<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Dental Students<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adafoundation.org\/en\/how-to-apply\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">American Dental Association Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adea.org\/studentawards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">American Dental Education Association<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.asdanet.org\/index\/dental-student-resources\/scholarships-and-repayment-plans\/scholarships\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">American Student Dental Association<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Public Health Students<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.publichealthonline.org\/scholarship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Public Health Online<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Biomedical Students<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bosterbio.com\/scholarships\">BosterBio Biomedical Scholarship<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h4 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">How Scholarships Impact your Financial Aid Eligibility<\/h4><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p>Federal regulations require that your total financial aid not exceed your calculated financial eligibility.\u00a0 You must promptly inform SFS in writing of any additional award you receive from any source, either within or outside of Boston University.<\/p>\n<p>Awards you must report include (but are not limited to):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Scholarships<\/li>\n<li>Grants<\/li>\n<li>Tuition remission<\/li>\n<li>Tuition Exchange Scholarship<\/li>\n<li>ROTC<\/li>\n<li>Educational loans<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you receive any additional award,\u00a0your financial aid will be reduced only if your total aid, from all sources, exceeds your cost of attendance. Any financial aid exceeding your cost of attendance will be returned.<\/p>\n<p>If you receive any tuition-driven funding, you can only receive those funds up to your total tuition costs. Any funds in excess will be returned, to cover 100% of your total tuition charges.<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scholarships and grants are gift aid, meaning you do not have to repay them or earn the funds by working. There are many different types of scholarships a student could receive. Below are resources that students can use to search for additional scholarships. 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