Fellowship Opportunities

Applicants seeking financial assistance should apply early to our graduate program.
We recommend submitting your application by February 15.

UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS

Teaching Assistantship - The department awards one teaching assistantship per academic year. Forms may be obtained at the Office of Graduate Admissions. For best consideration, applications should be received by February 15.

Diversity Fellowships - These awards are designed to foster a diverse graduate student body by recruiting, enrolling, and retaining students in doctoral and master's degree programs who meet certain eligibility criteria. All awards are competitive and merit-based. Prospective recipients of the awards may apply directly or may be nominated by graduate programs, but all must complete the Diversity Teaching/Research Fellowship Application form and send the completed application form to Dr. Betty Shadrick, Assistant Dean of Graduate Studies, UAB 121, University at Albany, NY 12222.

Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents and must have completed an application for graduate study at the University. Individuals from racial/ethnic groups currently underrepresented in graduate education are particularly encouraged to apply. The Selection Committee will give special consideration to students who are of a race or ethnicity that is underrepresented in our graduate and professional programs but will not make awards solely on that basis and every applicant will be evaluated on his or her own merits. Economic disadvantage, although not a requirement, may be the basis for eligibility. The Selection Committee will use some or all of the following criteria in determining the eligibility of applicants or nominees for the Diversity Teaching/Research Fellowship:

• Experience with and/or commitment to working with historically underserved or underprivileged populations;
• Graduation from a historically black college or university or other minority-serving institution;
• First generation in one's family to attend college;
• History of overcoming a disadvantage or other impediment to success in higher education;
• Participation in EOP, HEOP, or SEEK program as an undergraduate;
• Member of an educationally underrepresented racial/ethnic group.

Tuition Scholarships - These awards cover students' tuition. In order to be considered, please download and complete this Graduate Tuition Opportunity Program form and submit it with your graduate school application.

Graduate Assistantships in Administrative Units - These awards provide students with employment opportunities in various administrative units across the university while financing their graduate studies. Additional opportunities may be found here.

Loans - The Office of Financial Aid administers all federal and New York State student assistance programs.

Support for Research and Graduate Career Goals

Initiatives for Women - These small awards are designed to advance women students, faculty, and staff in their educational and professional goals.

EXTERNAL FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

American Association of University Women

• Career Development Grants - awarded to women pursuing career development, including a master's degree; must be a U.S. Citizen or permanent resident. deadline: December 15, 2007.
• International Fellowships - awarded to non-U.S. citizens who wish to pursue full-time study or research in the United States. deadline: December 1, 2007.

Ford Foundation International Fellowships - awarded to citizens from Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Latin America, and Russia who wish to pursue advanced studies toward a master's or doctoral degree. deadline not specified.

Fulbright Awards - awarded to non-U.S. citizens who wish to pursue advanced studies in the United States. deadline in October.

Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation - provides funding to students pursuing graduate degrees in public service fields. Candidate must be a college junior at the time of selection. deadline: February 5, 2008.

The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans - provides funding for U.S. citizens who are recent and first-generation immigrants. deadline: November 1, 2007.

Schepp Foundation Scholarships for Graduate Education - awarded to students pursuing full-time graduate study. Written requests for applications must be mailed directly to the Foundation Office.

Woodrow Wilson/Thomas R. Pickering Graduate Foreign Affairs Fellowship - awarded to graduate students, especially from underrepresented groups, who wish to enhance their foreign language skills, study international relations, and pursue a career in Foreign Affairs with the U.S. Department of State.

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