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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
up to $4,300 The Julie Rodick Scholarship
To award scholarship(s) to students who are Massachusetts residents and...
Deadline10/27/2023
2,500 The Lam-Ikeda Scholarship Fund for Immigrant Success
The Dr. Kin-Chung Lam Scholarship Fund for Immigrant Success will...
Deadline10/27/2023
Varies The Liberty Mutual Endowed Scholarship Fund
To provide scholarships to Boston residents with preference given to...
Deadline10/27/2023
Varies The Marie and Thomas Donohue Scholarship
To provide financial aid to undergraduate students in good academic...
Deadline10/27/2023
Varies The Mark E. Atkins Scholarship Fund
To provide scholarship assistance for students at the University who are...
Deadline10/27/2023
Varies The Mary Putnam Crawford Scholarship Fund
To provide support for full-time or part-time students at UMass Boston...
Deadline10/27/2023
Varies The Mary T. Morris Scholarship Fund
To be awarded to an older individual (with a preference for female)...
Deadline10/27/2023
$3,700.00 The Michael Dukakis Internship in Public Service Award
Endowed in 1995 by a generous gift from former Massachusetts Governor...
Deadline10/27/2023
Varies The Naiff and Jessica Bethoney Scholarship
To provide annual support for a student in the College of Liberal Arts...
Deadline10/27/2023
$500.00 The Nick & Debbie Katsiroubas Scholarship Fund
To provide scholarship support to undergraduate Nursing or Management...
Deadline10/27/2023
$5,277 The Peter and Carolyn Lynch Endowed Scholarship Fund-State
To assist graduates of Boston area Catholic high schools. This...
Deadline10/27/2023
Varies The Peter and Jackie Berlandi Scholarship Fund
This endowment establishes a scholarship for any undergraduate student,...
Deadline10/27/2023
$2,500.00 The Peter Langer and Lynne Goodstein Scholarship
The Peter Langer and Lynne Goodstein Scholarship Program will annually...
Deadline10/27/2023
$2,253.76 The Philip E. Pichulo Scholarship
The purpose of the Fund will be to provide scholarship support to one or...
Deadline10/27/2023
$2,718.45 The Pitino Presidential Scholarship
To provide special recognition to certain especially outstanding MA...
Deadline10/27/2023
Varies The Pollan Bahn Scholarship Fund
The purpose of the fund will be to provide annual support for a student...
Deadline10/27/2023
Varies The Public Service Parking Scholarship
The Department of Public Safety is sponsoring a scholarship funded by...
Deadline10/27/2023
Varies The R.O.S.E. Fund Endowed Scholarship
To provide financial assistance to survivors of violence thereby...
Deadline10/27/2023
Varies The Richard T. Hogan Memorial Scholarship Fund
To provide an annual scholarship to a student in good standing at the...
Deadline10/27/2023
Varies The Rick Lord Leadership Scholarship
Each year, two Richard C. Lord Leadership Scholars from the College of...
Deadline10/27/2023
Varies The Robert and Jean O'Hara Sheridan Scholarship Fund
The purpose of the fund is to: 1) establish an endowment whose earnings...
Deadline10/27/2023
Varies The Sarah Richmond Endowed Scholarship Fund
To support deserving undergraduates in their pursuit of a liberal arts...
Deadline10/27/2023
$417.00 The Seeley Family Scholarship
The purpose of the Fund will be to provide scholarship support to...
Deadline10/27/2023
$1,131.56 The Smith Presidential Scholarship
To provide special recognition to certain especially outstanding...
Deadline10/27/2023
Varies The University of Massachusetts Boston Honor and Remembrance Fund
To be awarded annually to a junior at UMass Boston on the basis of...
Deadline10/27/2023
Varies The University of Massachusetts Student Senate Endowment
To provide scholarships for undergraduate students at UMass Boston. At...
Deadline10/27/2023
Varies Tina Bachand Memorial Scholarship
The Purpose of the fund will be to provide scholarship support to full...
Deadline10/27/2023
$1,000.00 UMass Club Presidential Scholarship
Deadline10/27/2023
$1,000.00 The Rev. Dr. J. Theodore Klein Scholarship
*The Rev. Dr. J. Theodore Klein Scholarship * The purpose of the Rev....
Deadline10/31/2023
up to $2,500 Edward Shapiro Scholarship
This scholarship is intended to award a Chemistry major each academic year.
Deadline11/09/2023
$5286 The Dr. Berkeley W. Cue Endowed Scholarship Fund in Chemistry
To make an annual scholarship award to one or more Chemistry or...
Deadline11/09/2023
$720 The Ethel and Herman Rosansky Scholarship Fund
To provide a scholarship to a student who is need of funds to complete...
Deadline11/09/2023
Varies Immigrant Achievers Scholarship
Tam Tran and Cinthya Felix were nationally recognized immigrant graduate...
Deadline11/17/2023
Varies The Entrepreneurship and Diversity Scholarship
Founded by Dan Phillips, the Entrepreneurship & Diversity Scholarship is...
Deadline11/17/2023
Varies The Susan Cunningham Campbell Scholarship
The Susan Cunningham Campbell Endowed Scholarship is a bequest to both...
Deadline12/01/2023
Up to $2500 (one semester award, students may reapply in future semesters) Inclusive Fellowship for Immigrant-Origin Students (IFIOS)
The UMass Boston Inclusive Fellowship for Immigrant-Origin Students...
Deadline12/04/2023
Varies The Evonne Hill-Shepard Memorial Award
To provide support for students and student related activities and...
Deadline12/08/2023
up to $3,500 The West End Scholarship
To provide annual scholarship support for students enrolled in...
Deadline12/08/2023
$1,000 James F. O'Leary and Joyce Lagana O'Leary Family Fund
The purpose of the Fund will be to provide scholarship to full- or...
Deadline02/09/2024
$1,183.56 Marion E. Winfrey Diversity Leadership Scholarship Fund
The purpose of the Fund is to provide scholarship support for students...
Deadline02/09/2024
$1,000.00 Ryan-Hodge Scholarship
The purpose of the Fund is to provide financial support to undergraduate...
Deadline02/09/2024
up to $1,445 The Dr. Myron Segelman Scholarship Fund
To provide financial support on an annual basis to College of Nursing...
Deadline02/09/2024
$575.00 The Dr. Sylvia C. Gendrop College of Nursing Endowed Student Scholarship Fund
To endow a scholarship for students pursuing a degree in the College of...
Deadline02/09/2024
$314.16 The Elizabeth Rogers Endowment Fund
To provide financial assistance to students enrolled in the Nurse...
Deadline02/09/2024
Varies The Florence Squires Endowed Scholarship Fund
To assist in the financial support of needy, deserving undergraduate...
Deadline02/09/2024
$1,030.00 The Helen and Warren Wilkins Endowed Scholarship Fund
To provide scholarship assistance to students in the College of Nursing...
Deadline02/09/2024
varies The Laurie Melchionda Scholarship Fund
The purpose of the Laurie Melchionda Scholarship is to provide support...
Deadline02/09/2024
$934 The Martin Foundation Nurse Practitioner Scholarship Fund
To assist able but needy students enrolled in the Master of...
Deadline02/09/2024
Varies The Ruth Burnside Lind Scholarship Fund
To provide financial assistance for undergraduate or graduate students...
Deadline02/09/2024
$583.00 The Women's Physical Education Scholarship
To provide a scholarship to a male or female graduate of a Boston high...
Deadline02/09/2024