The Tufts University office of Government & Community relations, in partnership with University College, is pleased to offer a scholarship program to Medford and Somerville high school students interested in taking an undergraduate class for credit at Tufts University.
The program will award two students each semester (one student from Medford High School and one student from Somerville High School) a scholarship to take an approved undergraduate class for credit at Tufts University through Courses at Tufts for High Schoolers. Each scholarship will cover tuition and fees. Two Scholarships will be offered each semester (Fall, Spring, Summer). A typical three-credit course in the School of Arts and Sciences at Tufts University costs $2,970 ($990 per credit).
Requirements
Identification and selection of the eligible student from each district will be at the discretion of the school principal, or principal’s designee and should take into consideration the following:
Other
Application Timeline
Each high school's principal or designee may nominate one student for this program each term (Fall, Spring, Summer). Please download and complete this form and email it to communityrelations@tufts.edu. We encourage each school to identify at least one back up nominee in the event that the first nominee is ineligible or unable to participate.