Whether you are an incoming student or writing your dissertation, there are funding opportunities available at each stage of your graduate career.
Department of Anthropology Conference Funding
Application Deadline: December 1, 2022
The Department of Anthropology will award $500 to three PhD students each to help defray the cost of presenting original research, undertaken while studying at UB, at a professional/ scholarly meeting. The time period covered by this award is January 1, 2023 through June 30, 2023.
Eligibility:
All currently enrolled doctoral students.
Application Materials Required:
Submit proposals to Maria Portera, with Attn to: Graduate Awards Committee.
Deadline:
Thursday, December 1, 2022.
The Anthropology Graduate Committee will review all applications and select the three top applicants.
To receive funding, recipients must submit in a timely fashion receipts and a copy of the page in the conference/ meeting program where the name of the presenter and the title of their paper or poster is listed.
Ford Foundation Fellowships
Application Deadlines:
Predoctoral, dissertation, and postdoctoral fellowships are awarded in a national competition administered by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine on behalf of the Ford Foundation.
Eligibility to apply for a Ford fellowship is limited to:
Prospective applicants should carefully review the eligibility requirements, the terms of the fellowship awards, application instructions and other information pertaining to the individual fellowship (Predoctoral, Dissertation, or Postdoctoral) for which they are applying.
NOTE: UB students must coordinate with UB's Sponsored Projects Services to submit an application.
The Office of Fellowships and Scholarships puts you into contact with many university, national and international awards that can help to fund your graduate career. Workshops to guide students through the application process for a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship or a Fulbright Fellowship are on offer. Links are also available to several national graduate fellowships and scholarships databases.
The College of Arts and Sciences offers several scholarships and fellowships to graduate students at all levels of their academic career.