Stephen C. Dunnett Study Abroad Scholarship

Dr. Stephen C. Dunnett, PhD '77, BA '68, established this fund in order to help University at Buffalo students better understand and participate in our interconnected global world. Since 1989, Dr. Stephen Dunnett has served UB as Vice Provost for International Education at UB. In this leadership position, he is the chief university officer responsible for the comprehensive internationalization of UB, including international enrollment management, the recruitment of international students, services for international students and scholars, study abroad, exchange programs with overseas institutions of higher education and oversight of UB's branch campus in Singapore. His work has had a profound impact on the academic and cultural ethos of UB.

Dr. Dunnett created this endowment with the belief that experiencing other cultures through study abroad not only enhances students' personal self-growth, but also prepares them to effectively participate and compete in an increasingly multicultural and global society. Through this gift, Dr. Dunnett seeks to reduce the financial barriers to immersive study abroad experiences, thereby allowing access to this transformational experience to a wider populations of UB students.

• Applicants must be currently enrolled, full-time, matriculated University at Buffalo students in good academic standing at the time of application.
• Funding will not be disbursed to students until after they have been accepted to and confirm their participation in a University at Buffalo or SUNY study abroad program. Eligible students will be registered at UB in OPR courses. Scholarship funds are disbursed to student's accounts after the start of the study abroad program.
  

Preference will be given to:

• First-time study abroad participants
• Students with documented financial need (as confirmed by UB Financial Aid Office)
• Students maintaining a GPA of 2.8 or higher
• Students who have selected a study abroad program relevant to their current academic program
• Students who will return to UB for at least one semester following their study abroad program
• Preference will be given to students who plan to study abroad in Asia

• Applications will be reviewed by the UB Study Abroad Scholarship Committee.
• The award decisions of the committee are final and not subject to appeal.
• Awards will be applied directly to the recipient’s UB student account.
• Scholarship recipients are asked to help UB Study Abroad in promotional activities upon return.
• Recipients of any Office of International Education scholarship will not be considered for future awards.

Scholarships will be awarded using the following scale:

• Academic Year: $4,000   
• One Semester:  $2,000   
• Summer/Winter: $1,000 
  

Powered by AcademicWorks, you will see a searchable database that streamlines hundreds of scholarships, matches you with best-fit opportunities and recommends opportunities based on your profile.

• Log in to www.buffalo.academicworks.com using your UBIT name and password.
• Fill out the general application and answer the study abroad-specific questions. It is important to search for scholarship opportunities based on the specific term (i.e. Winter 2023, Spring 2024, etc.).
• Upon completion of the application, the system should indicate that you are eligible for a UB Office of International Education Scholarship. This will help indicate that you have successfully completed your scholarship application. This general name includes all of the specific individual Office of International Education scholarships (i.e. Stephen C. Dunnett Study Abroad Scholarship, UB Diversity Scholarship, and Welch-Ludwig Fund for International Study) available. The system will automatically add your application information to each scholarship for which you are qualified, but you will not see the actual list of scholarships.
• Scholarship awardees will be notified of their awards approximately two (2) weeks after the scholarship deadline. Only scholarship awardees will be notified through the AcademicWorks system.

Completed applications are due by March 1 for summer, fall, or academic year programs and October 1 for winter or spring programs abroad.