Tuition & Aid

Many offices and departments in the Lynch School and across campus hire master’s level students and provide assistantships for work in their area. The work varies by department, but may include a stipend, tuition remission, or both. The levels of stipend and/or tuition remission vary by individual roles.

A full list of Lynch School 2020-2021 assistantships can be found on our Admitted Students page. 

For a list of assistantships at other schools within Boston College, please click here.

Deadline
Because each individual assistantship is supervised by a specific department on campus, deadlines vary based on the needs and availability of individual supervisors and/or departments. Please review the individual position details and application instructions. 

The Lynch School is committed to urban education in the surrounding neighborhoods and global community. Our extensive partnerships and associations provide many ways for students to become involved in and exposed to urban education. The Lynch School has two educational programs that are specifically focused on preparing teachers interested in working in urban schools.

Donovan Urban Teaching Scholars

Donovan Urban Teaching Scholars is an intensive one-year master’s degree program in teacher preparation. Each year, the program recruits and supports a cohort of up to 30 graduate students. Students in this program:

• Receive tuition remission covering a minimum of 50% to a maximum of 100% of tuition costs for the M.Ed. degree
• Are eligible for the Sharp Urban Teaching Scholarship, which provides financial support to up to 22 highly talented graduate students per year who are from underrepresented groups and are committed to teaching in urban schools. The scholarship is comprised of a $10,000 stipend—half of the stipend is an outright grant and the remaining $5,000 is a forgivable loan. A quarter of the loan amount will be forgiven upon completion of the master’s degree and the remaining three-quarters is forgiven, up to the full amount, for each year spent teaching in an urban school. Special awards are also available for applicants interested in teaching in urban secondary schools.

Process
Admission into Special Programs is offered at the time of admissions decision and are based solely on materials submitted in a completed application. No additional application or materials are required. However, please be sure to select this program in the designated section of the admissions application.

Deadline
Applicants that have submitted a complete application by the January 6, 2020 priority deadline will receive the strongest consideration for these programs.

Urban Catholic Teacher Corps

Urban Catholic Teacher Corps is an academically rigorous and experientially rich, Catholic school teacher preparation program that prepares students to be excellent Catholic school teachers who are actively engaged in the ministry of teaching urban students in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston. Participants live together, actively engaging in an intentional faith-based living and learning community where faith is actively incorporated, individuals are loved and supported, and all experiences and perspectives are shared and respected. All students in this program:

• Receive 100% tuition coverage for the M.Ed. Degree in Curriculum & Instruction
• Have all rent and utilities paid for in the required UCTC community housing
• Receive a $600 pre-tax stipend per month over the two years of program participation to cover living expenses 

Process
Admission into UCTC is offered subsequent to, and requires, admissions to the M.Ed. in Curriculum & Instruction. UCTC admissions offers are made between March 10 and 17 and are based on materials submitted in a completed application to the program and an interview. No additional application or materials are required. However, you must select this program in the designated section of the admissions application.

Deadline
Applicants that have submitted a complete application by the January 15, 2020 priority deadline will receive the strongest consideration for these programs.

Applying to a graduate program can be a costly process, particularly for those applying to multiple graduate programs. Knowing that cost can be the determining factor between not attending graduate school and achieving one's dream, the Lynch School offers application fee waivers for select applicants. Fee waivers are approved based on verified answers to questions in your graduate application and no forms or formal requests are necessary. Fee waivers are offered for the following groups of applicants:

• Applicants to the M.Ed. in Educational Leadership and Policy
• Applicants to the M.Ed. in Global Perspectives: Teaching, Curriculum & Learning Environments
• Applicants to all 5th-year and Early Admission programs
• Americorps participants
• Breakthrough Collaborative participants
• City Year participants
• Institute for the Recruitment of Teachers (IRT) participants
• Jesuit Volunteer Corps participants
• McNair Scholars participants
• Teach for America participants
• All servicemembers, including Active Duty, Reserve, National Guard & Veterans
• Spouses of servicemembers, including Active Duty, Reserve, National Guard & Veterans

The Office of Graduate Admission and Financial Aid will also review application fee waiver requests for financial reasons on a case-by-case basis. In general, only applicants to Master's degree programs are eligible for a fee waiver. Fee waivers are not normally granted for doctoral applicants that identify a lack of funds related to being a current graduate student as the reason for their financial need, since the majority of our doctoral applicants fall into this category. To request a fee waiver for financial reasons, write to our office at gsoe@bc.edu with a detailed explanation of your request.