Financial Support for Graduate Studies: 2008-2009
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.
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
College Fellowships:
College Fellowships are similar to Presidential and Dean's Fellowship: they offer a full assistantship (which carries a stipend in most cases of between $12,000 and $22,000 per year) and a full tuition scholarship during the award period. In addition, College Fellows receive a fellowship stipend of up to $2,000 which is normally renewable for a maximum of four years.
Dissertation Fellowships:
Outstanding graduate students who have reached the stage of preparing their doctoral dissertations may apply on a competitive basis to receive a Dissertation Fellowship, which carries with it a stipend of $4,000 for one academic year. There are a limited number of these Fellowships, which entail no teaching or other form of obligation. They are intended to assist advanced doctoral candidates in the preparation of their dissertations. These Fellowships may be used to supplement other forms of financial support a student receives, or they may be awarded to students who are otherwise unfunded. Successful candidates will receive the award in September, after the drop/add period ends, and registration status has been confirmed.
Application Procedure for Dissertation Fellowship Dossier Preparation
Morris Arts Scholarships and Fellowships:
$50,000 Awarded Annually
Application Procedure for new and continuing graduate students
UB undergraduate and graduate students, both entering (including incoming freshmen) and continuing, in the creative and performing arts who create and/or perform as departmental majors or prospective majors are eligible to be considered for an award for the period July 1, 2008 - June 30, 2009. Awards are made to fund the cost of attending UB as a recruitment or retention award; to defray the costs a student incurs in the creation, exhibition, or performance of an artistic work; or as academic enhancement or enrichment awards providing advanced students access to further study and professional experience beyond that available at UB. Summer programs, institutes, internships, workshops, and other such ventures are increasingly important to the professional development of emerging talent, and therefore requests for funding such opportunities may be made to this fund.
Morris Arts Scholarships and Fellowships are awarded once per year. The award amount for an academic year scholarship or fellowship ranges from $2,000 to $10,000. Lesser amounts may be awarded for enrichment awards or to defray artistic production costs. Awards will be made without consultation with the principal Donors. Applications and recommendations for awards for 2008-09 must be submitted to the Morris Artistic Expression and Performing Arts Fund Committee during the period February 1 through March 31, 2008.
Arthur A. Schomburg Fellowship Program Fellowships:
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.
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
For further information on these fellowship opportunities, please contact:
Associate Dean for Graduate Education
835 Clemens Hall
eagles@buffalo.edu