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 will award $500 to three Ph.D. 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, 2024 through June 30, 2024.
Eligibility: All currently enrolled doctoral students.
Application Materials Required:
Submit proposals to Maria Portera, with Attn to: Graduate Awards Committee.
Deadline: Friday, December 1, 2023.
The Anthropology Graduate Committee will review all applications and select the three top applicants.
To receive funding, recipients must submit 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.
Per university policy, all travel reimbursement reports must be submitted within 30 days of the travel end date. Recipients who do not submit reports within this timeframe may be asked to forfeit their awards.
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.