UB PhD Student Wins AAUW fellowship
7/31/20

Gabriella Nassif—a student in the Department of Global Gender and Sexuality Studies, College of Arts and Sciences—has received a $20,000 Dissertation Fellowship from the American Association of University Women to complete her PhD research.

Raven Baxter Named Fortune's 40 Under 40
9/15/20

Fortune magazine has named UB graduate student Raven Baxter to its exclusive “40 Under 40” list of emerging leaders in the field of health care.

Together, we are stopping the spread.
8/6/20

The COVID-19 pandemic impacts everyone. Do your part to foster a healthy and safe campus environment for all by following these important guidelines.

Fellowships and Scholarships 101 Video Series
5/29/20

Ready to begin your search for funding? We’ve made it easy! Watch our four-part Fellowships and Scholarships 101 video series.

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Fall 2020 Office Availability

The Office of Fellowships and Scholarships is operating remotely for the fall 2020 semester. Join us for Fellowships and Scholarships 101 to learn about opportunities, schedule an appointment with one of our advisors, or watch our pre-recorded workshop series.

Discover Opportunities

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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.

Meet With Us

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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.

  • 4/13/20

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

  • 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

    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.

  • 4/14/20

    Patricia Johnson, a 2015 UB Graduate, is a PhD student in chemistry at Duke University and is currently conducting research in Switzerland on a Fulbright grant..

  • 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.

  • 4/13/20

    Sharon Lin, a 2016 UB Graduate and Recipient of the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship, is currently pursuing her PhD in chemical engineering at MIT.

  • 5/7/20

    Conor McMahon, a 2019 UB Graduate spent summer 2019 studying Mandarin in Taiwan on a Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) and is currently pursuing a PhD in philosophy at the University of Oklahoma.

     

  • 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.

  • 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

    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.

  • 5/22/19

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