Eleven UB Students Named Semifinalists for Fulbright Awards
3/11/20

After another record number of applications, UB has placed six graduate students, three undergraduates and two alumni in the semifinals of the Fulbright scholarship competition.  

Sibling Scholars Continue Lifelong Academic Connection
1/8/20

After earning UB undergraduate degrees, sibling scholars Lisa and Stephen Gagnon continue to build successful graduate careers at the university.

Truman Finalist, Kay Kennedy, Works for Social and Economic Justice
3/13/20

A UB undergraduate student, Truman Scholarship finalist, leader of the Buffalo Project, and union organizer of Spot Coffee workers, Kay Kennedy is unstoppable.

A Mentoring Success Story
6/26/19

There is no better example of a UB mentor-mentee relationship than Krolikowski and Brown. It’s a rich and exciting connection UB educators say is exactly what promising and ambitious students need, and it all began with the SPARK program, created by the Office of Fellowships and Scholarships.

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Fellowships and scholarships are among the most valuable forms of aid you can receive during your college career and are designed to support students who have exceptional academic records and potential.

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Graduate and undergraduate UB students, as well as alumni, can meet with our staff to discuss scholarship and fellowship opportunities. 

Scholar Spotlight

  • 5/22/19

    Kayleigh Hamernik an environmental studies major, also minors in Asian studies. She will study Hindi at the American Institute of Indian Studies in Jaipur, Rajasthan. While there, her course study will focus on conversation, vocabulary, grammar and reading. She also will take part in such cultural activities as cooking, dance, photography and drama class.

  • 5/22/19

    Ali Al Qaraghuli chose electrical engineering because it is a common platform that combines multiple interests. Electronics play a big part in creating new technology that can be used in many fields, including medicine and space. The Arthur A. Schomburg Fellowship affords Al Qaraghuli the opportunity to do further research in a field that interests him.

  • 5/22/19

    When one of Mariangela Perrella’s faculty mentors wrote her a recommendation for the Fulbright Scholarship, she called Perrella a “thinking dancer and a dancing thinker.” That’s a perfect way to understand Perrella. She combines a passion for integrating dance and movement with innovative classroom techniques that help teach children with special needs.

  • 5/15/18

    Dante Iozzo, a 2016 UB graduate and recipient of the NSFGRFP Award, studies theoretical astrophysics at Cornell University.

  • 5/22/19

    Izzy Starr has received a prestigious fellowship from Microsoft Research. The Ada Lovelace Fellowship is a new fellowship for Microsoft Research, and Starr is one of the first five students to receive it.

  • 5/22/19

    Sean Kaczmarek was chosen to receive a Marshall Scholarship, one of the most selective graduate fellowships available to American undergraduates, and an honor many consider the country's most prestigious scholarship.

  • 5/22/19

    Jenny Simon received a Critical Language Scholarship in 2018 and has applied for a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship in Mongolia to pursue her dreams of learning more about China and becoming a teacher.

  • 7/27/18

    Madelaine Britt, a 2017 UB graduate and recipient of the Harry S. Truman Scholarship, aids in the revitalization of the streets of New York City.

  • 5/22/19

    At 26, UB alumna Christine Tjahjadi-Lopez, a global entrepreneur, human rights activist, teacher and philanthropist, is already changing the world.

  • 5/22/19

    Called a “rising star” by top engineering faculty and administrators, Ian DesJardin stands out among the university’s exemplary students. His mission: launching a satellite built at UB to gather data on space debris to provide a way to better track the debris and hopefully avoid collisions with active satellites.

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