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Here is how our winners are making headlines at UB.

  • The Voyager Scholarship
    5/7/25
    The Voyager Scholarship was created by the Obamas and Brian Chesky, Co-Founder and CEO of Airbnb, to help shape such leaders. This is a two-year leadership development and scholarship program. Through a transformational combination of barrier-reducing financial aid, an immersive work-travel experience, and a robust network of leaders and mentors, the Voyager Scholarship is designed to inspire, empower, and connect the next generation of leaders and equip them with the tools and resources they need to launch their careers in public service. Over the course of two years, programming will facilitate opportunities for students to refine their values-based leadership approach, build bridges across communities, and nurture their sense of curiosity as they deepen their commitment to pursuing public service careers.
  • Samuel Huntington Public Service Award
    5/7/25
    The Samuel Huntington Public Service Award provides $30,000 stipends for graduating college seniors to pursue one year of public service anywhere in the world. The award allows recipients to engage in a meaningful public service activity for one year before proceeding on to graduate school or a career. Projects that have the potential to be sustainable are favored, and therefore many of the projects initiated by past award recipients continue to benefit people today.
  • Christianson Fellowship
    5/7/25
    This scholarship funds impactful service projects abroad with up to $10,000 in grant money to support motivated young Americans who are committed to perform meaningful service projects abroad. Fellows identify a project or an organization working on an issue they care about, and with the support of the Christianson Fellowship, contribute their skills and passion to that endeavor for at least six months on-location abroad. 
  • Mayo Clinic Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF)
    5/7/25
    A career in biomedical research is not for everyone. But if you love science, get a thrill out of discovery, enjoy tough problems, and want to contribute to medical breakthroughs, then a career as a Ph.D. or M.D.-Ph.D. scientist might be for you.
  • Government of Ireland International Education Scholarship
    5/7/25
    The Government of Ireland International Education Scholarship (GOI-IES) program supports high-calibre international students who wish to study at NFQ levels 9 or 10 (master’s, postgraduate diploma or PhD) in Ireland. The program is funded by the Government of Ireland in partnership with Irish higher education institutions (HEIs) and managed by the Higher Education Authority. Under the initiative, 60 scholarships are awarded each year for one year of full-time study at NFQ levels 9 or 10.
  • Tylenol Future Care Scholarship
    5/7/25
    Each year the makers of TYLENOL® award annual scholarships to well deserving students pursuing careers in healthcare. They wish to grow a tradition that supports those dedicated to a lifetime of caring for others. Ten $10,000 scholarships and 25 $5,000 scholarships are awarded annually to prospective medical students and are not renewable.
  • James C. Gaither Junior Fellows Program
    5/7/25
    Each year, through the James C. Gaither Junior Fellows program, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace offers approximately 15 one-year fellowships to uniquely qualified graduating seniors and individuals who have graduated during the past academic year. They are selected from a pool of nominees nominated by several hundred participating universities and colleges. James C. Gaither Junior
  • Princeton in Africa
    5/2/25
    Princeton in Africa is the only leadership-development program of its kind currently operating on the African continent. Fellows engage in yearlong, full-time fellowships and make significant contributions to the success of each host organization, while deepening their understanding and appreciation for the advancement of African affairs. Fellows have contributed to improvements in 37 countries across the continent in the areas of: Business and Economic Development, Education & Youth Capacity Building, Public & Community Health, Environmental Conservation and Sustainability, and Civil Society.
  • American Slovenian Education Foundation (ASEF) Junior Fellowships
    5/2/25
    ASEF fellowship programs provide student financial and other support, allowing fellows to focus on their research. The purpose of the fellowship program is to strengthen research and study exchange between Slovenia and other countries to give talented Slovenian students the ability to realize their potential to the fullest.
  • Graduate Opportunity Program (GOP)
    4/21/25
    The Graduate Opportunity Program provides tuition assistance to EOP, HEOP and SEEK graduates who are undertaking graduate study at participating SUNY institutions. The University at Buffalo is a participating institution. This program provides in-state tuition scholarships to full-time students who are pursuing graduate or first professional degrees, excluding medical (MD), dental (DDS), pharmacy (PharmD) and law (JD), and who are determined to have exceptional need by the FAFSA and the Office of Financial Aid. Students in MD, DDS, PharmD or JD programs can be considered for the  funding.