Our Opportunities

Welcome to UB’s Scholarship Portal! We’re here to help you find funding for your education.

For Current Students in the 2025-2026 Academic Year:

The 2025-2026 General Application is open from July 15, 2025 through June 30, 2026. Apply today! This single application connects you with numerous UB philanthropic scholarships. After logging in and completing the General Application, you may be prompted to fill out a Conditional Application or answer supplemental questions for specific scholarship opportunities.

For Newly Accepted Students in Summer 2026 or Fall 2026 :

You can complete the General Application after March 1st to be considered for recruitment scholarships.

Important: Merit scholarships are managed by the Offices of Admissions and International Admissions, not through this portal. Please contact their offices directly for inquiries about merit-based awards.

General Information for All Applicants:

Annual Application: Use your UBIT credentials to complete the General Application after July 15th.

Explore Scholarships: Feel free to explore available scholarships on the portal homepage anytime. Specific eligibility details are in each scholarship description.

Additional Opportunities: For more scholarship opportunities, visit Financial Aid – Scholarships.

Graduate Assistantships: Graduate students seeking assistantships should contact their academic department directly.

Regarding Essays:

We encourage you to authentically share your personal story in your own voice. Please ensure you write your essays independently, without the use of AI writing tools.

Important Notes:

If you are selected for a scholarship, you will be notified via email with the amount you are eligible for and the next steps to finalize the funds.

Scholarship funding depends on enrollment, good academic standing, and satisfactory progress toward your degree.

Most scholarships are available to international students; exceptions will be indicated in the scholarship description.

For quicker scholarship refunds, consider setting up Direct Deposit.

Questions?

Please email us at ubscholarships@buffalo.edu.

