UMass Boston
Campus Center, 4th Floor
100 Morrissey Blvd.
Boston, MA 02125
Scholarships for Continuing Students
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Each year UMass Boston offers hundreds of scholarships to continuing students.
Scholarship applications for the 2025-2026 academic year are open. While our largest scholarship opportunities for undergraduates have passed, we encourage you to submit a general scholarship application. Your general application will remain on file through the current academic year.
To apply for scholarship opportunities at UMass Boston, log into our scholarship portal, AcademicWorks.
While any current UMass Boston student is welcome to submit a scholarship application, competitive applications will typically require applicants:
- Have a minimum of 24 credits completed at UMass Boston
- Have a minimum cumulative GPA of a 3.0
- Be enrolled in a degree granting program
Once you have completed your scholarship application, you will be able to view scholarship opportunities that may require additional steps for consideration. Browse these opportunities by clicking recommended opportunities on your AcademicWorks home page and following the Apply Now buttons. Please note priority may be given to students who do not already have significant scholarship aid.
Check back often as we update the scholarship opportunities available each semester.
Awards made through this process are typically one-time awards. If selected for one of our competitive continuing student scholarship awards, the amount may range up to $4,000.
If you have any questions about continuing student scholarships please contact us at merit.scholarships@umb.edu.
GRAD Last Mile Scholarship – Rolling deadline until the funding has been exhausted
The purpose of the GRAD Last Mile Fund is to aid students who have non-academic costs that are preventing them from completing their degree, and to help pay university costs, if no other university-based fund is available. This scholarship may not be used to apply for or fund graduate school. The maximum award for the GRAD Last Mile Scholarship is $3,000.
Eligibility Criteria:
- Must be an undergraduate student with in-state tuition residency
- Must be graduating in the fall 2025, spring 2026, or summer 2026 semester
- Must have exhausted all available financial aid, including subsidized/unsubsidized loans
- Must have a financial roadblock that is preventing you from completing your degree (this can include but is not limited to childcare, transportation, or past due balances)
How to Apply:
Please Apply Here
This is the only scholarship application not in our AcademicWorks Scholarship System.
UMass Boston
Campus Center, 4th Floor
100 Morrissey Blvd.
Boston, MA 02125