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Scholarship Opportunities for Continuing Students

You have at least one semester under your belt and now you’re looking to the future! We are here to support your efforts in continuing your education. Explore the scholarship opportunities available below, which include the qualifications in the description. In order to apply for these scholarships, sign in (using the button on the top right of this page) using your WISER credentials to access the campus login portal.

What to Expect:

  • Start with the general application
  • The general application will require a two page essay
  • After completing the general scholarship application, you may see other scholarship opportunities with additional steps. These opportunities have been matched to you based on your qualifications.
  • You will receive an email to your UMass Boston email account if you are selected to receive a scholarship.

Each scholarship opportunity has its own individual criteria and guidelines. Some scholarships will only be open to students in certain majors, with certain cumulative GPAs, or a number of other factors. Our scholarship opportunities are highly sought over and funding is limited. Apply early to receive the most consideration.

Opportunities Table
Award Name Actions
varies Ashly Rose Paquin Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship was established in memory of Ashly Rose Paquin to...
Deadline10/18/2024
$1,351.09 Boston State College Scholarship Fund
The purpose of the fund will be to provide merit scholarship (s) for...
Deadline10/18/2024
varies Carpe Diem Scholarship
The Carpe Diem Scholarship will fund one undergraduate student with a...
Deadline10/18/2024
$8,883.00 Christian Bill '99 Memorial Endowed Scholarship
The purpose of the Fund will be to provide scholarship support to one or...
Deadline10/18/2024
$2,059.27 Colin Simonelli Memorial Scholarship
The purpose of the Fund will be to provide financial support to a...
Deadline10/18/2024
$1,440.36 Collins Family Scholarship
The purpose of the fund will be to provide support for a University...
Deadline10/18/2024
Varies Comprehensive Scholarship
The Comprehensive Scholarship Application will put students in the...
Deadline10/18/2024
$2,689.86 Conway Family Fund
The purpose of the Fund will be to provide financial aid to a student...
Deadline10/18/2024
$1,304.33 Dr. Albert E. Beaton Scholarship Fund
The purpose of the fund will be to provide scholarship support to...
Deadline10/18/2024
$1,794.58 Dr. Nelson P. Lande Student Support Fund
The purpose of the Fund will be to provide one or more annual awards to...
Deadline10/18/2024
$1,751.99 Edith G. Colantuono and Amelia and Henry DeAngelis Scholarship Fund
The purpose of the fund will be to provide scholarships for outstanding,...
Deadline10/18/2024
$1,393.25 EKM Scholarship Endowment
The purpose is to provide a scholarship to full- and part-time...
Deadline10/18/2024
$1,704 Florence Krevis Scholarship
To provide assistance for students who are of economically disadvantaged...
Deadline10/18/2024
up to $1800 Grabosky-Mukherjee Scholarship
This fund celebrates the friendship between John Grabosky and Raja...
Deadline10/18/2024
$11,056.00 Karen And Rob Hale Endowed Scholarship
The purpose is to provide support to students with financial need as...
Deadline10/18/2024
$4,460.14 Katherine S. Newman Beacon Student Fund
The purpose of the Fund will be to provide scholarship support to one or...
Deadline10/18/2024
$1,755.78 Kathleen Teehan International Scholarship
The purpose of the Fund will be used to fund any full-time undergraduate...
Deadline10/18/2024
$1,000.00 Ken Zhen '07 Scholarship
The Ken Zhen ’07 Scholarship Fund provides a scholarship to students for...
Deadline10/18/2024
$357 Laura Lucia Hayman Scholarship Fund
The purpose of the Fund will be to provide annual scholarship awards to...
Deadline10/18/2024
$328.97 Leahy Family Scholarship Fund
To provide scholarship support to one or more full-time undergraduate(s)...
Deadline10/18/2024
$1,230.01 Lorraine Fitzgerald-Sullivan '87 Scholarship
The purpose of the Fund is to provide scholarship support to one or more...
