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The Gender Institute and the Experiential Learning Network awards two scholarships to UB undergraduate students. One $500 award for undergraduates conducting research related to women, gender and/or sexuality, and another $500 award for a community-based project with a gender and/or sexuality focus. Projects can be individual or collaborative. Open to undergraduates in all schools and departments.

The Gender Institute offers two fellowships for graduate students. The PhD Dissertation Fellowship is awarded to UB graduate students engaged in dissertation research related to women, gender, and/or sexuality. The Isabel S. Marcus International Research Fellowship is awarded to UB graduate students to support and encourage research about women outside of the United States. The Gender Institute also provides support for doctoral students to attend Duke’s Feminist Theory Workshop (FTW), held annually in March.  

Gates Cambridge offers full-cost scholarships to outstanding applicants from countries outside the U.K. to pursue a postgraduate degree in any subject available at the University of Cambridge.

Freeman-ASIA (Freeman Awards for Study in Asia) is designed to support U.S.-based undergraduates with demonstrated financial need who are planning to study overseas in East or Southeast Asia. The program’s goal is to increase the number of U.S. citizens and permanent residents with first-hand exposure to and understanding of Asia and its peoples and cultures.

The Bibliographical Society of America funds a number of fellowships to promote inquiry and research in books and other textual artifacts in both traditional and emerging formats.

The goal of the Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) program is to prepare graduate students for science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) careers critically important to the DOE Office of Science mission, by providing graduate thesis research opportunities at DOE laboratories.  The SCGSR program provides supplemental awards to outstanding U.S. graduate students (US citizens or lawful permanent residents) to pursue part of their graduate thesis research at a DOE laboratory/facility in areas that address scientific challenges central to the Office of Science mission. The research opportunity is expected to advance the graduate students’ overall doctoral thesis while providing access to the expertise, resources, and capabilities available at the DOE laboratories/facilities.

Established in 1991, the Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship (DOE CSGF) provides outstanding benefits and opportunities to students pursuing doctoral degrees in fields that use high-performance computing to solve complex science and engineering problems.

The Delta Scholars Program is a two-part academic and community engagement program for talented and socially conscious college students interested in moving Mississippi and the Delta region towards a brighter, more just tomorrow. Delta Scholars are selected for their academic achievements and commitment to public service to participate in a twelve-day Summer Institute in Mississippi followed by a five-day trip to Boston and Harvard and Brandeis Universities in the fall. Both experiences form a cohort of young leaders thinking critically about systemic injustices in the Mississippi Delta, with each Scholar developing a project that will produce positive social change in their communities. 

The UB Clifford C. Furnas Athlete-Scholar Award recognizes outstanding undergraduate performance in scholarship and athletic prowess and encourages students to continue into graduate or professional education.

The Council on Social Work Education's Minority Fellowship Program (CSWE MFP) offers fellowships for master's and doctoral students pursuing a degree in social work. The CSWE MFP supports the mission of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to reduce the effects of substance abuse and mental illness on America’s communities by increasing the number of individuals trained to work with underrepresented and underserved racial/ethnic minority persons with or at risk for mental health and/or substance abuse disorders.