Fellowships, Scholarships, Awards
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Page updated February 14, 2025
Each year the Department of Mathematics supports approximately thirty-five graduate students as teaching assistants (TAs), adjunct instructors (after typically 10-semesters of TA support), or research assistants. Unlike many other universities, during the first three years of study our teaching assistants do not teach their own classes, but instead meet with students in small recitation sections. This means that the time required for teaching duties here is generally less than the time required at other institutions.
Our Scholarships, Assistantships, and Teacher Training
Some advanced graduate students (usually those who have continued beyond the fourth year) have the opportunity to teach their own sections of lower division courses. Students participate in a teaching workshop, and each student's development as a teacher is monitored and guided through both faculty and student evaluations. Exceptional performance in teaching is recognized annually by Excellence in Teaching awards of the College of Arts and Sciences.
PhD Funding Opportunities
—Academic year stipends: $23,690. (AY 2025/26) plus full tuition waiver for all full-time, funded PhD students on 10-month academic teaching assistant, research assistant, or graduate assistant appointments. UB’s stipend levels are competitive among public Association of American Universities (AAU) member institutions.
Fellowships
Graduate student fellowships and awards within UB include College Fellowships, Presidential Fellowships, Dean's Scholar Program, and Dissertation Fellowships, among others.
- Presidential Fellowships: To be eligible for Presidential Fellowships, candidates must meet the criteria listed on the Presidential Fellowship page. Both domestic and international students are eligible, if they meet these criteria.
- Arthur A. Schomburg Fellowships: Candidates are required to be U.S. citizens or permanent residents and must demonstrate how they have overcome a disadvantage or other impediment to success in higher education. Candidates must also demonstrate a commitment to contributing to the diversity of the student body by facilitating and enhancing diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in their academic programs and campus activities. Even though financial need is not a requirement for program eligibility, applicants may utilize economic disadvantage as a basis for eligibility. This scholarship program is open to any and all prospective candidates regardless of race, color, national origin, or sex, and is consistent with all current governing federal and state nondiscrimination law. All application submissions will be assessed and evaluated in accordance with the required eligibility criteria. Students may apply for the Schomburg Fellowship on the UB graduate application for their program.
Related Links
Our students have opportunities to apply for national fellowships in the Mathematical Sciences:
- National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program
- Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship
- Ford Foundation Fellowships
- Fulbright Fellowships
- Hertz Foundation Fellowship
- NASA Graduate Student Researchers Program
- National Physical Science Consortium Graduate Fellowships
- National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship
- Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans
PhD Funding
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