Global citizenship
The McGillycuddy-Logue travel grants are awarded to Boston College students through the McGillycuddy-Logue Center for Undergraduate Global Studies. Established in 2008 with a generous gift from Kathleen McGillycuddy and Ron Logue, the Center promotes and fosters innovative international learning for undergraduate students at Boston College.
Application Information
PrintDeadlines
- Spring
- October 15
- Summer
- February 5
- Fall/Academic Year
- March 25
Eligibility
The McGillycuddy-Logue Travel Grant is available to BC undergraduate students who plan to study on BC summer or semester and year programs abroad, and are also recipients of BC institutional financial aid at the time of application, as well as for the period they are abroad (students from the Woods College of Advancing Studies are not eligible). As of 2023, eligibility is extended to students applying to semester and academic year approved external programs.
The McGillycuddy-Logue Grant is awarded based on assessed student need and estimated program cost. In order to apply, students must have begun the application process at OGE for the program they are planning to attend. Note that summer and semester/year programs have different application requirements and procedures. Summer applicants need to have submitted a complete program application online. Students who have accepted a McGillycuddy-Logue Travel Grant in the past are not eligible to apply. The grant can only be awarded once; grants are non-transferrable and cannot be deferred.
Upon return from abroad recipients of the McGillycuddy-Logue Travel Grant will be asked to submit a thank you letter to the benefactors, including a photo that best describes their learning experience abroad. As part of the application and re-entry process, grant recipients will also be asked to reflect on and be involved in sharing their experience with prospective students. OGE reserves the right to feature McGillycuddy-Logue grant recipients on the OGE website and to share information with donors.
How to Apply
Access the online application.
- Students will be required to complete an OGE application before proceeding to submit the McGillycuddy-Logue grant application.
- A complete application will consist of a completed online application form, including two short essay questions.
- Incomplete or late applications will not be reviewed.
- As part of the review process, our office will automatically generate a financial need report for each student who submits an application.
- By submitting a grant application, you agree to allow this information to be added to your application materials.
- Students do not need to meet with a scholarship advisor at OGE in order to submit an application.
Questions? Contact oipfel@bc.edu or Christina Hatzipetros.
Results
Students will be informed of the outcome via email approximately 3-6 weeks after the deadline. Those awarded grants will be required to accept their awards online. Grants are posted to students’ BC accounts and awards can be verified on Agora. Please note that awards are posted in December (Spring), June (Summer) and July-August (Fall and Academic Year). Summer program participants attending programs that start in May will likely receive a bill prior to awards being posted, in which case they can simply deduct the award amount referenced in their award letter from the total payment due to Boston College.
By the Numbers
93
number of grants awarded
AY 2023-24
50%
AHANA students
Summer 2023
85%
Montserrat students
Fall 2023
$235K
amount of grants awarded
AY 2023-24
Reflecting on the experience
“This internship has broadened the scope of my horizons and allowed me to develop cross-cultural skills, and will bring back all that I have learned to BC. Without this grant, I would never have been able to afford traveling across the world to study public policy in hopes of pursuing law school in the future. This experience has been a true blessing, and instilled in me the values of what it means to get out into the world and start building a name for yourself, which I found very useful since I just finished my freshman year.”