Whether you are an incoming student or writing your dissertation, there are funding opportunities available at each stage of your graduate career.
The American Anthropological Association (AAA) offers links to many relevant national and international fellowships in support of research:
The Department of Anthropology spring funding opportunities are now open. All funding applications are due April 10, 2023.
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 July 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023.
Eligibility:
All currently enrolled doctoral students
Application Materials Required:
Submit proposals to Maria Portera, with Attn to: Graduate Awards Committee.
Deadline:
April 10, 2023
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.
The Department of Anthropology will award an Opler Scholarship for Dissertation Research to an Anthropology PhD student in the amount of $7000 for the period from May 1, 2023 – May 1, 2024.
This scholarship is applied to your Student Account, and is used to pay any charges for tuition, fees and health insurance. Any remaining funds will be disbursed to you around October 2023.
Eligibility:
All currently enrolled doctoral students who have passed their advanced exams and successfully defended their doctoral dissertation proposal.
Application Materials Required:
A brief proposal of no more than 1 page (typed, single-spaced) in which you describe your proposed research. Include a budget and timetable. Clearly indicate in the heading of your proposal that this is an application for the Opler Dissertation Research Scholarship.
In addition, submit the following supportive materials:
Submit proposals to Dr. Vasiliki Neofotistos and cc to Maria Portera, with Attn to: Graduate Awards Committee
Deadline:
April 10, 2023
A faculty committee will review the applications and notify the recipient by late April, 2023.
The recipient of this award will file a one-page report to the Director of Graduate Studies no later than the semester after they have completed their research.
The Department of Anthropology will award an Opler Scholarship for Dissertation Writing to an Anthropology PhD student in the amount of $7000 for the period from May 1, 2023 – May 1, 2024.
This scholarship is applied to your Student Account, and is used to pay any charges for tuition, fees and health insurance. Any remaining funds will be disbursed to you around October 2023.
Eligibility:
All currently enrolled doctoral students who have passed advanced exams and the dissertation proposal and will have completed their dissertation research by the end of the Spring 2023 semester and will start writing their dissertations at that time.
Application Materials Required:
A brief proposal of no more than 2 pages (typed, single-spaced) in which you describe your research and its significance, and your plan for completion of your dissertation. Clearly indicate in the heading of the proposal it is for dissertation writing, and indicate also your progress on the dissertation to date. If this request involves travel, include a budget.
In addition, submit the following supporting materials:
Submit proposals to Dr. Vasiliki Neofotistos and cc to Maria Portera, with Attn to: Graduate Awards Committee
Deadline:
April 10, 2023
A faculty committee will review the applications and notify the recipient by late April, 2023.
The Keith F. Otterbein Award is intended to provide support to one exceptional PhD student at the University at Buffalo doing doctoral research on War and/or Peace. The award is for research that focuses on social, cultural, or historical factors involved in initiating and/or conducting war and/or establishing and/or maintaining peace. Preference is given to students in anthropology and classics, but students from different disciplines are strongly encouraged to apply. Qualified female candidates are especially encouraged to apply.
The award carries a stipend of $1,500 and is given to students at the pre-dissertation research stage, the dissertation research stage, or the dissertation-writing stage.
To apply for the award, please send the following to Anthropology Department Graduate Program Coordinator Maria Portera (380 Academic Center-Ellicott Complex), mportera@buffalo.edu.
A research proposal of no more than 5 pages (typed, single-spaced) in which you describe your research and its significance; and, 1 page with the budget for research-related travel.
In addition, submit the following supporting materials:
The application deadline is Monday April 10, 2023. Candidates will be notified of the committee’s decision in late April/early May 2023.
Please note that if the recipient plans to use the award for research travel, especially this summer, travel must be approved before the award can be disbursed.
The recipient of this award must file a 5-10 page report with the Chair of the Anthropology Department. In addition, the recipient will give a presentation as part of the Anthropology Lecture Series.
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.
