{"id":1080,"date":"2018-05-08T17:03:48","date_gmt":"2018-05-08T21:03:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/urban\/?page_id=1080"},"modified":"2026-08-03T10:34:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T14:34:09","slug":"apply","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/urban\/apply\/","title":{"rendered":"Apply"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Interested in joining the BU URBAN Graduate Program in Urban Biogeoscience and Environmental Health?<\/h3>\n<p>BU URBAN accepts applications from <strong>students who are admitted<\/strong> to Boston University\u2019s Biology, Earth &amp; Environment, Environmental Health, Mathematics &amp; Statistics, Computing &amp; Data Sciences, and other department graduate programs.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"responsive-video responsive-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Looking at problems from different perspectives | Spotlight on Claudia Diezmart\u00ednez, URBAN Trainee\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eF55S43BGAY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Participation in BU URBAN is an exciting opportunity to benefit from expanded training and resources during your graduate work at Boston University. Trainees join BU URBAN from multiple participating departments across the university, creating a unique interdisciplinary community.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prospective applicants to BU<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You must <strong>first<\/strong> be accepted by a participating department in order to apply to BU URBAN. The following links will lead you to the application pages in each department. If you are interested in a department <em>not<\/em> listed below, please email the BU URBAN Program Manager at <a href=\"mailto:urban@bu.edu\">urban@bu.edu<\/a> to discuss further.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/biology\/biology-graduate-program\/apply\/\">Department of Biology<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/earth\/admissions\/apply-for-a-phd\/\">Department of Earth &amp; Environment<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/admissions\/applying\/programs\/phd-in-environmental-health\/\">Department of Environmental Health<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/grad-programs.bu.edu\/sph\/discover-busph\/\">School of Public Health &#8211; Master&#8217;s of Public Health (MPH)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/stat\/graduate-program-information\/admissions\/\">Department of Mathematics &amp; Statistics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cds-faculty\/programs-admissions\/\">Faculty of Computing &amp; Data Sciences<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Interest Form for MPH Students<\/h3>\n<p>For Master&#8217;s of Public Health (MPH) students joining the Boston University School of Public Health, please complete an interest form <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/urban\/mph-interest\/\">linked here<\/a> at your earliest convenience!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Application for Fall 2026 Admission<\/h3>\n<p>The application for the Fall 2026 URBAN Cohort is now closed.\u00a0 If you are interested in applying for the Fall 2027 Cohort, we hope to have the application up in December or January.<\/p>\n<p>The application for BU URBAN includes:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>The <strong>BU URBAN Application<\/strong> <strong>Form<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>A <strong>CV<\/strong> or <strong>resume<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>A <strong>letter of support<\/strong> from an instructor, academic advisor, and\/or supervisor. The letter should describe why they think you should participate in the program and summarize your strengths and weaknesses.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Optional Interest Form<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><span jsslot=\"\">Are you interested in the Boston University Graduate Program in Urban Biogeoscience &amp; Environmental Health (<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/urban\/\">BU URBAN<\/a>) and considering joining us in <strong>Fall 2027<\/strong>? Please fill out our prospective student interest form <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSdBlpCDYKS_KNa3koqlE2kJC-tF7xx5Kt2yWgzH3CLKR_8UYg\/viewform?usp=header\">here<\/a>!<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Questions? Book a meeting with the BU URBAN Program Manager via <a href=\"https:\/\/calendly.com\/ewalton-urban\/\">Calendly<\/a> or send an email to <a href=\"mailto:urban@bu.edu\">urban@bu.edu<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Interested in joining the BU URBAN Graduate Program in Urban Biogeoscience and Environmental Health? 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