Support the Department

Help advance the study of language and communication

The Department of Linguistics at the University at Buffalo is dedicated to understanding how language shapes our world. Your support helps expand research, create opportunities for students and strengthen connections with communities locally and globally.

Why your support matters

Gifts to the department directly impact students, faculty and the future of linguistic research.

Your support helps us:

  • Provide funding for student research and fieldwork for hands-on experiences that extend beyond the class
  • Support graduate and undergraduate scholarships 
  • Expand community and language preservation initiatives 
  • Bring guest speakers and events to campus 
  • Invest in teaching and research resources 

Every contribution helps students explore language in meaningful ways and prepares them for careers that make a difference.

Advance research and impact

Faculty and students in linguistics work on projects that connect research with real communities. This includes documenting lesser-studied languages, supporting language preservation and advancing knowledge in areas such as cognition, communication and technology.

Your support helps sustain and grow this work.

Give to linguistics at UB

You can support student success and research through targeted funds:

  • Wolfgang Wölck Student Travel Fund 
  • Student Summer Research Fund 

Every gift makes a difference

Your support helps shape the future of linguistics at UB and the students who will carry that work forward.