International Student Funding Opportunities
In addition to merit based awards and fellowship opportunities listed under Funding Opportunities within Boston University and Outside Scholarship and Fellowship Opportunities, the majority of our international students have identified additional opportunities for funding their education while attending BUSPH. We strongly encourage international students to seek additional funding opportunities.

Some international students opt to take out a private loan to finance their education. The Office of Student Financial Services has information about lenders and private loan opportunities for international students on their department website.

Several private and government agencies have been known to provide funding for international students to study in the United States. Below is a list of organizations which have provided funding to BUSPH international students in the past. Please be advised that some of the agencies have specific application procedures. It is best to contact the organization directly to determine the protocol.

World Health Organization
Pan American Sanitary Bureau
Regional Office
525 23rd Street NW
Washington, DC 20037 USA
www.paho.org 		America-Mideast Educational and
Training Services, Inc.
1730 M Street NW
Suite 1100
Washington, DC 20036-4505 USA
www.amideast.org
U.S. Agency for International
Development
Ronald Reagan Building
Washington, DC 20523-0016 USA
www.info.usaid.gov 		Fulbright Program
Placement and Special Services Division
Institute of International Education
809 United Nations Plaza
New York, NY 10017-3580 USA
www.iie.org
Organization of American States
Department of Fellowships and Training
17th Street & Construction Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20006 USA
www.oas.org

Latin American Scholarship Program of
American Universities
25 Mount Auburn Street
Cambridge, MA 02138-6095 USA
www.laspau.harvard.edu
National Association for Foreign Student
Affairs
1875 Connecticut Ave. NW
Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20009-5728 USA
www.nafsa.org
Ford Foundation
320 East 43rd Street
New York, NY 10017 USA
www.fordfound.org
Kellogg-International Fellowship
One Michigan Avenue East
Battle Creek, MI 49017-4058 USA
www.WKKF.org
AAUW Educational Foundation
Fellowships and Grants
2201 North Dodge Street, Dept. 60
Iowa City, IA 52243-4030 USA
www.aauw.org
Rockefeller Foundation
420 5th Avenue
New York, NY 10018-2702 USA
www.rockfound.org
World Learning
1015 15th Street NW
Washington, DC 20005 USA
www.worldlearning.org



All accepted international applicants will be required to submit to the admissions office a completed International Student Data Form (ISDF) along with supporting financial documents that demonstrate your ability to pay for your expenses while studying at Boston University in order to be processed for appropriate immigration documents (I-20 or DS-2019).

The financial documents must either show funds in a bank account in your name, or a letter of sponsorship which indicates that your sponsor is willing and able to support you financially for your academic fees and living expenses throughout the duration of your studies at Boston University and the relationship of the sponsor to the applicant. All financial documents must be written in English and show the amounts converted into U.S. dollars.

For your convenience, Boston University has prepared a Sponsorship Certification Form for this purpose.  Click here to review the Estimate of Expenses to determine the amount of funds you must have available.

Detailed information on funding requirements and immigration documentation can be found on the International Students and Scholars Office website.