Financial Aid and Assistantships
When you compare the cost of a UB education to national averages, the value is clear: Our tuition and fees are among the lowest and most competitive in the nation. The Department of Global Gender and Sexuality Studies is committed to producing graduates hampered by as little debt as possible.
PhD Funding
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Teaching Assistantships
Teaching assistantships are awarded competitively to two categories of students: incoming and continuing. Teaching assistantships are granted for periods of one year and are renewable up to a total of four years with satisfactory progress. Fifth-year funding is competitive and contingent on (a) department need and (b) availability of funds.
Please note: Fifth-year funding is not guaranteed. For further information, please review the GGSs Graduate Student Handbook.
PhD Funding Opportunities
- Academic year stipends of $23,000 and a 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.
- Additional Fellowship Opportunities:
- Arthur A. Schomburg Fellowship Program: 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.
- 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. For any questions regarding funding for academic year 2025–2026, contact the director of graduate studies or department chair.
- Arthur A. Schomburg Fellowship Program: 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.
Schomburg Fellowship
If you are a minority or the first generation in your family to attend college, and you meet the academic guidelines, you may be eligible for a Schomburg Fellowship. To be considered, please submit an additional personal statement with your application to the department that explains why you would be a good candidate for this Fellowship.
National Women's Studies Association Graduate Scholarship
NWSA will award $1,000 to a student who, in the fall of the year of the award, will be engaged in the research or writing stages of a Master's Thesis or PhD Dissertation in the interdisciplinary field of women's studies. The research project must enhance the NWSA mission. This opportunity is open to current NWSA individual members.
Funding for International Students
International applicants are encouraged to begin their pursuit of financial aid with academic departments or scholarship organizations in their own countries. Some opportunities for aid for foreign students include:
- The Fulbright Graduate Student Program
- Institute of International Education
- The International Peace Scholarship through the Philanthropic Educational Organization (PEO)
- Grants of up to $5,000 per year for up to three (3) years are available to promote world peace and understanding for women who are citizens of any country other than the U.S. or Canada.
