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

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 or Coalition Application.

1. The Trustee Scholars at Boston University form a diverse and inclusive community of students. Please tell us about a time where you proactively advocated for, or experienced, inclusivity in your school or community. What did you learn and how would you put that into practice at Boston University?
2. Furthermore, Howard Thurman, who was the dean of BU’s Marsh Chapel from 1953-1965, once wrote:
3. “Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.”
4. Likewise, Can you describe a particular experience you have had or an activity that you participate in that makes you come alive?
5. How would you try to integrate that experience or activity into your time at BU?

About Boston University

Boston University (BU) is a private research university in Boston, Massachusetts. The university is nonsectarian, but maintains its historical affiliation with the United Methodist Church. It was founded in 1839 by Methodists with its original campus in Newbury, Vermont, before moving to Boston in 1867. The university now has over 3,900 faculty members and nearly 33,000 students, and is one of Boston’s largest employers.

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