Financial Support for Graduate Studies: 2010-2011
The College of Arts and Sciences offers various forms of financial support to highly qualified graduate students pursuing degree programs in the College. The different types of funding support generally available are posted on The Graduate School Web site and all applicants are encouraged to consult these materials.
Within the College of Arts and Sciences, a significant number of graduate students are offered teaching or graduate assistantships, either through state-funded or grant-related opportunities. The stipends for these positions vary, generally from approximately $12,000 up to $22,000. Most assistantships will provide full tuition scholarships.
Estimated Cost of Attendance for In-State and Out-of-State Students
In addition, for exceptionally qualified students, the College of Arts and Sciences makes four additional types of awards, as outlined below.
Presidential Fellowships:
A limited number of highly competitive Presidential Fellowships are available to outstanding students. Candidates are nominated for this award by the department or program to which they apply. The fellowships are valued at $6,000. A limited number of "Enhanced" Presidential Fellowships are available at $8,000. Presidential Fellowships are offered in addition to the normal assistantship stipend. These awards are normally renewable for a maximum of four years and they carry a full tuition scholarship for this period. Early decision nominations are due Thursday, January 14, 2010. General nominations are due Wednesday, February 3, 2010.
Presidential Fellowship/Dean’s Scholar Program Guidelines
Dean's Scholarships and Fellowships:
Dean's Fellowships are similar to Presidential Fellowships: they offer an assistantship (which carries a stipend in most cases of between $12,000 and $22,000 per year) and a fellowship stipend of $4,000. Dean's Fellows are also awarded a full tuition scholarship for the duration of their award, which for doctoral students is four years.
Presidential Fellowship/Dean’s Scholar Program Guidelines
Morris Arts Scholarships and Fellowships:
Application Procedure for new and continuing graduate students
Doctoral Diversity Fellowships in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)
The Office of Diversity and Educational Equity (ODEE) announces the Doctoral Diversity Fellowships in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). The STEM fellowships are awarded to academically exceptional students who have been admitted to SUNY's doctoral granting institutions and will commence their graduate studies in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields during the 2009-10 academic year. ODEE will award annual stipends of $20,000 for three years to three entering doctoral students.
To be eligible, students must be U.S. citizens. Institutions are advised to nominate students who overcame a disadvantage or notable impediment, including economic hardship, to graduate from college. Membership in a racial/ethnic group that is historically underrepresented in STEM doctoral programs within SUNY may serve as a plus factor in the institution¹s decision to nominate a student for a Doctoral Diversity Fellowship award.
The Chief Academic Officer will nominate the candidate(s) to ODEE and must demonstrate how the student will contribute to the diversity of the graduate student body. The nomination must include a copy of student's application portfolio and a statement from either the Graduate Dean or Academic Unit head attesting to the student's academic qualifications for graduate work.
Government and Foundation Support
Arthur A. Schomburg Fellowship Program:
The Arthur A. Schomburg Fellowship Program is sponsored by New York State and offers support for historically underrepresented students in graduate programs across the university. Students in the program have outstanding academic credentials which contribute to an impressive graduation and retention rate of close to eighty percent. Schomburg Fellows participate in conferences and seminars and present papers in their respective disciplines. Since its inception in 1987, over 500 academically talented students have received support through this Fellowship program.
Graduate Educational Opportunity Program (GEOP):
The Graduate Educational Opportunity Program (GEOP) provides tuition scholarships to graduates of Educational Opportunity Program (EOP); Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP); and CUNY Search for Education, Elevation, and Knowledge (SEEK) programs within New York State who wish to pursue further education at the graduate level.
Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) Program:
The Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) Program is a National Science Foundation, sponsored initiative designed to meet the challenges of educating Ph.D. scientists and engineers with the multidisciplinary backgrounds, and the technical, professional, and personal skills needed for the career demands of the future.
To date, the University at Buffalo has received two IGERT awards from the National Science Foundation, each of which established a new, innovative program of interdisciplinary doctoral education within a fertile environment for collaborative research. With support from the National Science Foundation, each UB IGERT program offers U.S. citizens and permanent residents enhanced fellowship packages --- including competitive stipends, tuition remission, and other cost of education allowances.
The National Council for Science and Technology of the United Mexican States (CONACYT) Fellowships:
UB is proud to present its partnership with El Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT) in Mexico. This agreement grants fellowships for Mexican graduate students to study at UB in addition to providing students with teaching or research assistant positions that include a stipend.
All Mexican citizens with permanent residency in Mexico are eligible to apply for this fellowship, providing they meet the admission criteria established by UB and the application criteria established by CONACYT.
More information on admission criteria to UB and the application criteria to CONACYT
Student Educational Employment Program:
Thehas two components; student temporary employment and student career experience. It is available to all levels of students: high school, vocational and technical, associate degree, baccalaureate degree, graduate degree, and professional degree students. Job opportunities under the Student Educational Employment Program (STEP) component offer temporary employment. Employment can range from summer jobs to positions that can last for as long as one is a student. These employment opportunities need not necessarily be related to a students' academic field of study or career goals.
Please also visit the following links for more information on government and foundation support:
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Social Science Research Council
For further information on these fellowship opportunities, please contact:
Program Administrator
832 Clemens Hall
dbanach@buffalo.edu
716.645.2299