Outstanding international students who desire to study an undergraduate program at Boston University, the Trustee Scholarship is an opportunity to get free education.

The Trustee Scholarship at Boston University, covers full undergraduate tuition plus mandatory undergraduate student fees, and is renewable for four years if certain criteria are met.

Details about the Trustee Scholarship

At Boston University, Trustee Scholars become part of a unique campus community that offers many intellectual, cultural, and social opportunities.

In addition to exceptional academic credentials, beneficiaries of the Boston University Scholarship are intellectually and creatively adventurous and demonstrate viewpoints, experiences, or achievements beyond the usual.

Requirements

To be considered for the Trustee Scholarship at Boston University, you must:

• Be a prospective domestic or international student
• Submit the Common Application and all required materials for admission to one of the undergraduate degree programs
• Complete the Trustee Scholarship essay on the Common Application as part of your application to BU.

The Trustee Scholarship Essay:

As part of the BU application, candidates must complete a Trustee Scholarship essay. This essay is a crucial component of the application, as it provides a platform for students to showcase their depth of thought, personal insights, and potential to contribute to the BU community.

Please choose from one of the two prompts below and submit one essay, in 600 words or less, as part of your application through the Common Application.

1. Nobel laureate and BU professor Elie Wiesel once said: “There is divine beauty in learning… To learn means to accept the postulate that life did not begin at my birth. Others have been here before me, and I walk in their footsteps. The books I have read were composed by generations of fathers and sons, mothers and daughters, teachers and disciples. I am the sum total of their experiences, their quests.” Is there a book, film, podcast or life- experience that has made you feel more connected to your personal history/identity, and what is the most important thing you learned from it
2. Describe a time when you felt out of your comfort zone or marginalized in a situation. How did you respond to that moment and how has it informed your actions moving forward?

Application Deadline: December 1, 2025

For more details and to apply, kindly visit the official website of the Trustee Scholarship at Boston University