Deadline10/18/2024
$12,460.73 Niki Janus Endowed Scholarship
The purpose of the Fund will be to provide renewable scholarship support...
Deadline10/18/2024
$1,729.73 Orville Wright Memorial Scholarship
The purpose of the fund will be to endow a scholarship to support Music...
Deadline10/18/2024
$1,192.77 Professor Gerald Garrett Scholarship
General Financial Aid Scholarship. This scholarship is awarded through...
Deadline10/18/2024
$1,200.00 Ruth V. Benjamin '79 Scholarship for Everett High School Graduates
To provide an annual award of up to $2,400 to an undergraduate (and/or...
Deadline10/18/2024
$1,705.50 Sandra Derenzo Scholarship
The purpose of the fund will be to provide scholarships for full-time...
Deadline10/18/2024
$1,123 Sayed Arif Faisal and Tyre Nichols Honorary Scholarship
This scholarship supports University of Massachusetts Boston students...
Deadline10/18/2024
up to $1,000.00 Suffolk Cares Presidential Scholarship
This scholarship opportunity is open to full-time, in-state students,...
Deadline10/18/2024
$1,000.00 Talita Guerrero You CAN Scholarship
Scholarship support to full- or part-time undergraduate students in good...
Deadline10/18/2024
Varies The Anderson Family Scholarship Fund
This endowed fund provides an undergraduate scholarship which will be...
Deadline10/18/2024
Up to $1,000 The Arthur and Tiffany Brown Scholarship
The purpose of the Fund will be to provide financial support to a...
Deadline10/18/2024
Varies The Bank of America Scholarship Fund
This endowment provides scholarship support for students attending the...
Deadline10/18/2024
Varies The Boston Edison Foundation Scholarship (NSTAR)
To provide scholarship support for students who are from financially and...
Deadline10/18/2024
Varies The Carna Scholarship Fund
To provide annual support for full-time students at the University of...
Deadline10/18/2024
$934.16 The Charles B. Thompson Memorial Scholarship Fund
To provide financial aid to a student wishing to pursue a career in...
Deadline10/18/2024
$625 The Clare B. Conway Endowed Fund
To support one or more students who are studying to become teachers...
Deadline10/18/2024
$1,071.59 The Class of 1955 Scholarship Fund
Scholarships for undergraduate students who are Massachusetts residents,...
Deadline10/18/2024
$1,830.00 The Class of 1969 Scholarship Fund
The purpose of the fund will be to provide scholarship support to...
Deadline10/18/2024
Varies The Diane Merker Writing Scholarship Fund
To provide scholarship to a worthy student in the English Department....
Deadline10/18/2024
Varies The Dr. Paul I. Ossen Endowed Memorial Scholarship Fund
To endow scholarships for needy and deserving matriculated undergraduate...
Deadline10/18/2024
Varies The Eileen M. Campbell Scholarship
To financially assist a North Quincy, MA, High School student with...
Deadline10/18/2024
$1,362.53 The Ellen Kelly Dickson Scholarship Endowment Fund
The purpose of the fund will be to provide scholarship support to one or...
Deadline10/18/2024
Varies The Follett Corporation Scholarship Fund
To provide scholarships for needy and deserving undergraduate students....
Deadline10/18/2024
Varies The Frederick W. and Josephine Pannier McCarthy Endowed Scholarship Fund
To support deserving students enrolled in teacher preparation programs...
Deadline10/18/2024
Varies The George F. Procida Scholarship
To endow a scholarship for undergraduate students enrolled at the...
Deadline10/18/2024
varies The George M. Collins, Jr. Endowment Fund
The George M. Collins, Jr. Endowment Fund distributions supports...
Deadline10/18/2024
Varies The Gillette Scholars Fund
To provide scholarships to enable graduates of the Dorchester, South...
Deadline10/18/2024
$31,095.47 The Gina M. Cappello Legacy Scholarship
The Scholarship will be used to provide awards to undergraduate students...
Deadline10/18/2024
$2,866.01 The Gina M. Cappello Scholarship
The Gina M. Cappello Scholarship Fund memorializes Vice Chancellor for...
Deadline10/18/2024
4,066 The Harold Weinberg Memorial Scholarship
To provide scholarship assistance to a deserving UMass Boston student...
Deadline10/18/2024