UB Alumni Association Scholarships

The J. Scott Fleming Merit Award was established in 1985 through student fundraising initiatives led by the University Student Alumni Board, which is now called the Future Alumni Leadership Council. This peer-to-peer cash award recognizes full-time undergraduate and graduate students whose leadership efforts in extracurricular and volunteer activities has promoted student involvement and enhanced the student experience at UB. Finalists may be interviewed. The award honors J. Scott Fleming, who served as executive director of the Office of Alumni Relations (now Alumni Engagement).

The Willie R. Evans Legacy Scholarship assists enrolled students that have a parent, grandparent, or legal guardian that graduated from UB. The amount of the scholarship varies from year to year based on the growth of the endowment and may be awarded to multiple recipients. Scholarships are awarded annually in the spring semester to qualifying full-time undergraduate students in any academic discipline or course of study.  The legacy Scholarship was established in 2008 by the UB Alumni Association and was renamed in honor of alumnus Willie R. Evans '60 in 2010.

The UB Alumnae Scholarship is awarded to UB students who exemplify the University's ideals of leadership, learning, and service and show promise for continuing to advance those ideals. Scholarships are awarded to qualifying full- or part-time students in any course of study. Financial need may be considered and preference is given to female students. The amount of the scholarship varies from year to year based on the growth of the endowment. The minimum scholarship is $1,500 and may be awarded to multiple recipients. In 1941, UB alumnae created a scholarship for female students registered in any department or division of the university. In 2010, the UB Alumni Association reintroduced the UB Alumnae Scholarship.

The UBAA Forever Blue Alumni Scholarship was established in 2019 by the UB Alumni Association Board of Directors to recognize deserving and passionate UB alumni who choose to continue their education at the University at Buffalo. By creating this new scholarship, the UBAA Board of Directors hoped to supplement existing scholarships and awards offered by the Alumni Association to support UB graduates who choose to return to UB for a second degree and continue their exceptional educational experience. Awarded annually in the spring semester to qualifying UB graduates who demonstrate strong leadership skills and involvement in extracurricular and/or community activities with evidence of UB involvement during and after completion of first degree. Preference given to students who completed their previous degree with a 3.0 or higher cumulative GPA.