Grants, internships, and scholarships beyond BUCH for undergraduates, at BU and elsewhere. Deadlines change each year, so check each program’s site for current dates.
Last reviewed September 2026
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At Boston University (21)
Grants, fellowships, and paid roles at BU outside BUCH
- Boston Summer Fellowship: Mayor’s Office of Resilience and Racial Equity
A summer with the City of Boston supporting its racial equity work, through BU’s Initiative on Cities - BU Arts Initiative Grants
Research grants for undergraduates, and grants for projects that engage students in the arts
Must be used in the fiscal year awarded - BU Diversity & Inclusion Grants
Several grants for diversity and inclusion projects at BU
Deadlines vary, October to February - BU Translation Prizes
Prizes from World Languages & Literatures for translating poetry, fiction, or drama into English - CAS Communications Internships
Internships telling the stories of the College of Arts & Sciences and its community
Rolling applications - CAS Honors Research Travel Awards
Up to $1,000 for research travel, for students pursuing the BA with honors in any CAS major - CAS Internship Program
Earn two credits and a Teamwork/Collaboration Hub unit by taking CAS IN 299 alongside an approved off-campus internship - CAS Student Academic Enhancement Fund
Supports CAS undergraduates pursuing academic interests and achievements outside the classroom - CAS Writing Center Undergraduate Consultants
Paid role leading one-on-one writing consultations for students in WR courses, about six hours a week - CURA Travel & Research Grant
Up to $500 for travel outside Boston for a conference or research related to CURA’s mission - Enlight Social Impact Incubator
An eight-week summer incubator: build a social venture while interning at a local nonprofit. $5,500 stipend, and the internship itself must be unpaid
Summer program - Experiential Learning Connector Summer Internship Support
Helps CAS undergraduates cover living costs so they can take unpaid or low-paying in-person internships in Boston, as part of an intern cohort
Summer program - First-Year Innovation Fellowship
Seed money, coaching, and resources to turn your idea into a project. First-year students only - Initiative on Cities Internships at Boston City Hall
Full-time paid summer internships at City Hall, with housing support. Recent roles covered racial equity policy, climate resilience communications, and planning
Applications usually due in March - Jewish Cultural Endowment
Supports Jewish cultural programs across BU, including lectures, conferences, performances, and exhibitions
Deadlines vary - Karbank Fellowship
Supports students pursuing philosophical projects. Open to anyone who has taken two philosophy courses, with preference for majors and minors - National League of Cities Menino Fellowship
One BU undergraduate spends a semester in a paid internship at the National League of Cities in Washington, D.C., alongside a directed study - Simpson Undergraduate Writing Fellowship
Work as a peer writing tutor in your discipline - Sustainability Innovation Seed Grants
Funding for projects that tackle sustainability challenges at BU. Open to students and alumni within a year of graduating - UROP Research Awards
Research stipends plus awards for supplies, travel, and summer housing, including Humanities Scholars Awards for humanities research
Deadlines each semester and summer - Yawkey Nonprofit Internship Program
A living stipend for sophomores and juniors taking unpaid internships at nonprofits
Paid Internships (32)
Paid internships at museums, publishers, archives, and cultural organizations
- 826 Boston
Youth writing and tutoring nonprofit - Black Theatre Coalition Broadway Across America Fellowship
For juniors, seniors, and recent graduates - Brooklyn Museum
For undergraduates, graduate students, and recent graduates - Candlewick Press
Children’s book publisher - Cooper Hewitt: Peter A. Krueger Summer Internship
Summer internship for undergraduates - Frick Collection
For undergraduates - GBH (WGBH)
For undergraduates and graduate students - Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
For undergraduates - Guggenheim Museum
- Hancock Shaker Village
Summer internships for students with a background in history, art history, museum studies, American studies, or a related field - Jacob’s Pillow
Dance center and festival in the Berkshires - Jewish Museum
For undergraduates, graduate students, and recent graduates - John F. Kennedy Library & Museum
For students in archives, library science, museum studies, history or public history, or digital media. U.S. citizens and legal residents only - Leadership Alliance Summer Research Early Identification Program
Paid summer research for undergraduates with at least two semesters done and one still to go - Leventhal Map & Education Center
For undergraduates - Library of Congress
- Maine Archives & Museums
Job and internship listings across Maine institutions - Metropolitan Museum of Art
Summer internships for undergraduates, graduate students, and recent graduates - Minority Access Internship Program
For college sophomores through graduate and law students - Mount Vernon Hotel Museum & Garden
For undergraduates and graduate students - Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
- Mystic Seaport Museum
For upper-level undergraduates - National Museum of African American History and Culture
For undergraduates, graduate students, and recent graduates - Native Plant Trust
Public programs internship for students interested in communications, environmental education, and community engagement - New England Museum Association
Job and internship listings across New England museums - Old Sturbridge Village
For students who have finished at least one year of college - Plimoth Patuxet Museums
- Preservation Society of Newport County
For juniors, seniors, graduate students, and recent graduates - RISD Museum
Part-time internships for enrolled undergraduate and graduate students - Silkroad
For applicants 18 and older. Black, Indigenous, and other people of color are encouraged to apply - Sippican Historical Society
For students interested in history, museum studies, anthropology, archives, art history, or public programming - Studio Institute Arts Intern
For students with demonstrated financial need
Scholarships & Fellowships (7)
National awards for study, language learning, and research. For awards like Fulbright and Boren, contact BU’s fellowships office early, since campus deadlines can come before national ones
- Boren Scholarships
Language study for undergraduates through the Flagship Language Initiatives: summer in the U.S., fall overseas, with the option to stay through spring - Bucknell Seminar for Undergraduate Poets
For students finishing their sophomore, junior, or senior year - Fulbright UK Summer Institutes
For students with at least two years of undergraduate study left. Priority goes to those who haven’t traveled outside the U.S. - Fulbright U.S. Student Program
For rising seniors, graduate students, and recent alumni - Luce Scholars Program
A year in Asia for graduating seniors, recent graduates, and young professionals - Smith College Special Collections Research Fellowship
Supports research travel for applicants living more than 50 miles from Northampton - Yenching Academy Scholarship
For seniors and recent alumni