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Opportunities Table

Award	Name	Actions
Up to $2,500	Annette Rachman Scholarship Fund Established in 1990 by Ms. Annette M. Rachman. Must be a student...	Ended
Varies	Carlton R. Meyers Graduate Student Award in Exercise Science (Award) Students are eligible for this award by faculty nomination only. If the...	Ended
$1,000	Cathy Davius Memorial Award Cathy (Lam) Davius spent her short six months after graduating from...	Ended
Varies	Glenda R. Reardon Student Assistance Fund (Award) Must be a student majoring in the Department of Exercise and Nutrition...	Ended
Varies	Matthew J. Morris Memorial Fund (Award) To his family and friends, Matthew Morris was their glue, inspiration,...	Ended
Pro-rated based upon in-state undergraduate tuition	Bonnie Ott Scholarship Endowment Fund - Summer, Fall, Academic Year Programs Established in 2001. Must be a full-time student in good academic...	Ended
Varies	Community Health & Health Behavior Academic Excellence Fund - Outstanding Doctoral Achievement Award The CHHB Outstanding Doctoral Achievement Award is presented to the PhD...	Ended
Varies	Francis V. Hanavan Memorial Fund (Award) The Francis V. Hanavan Memorial Fund Award was established in 1995 by...	Ended
$500	LGBTQ Faculty and Staff Association Fund The Pride Scholarship was established in 2021 by the LGBTQ Faculty and...	Ended
Varies	Nina Tretiak-Shields Fund - Summer, Fall, Academic Year Programs Established in 2001 through the generous gift of former UB professor of...	Ended
Varies	Paul T. Wietig Memorial Fund (Award) To provide an award and graduate student training in Inter-professional...	Ended
up to $2000	Peace Through Education - Study Abroad - Summer, Fall, Academic Year Programs Must be a student pursuing programs abroad that are related to the study...	Ended
Varies	Priority Semester Exchange Scholarship - Summer, Fall, Academic Year Programs Promote historically under-enrolled semester exchanges in order to...	Ended
Varies	State/IFR - Office of International Education Study Abroad - Summer, Fall, Academic Year Programs Must be a full-time student in good academic standing, participating in...	Ended
Varies	SUNY China Programs - Summer, Fall, Academic Year Programs Must be a full-time student participating in a UB or SUNY education...	Ended
Up to $1K/summer or winter; $2K/fall or spring; $4K/academic year	Welch-Ludwig Fund for International Study - Summer, Fall, Academic Year Programs Established in 2009. Must be a full-time University at Buffalo student...	Ended
up to $1,500	Yildizlar Education Fund - Summer, Fall, Academic Year Programs Established in 2002. Must be currently enrolled, full-time, matriculated...	Ended
Varies	Dr. Edwin D. Duryea, Jr. Award This award is for a Graduate School of Education (GSE) doctoral student...	Ended
$1,000-$5,000	Evelyn Rumsey Lord Travel Scholarship - Part 2 The purpose of the Rumsey Award is to provide funding for summer travel...	Ended
Varies	John Ho and Martha Leung Scholarship Fund Established in 2015 by Dr. John T. Ho, PhD, and Dr. Martha C. Leung, EDD...	Ended
Varies	Lucille P. and Francis M. Gasparini Endowment for Excellence in Ph.D. Research Prize Fund Established by Dr. Francis M. Gasparini and Lucille P. Gasparini in...	Ended
Varies	Physics Graduate Student Memorial Fellowship Endowment Established in 2010. Preference to international graduate students and...	Ended
up to $25,000	WNY Prosperity Fellowship Established by the Prentice Family Foundation. Must be a promising...	Ended
Varies	Robert E. Valenti Memorial Scholarship Fund Established in 2006 by Marsha L. Valenti, BS ’96 in memory of her son,...	Ended
Varies	Abe Halbreich Memorial Scholarship Established in 1953 by Stanley Halbreich. Must be a full-time...	Ended
$500.00	UB Alumni Singapore Community Leadership Award Established in 2019 by the UB Alumni Singapore Chapter. Must be a...	Ended
Varies	Irving Cheyette Prize in Music Education (Award) To award an outstanding graduate student upon completion of his/her...	Ended
Varies	Joseph Camerata Charitable Trust Scholarship This prestigious four-year merit scholarship, a joint initiative of the...	Ended
$1,400	Alan E. Cober Memorial Fund (Award) Alan E. Cober was a visiting artist in the Art Department from...	Ended
$100-$400	Carl E. Sentz and Virginia W. Sentz Memorial Fund Bequested by Virginia W. Sentz on behalf of herself and her late...	Ended
Varies	Department of Art Cary Fund - Sculpture Vision Scholarship This annual award supports a Junior or Senior student who is proficient...	Ended
$300 and higher	Frances R. and Louis B. Morrison Memorial Scholarship Fund Established in 1984 by Mr. David L. Schwartz and Mrs. Nancy Schwartz to...	Ended
$400 or more	Julius Bloom Memorial Scholarship Fund Established in 1988 by Frederick J. Schoelkopf and Toby D. Bloom...	Ended
$500 - $1,000	Kerry Grant Memorial Prize The Kerry Grant Memorial Prize is awarded to a junior or senior level...	Ended
$1,200 or more	Philip C. Elliott and Virginia Cuthbert Elliott Scholarship Established in 1988 by Virginia Cuthbert Elliott this scholarship is...	Ended
$1,000 or greater	Sally Hoskins Potenza Memorial Scholarship Fund The Potenza Family established this scholarship in 1976 to support...	Ended
Varies	Seymour Drumlevitch Painting Program Fund Must be a student majoring in Studio Art in the Department of Art,...	Ended
$100 or more	Virginia Cuthbert and Philip C. Elliott Graduate Art Fund (Award) Established in 1998, this fund provides awards to support graduate Art...	Ended
$500 or more	William E. Townsend Photography Scholarship Fund Established in 1999 by William E. Townsend, BA ’50, this scholarship is...	Ended
Varies	Dennis Domkowski Memorial Scholarship Fund Established in 1992 by the Professional Communicators of Western New...	Ended
Varies	Randorf Scholarship for Art History Fund This scholarship is funded by gifts to the Department of Art and is...	Ended
Varies	Western New York Medical Scholarship Fund Established in 2013 by the Highgate Medical Group P.C. and supported by...	Ended
$20,000	Gender Institute Dissertation Fellowship (State/IFR) This is a $20,000 grant to advanced doctoral students in all fields, who...	Ended
Varies	Accounting Advisory Council Fellowship Must be accepted to the MS of Accounting program at UB. Must have...	Ended
Varies	Gloria and Oscar Goldstein Memorial Fellowship Established in 2014 by Barry Goldstein, MBA ’80, BA ’75 in honor of his...	Ended
Varies	Judith and Allan Felong Trinkwald Endowed Fellowship Established by Judith and Allan Felong Trinkwald â€™78. Must be accepted...	Ended
Varies	Keith M. Stolzenburg Fellowship Established by Rosanne Stolzenburg, along with friends and other donors,...	Ended
1,000	Roger Roll Award Roger Roll and Mary Garlick Roll created this fund to award an...	Ended
Varies	Victor and Joan Brown MS Accounting Fellowship Established by Paul A. Brown, in memory of his parents, Dr. Victor H....	Ended
$500 or more	Eugene L Gaier Award for Excellence in Printmaking (Award) Established by the Last Will and Testament of Eugene L. Gaier. Must be...	Ended

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