Boston University

Boston, MA
University Website: www.bu.eduApply Online: www.bu.edu/admissions/apply
Boston University (most commonly referred to as BU) is a private research university located in Boston, Massachusetts. With more than 4,000 faculty members and more than 31,000 students, Boston University is one of the largest private universities in the United States and one of Boston's largest employers. The university is nonsectarian, but is historically affiliated with the United Methodist Church.
BU is categorized as an RU/VH Research University (very high research activity) in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. In 2009–2010, BU had research expenditures of $407.8 million, or $553 million if the research led by the Medical School faculty at Boston Medical Center is included. BU is a member of the Boston Consortium for Higher Education and the Association of American Universities.
Among its faculty and alumni, BU counts seven Nobel Prize winners, including Martin Luther King, Jr. (PhD '55); 22 Pulitzer Prize winners, and numerous[quantify]Guggenheim and MacArthur fellows.
The university offers bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees, and medical and dental degrees through 18 schools and colleges on two urban campuses. The main campus is situated along the Charles River in Boston's Fenway-Kenmore and Allston neighborhoods, while the Boston University Medical Campus is in Boston's South End neighborhood. BU also operates 75 study abroad programs in over 33 cities in over 20 countries and has internship opportunities in 10 different countries (including the United States and abroad).
The Boston University Terriers compete in the NCAA's Division I. BU athletic teams compete in the America East, Hockey East, and Colonial Athletic Association conferences, and their mascot is Rhett the Boston Terrier. Boston University is well known[by whom?] for men's hockey, in which it has won five national championships, most recently in 2009.
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Boston University College Scholarships
Methodist Clergy ScholarshipBoston University |
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award $25,000 |
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Dean's Scholarship - Boston University, School of ManagementBoston University School of Management |
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award Up to $35,000 |
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ROMBA LGBT+ FellowshipReaching Out |
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award $20,000 |
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City Year ScholarshipBoston University School of Management |
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award $15,000 |
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Education Pioneers ScholarshipBoston University School of Management |
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award $10,000 |
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Public and Nonprofit Supplemental Scholarship - BU, ManagementBoston University School of Management |
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award Up to $15,000 |
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MS-MBA Summer Scholarship - Boston University, School of ManagementBoston University School of Management |
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award Up to $10,000 |
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LEAD Fellowship - Boston University, School of ManagementBoston University School of Management |
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award Up to $20,000 |
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IES Merit-Based David Porter Diversity ScholarshipInstitute for the International Education of Students (IES Abroad) |
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award Up to $5,000 |
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FUNED Scholarship for Mexican NationalsBoston University School of Management |
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award Up to $35,000 |
deadline Varies |