CAS Fellowship Opportunities

Please Note: Students may not apply directly to the College of Arts and Sciences for support under these Fellowship programs. Instead, eligible students must be formally nominated by their academic department, program or unit.

The UB Presidential Fellowship Program is aimed at enhancing UB’s competitiveness in recruiting 23 outstanding PhD students with a top-up amount of $10,000. 

Eligibility

To be eligible, a nominee must be a new applicant to a PhD program and must be appointed as a full teaching, graduate or research assistant. The top-up is renewable for up to three additional years as long as the student is full time, in good standing, and holds one of these assistantships.

Nominees must also meet at least one of the following academic criteria upon admission:

1. A cumulative undergraduate grade point average of 3.40 or higher; OR
2. GRE requirements vary by program. Please visit the website for your department of interest for program-specific admissions information. Department contact information can be found on the list of academic programs
   

For further information about UB's Presidential Fellowships, please contact your department or program. 

The Arthur A. Schomburg Fellowship (also known as the SUNY Graduate Diversity Fellowship Program) is designed to direct aid to graduate/professional students who have demonstrated academic achievement and overcome a disadvantage or other impediment to success in higher education. The Schomburg Fellowship is intended to support high-achieving doctoral students.

Eligibility

To be eligible for consideration, nominees for support under the Schomburg Fellowship program must meet all of the following criteria:

1. Be U.S. citizens or have permanent resident status.
2. Be new to their degree program; have previously earned a master's degree or are currently enrolled in a master's degree program and are applying to transition into a doctoral program.
   
3. Demonstrate how they have overcome a disadvantage or other impediment to success in higher education.
4. 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.

Preference will be given to candidates who are: from a low-income background (i.e., PELL-eligible as undergraduates); were first-generation college students (i.e., students whose parents have no earned bachelor's degrees); have overcome adversity; are AmeriCorps alumni; or are veterans.

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 laws. All application submissions will be assessed and evaluated in accordance with the required eligibility criteria.