Student Opportunities
Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) Funding
The Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) is a university-wide program that supports undergraduates participating in faculty-mentored research projects across all disciplines.
2024-2025 Deadlines:
Fall — Thursday, September 12, 2024 by noon
Spring — Monday, December 16, 2024 by noon
Summer — Friday, March 7, 2025 by noon
Please visit www.bu.edu/urop to learn more about the program and the application process.
Opportunities at Durham University (UK)
Durham University was founded in 1832 as the third oldest university in England and is a Russell Group research-intensive University. The university currently has over 20,000 students with 150 bachelor’s and 130 postgraduate programs. Durham is ranked a top 10 university in the UK, a top 100 university in the world, is a collegiate university, and is #1 in the UK for team sport.
We offer both a Fulbright Durham University Award and Durham Marshall Scholarship for any interested students you may have at Boston University. Since sport is a large part of Durham’s culture, we offer up to a 40% scholarship for student-athletes pursuing a postgraduate program. We also offer departmental postgraduate scholarships for students looking for additional funding opportunities. Durham University has four faculties which are the Business School, Arts and Humanities, Science, and Social Sciences and Health. Within our faculties are 27 departments and over 130 postgraduate programs for students to choose from.
DU USA Postgraduate Info Sheet
McKinsey & Company Opportunities
Consultants at McKinsey play an active role in many aspects of client engagements, including fact gathering, analysis, client communications, making recommendations, and implementation. Undergraduates typically join us as business analysts or fellows as an integral part of our client service teams.
The BU Recruiting team at McKinsey is excited to invite you to learn more about who we are, what we do, and how you can make your own McKinsey.
Consultants at McKinsey play an active role in many aspects of client engagements, including fact gathering, analysis, client communications, making recommendations, and implementation. Undergraduates typically join us as business analysts or fellows as an integral part of our client service teams. Our roles include generalist consulting; practice consulting, focused on a specific function or industry (such as digital, marketing and sales, and operations); and tech roles, including software engineers, data scientists, among other positions.
We welcome you to RSVP for events, learn more about our company, and apply for roles on our Boston University McKinsey page.
Submit pitches for Next Up in Arms Control
This opportunity is presented by Kilachand Alum Farah Sonde (Pardee, Kilachand’22)
Hi KHC Students! After sharpening my interdisciplinary lens while studying at Kilachand and graduating last year with a degree in International Relations, I’ve joined the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation as a Communications Associate.
Arms control and nuclear non-proliferation were not my focus at school, but I’ve learned while working here that no matter what field or discipline someone comes from, their voice and perspective on the importance of nuclear non-proliferation is worthwhile. That’s why I’m proud to announce that the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation has started a new blog series called Next Up in Arms Control.
We’re looking for original commentary around 600-1,000 words that concisely explains a problem in nuclear security and/or other arms control issues from a fresh perspective. Avoid being too jargon-heavy or “wonky;” our aim at the Center has always been to create accessible content for interested people regardless of prior knowledge. If you wonder if it’s too wonky, ask yourself if your neighbor or a random passerby could understand what you’re writing. If not, see what you can replace with more well-known words.
Learn More
Questions? Email Farah Sonde at fsonde@armscontrolcenter.org.
BU Sustainability
Join the team
There are ample opportunities for students to work with BU Sustainability. Learn about our work to find out about our mission and values. Then, meet our current team.
BU Sustainability offers multiple types of positions including:
- Internships
- Resident Sustainability Leaders
- Sustainability Ambassadors
BU Sustainability also provides opportunities to earn funding for your climate-related research through the Campus Climate Lab, and internships with BU Sustainability Partners.
Visit the BU Sustainability website to learn more.
BU Crowdfunding
Do you have a project that needs extra funding? BU Crowdfunding is here to help!
BU Crowdfunding is the official crowdfunding platform for Boston University. It empowers the BU community to raise money for innovative projects, service trips, events, and other BU-specific ventures. It is the perfect opportunity to have your big idea funded by your community.
Crowdfunding projects must be affiliated with an official club, department, or university-sponsored entity. BU Crowdfunding is unfortunately not able to be used for individual benefit projects.
Why BU Crowdfunding?
- No Fees. Receive all your donations without having to pay any processing fees
- Support. Access to a dedicated team to help you kickstart your campaign
- BU Approved. Worry-free fundraising through the official university platform