Gender Institute Dissertation Fellowship (State/IFR) at University of Buffalo 2026

Gender Institute Dissertation Fellowship (State/IFR)

This is a $20,000 grant to advanced doctoral students in all fields who have passed their qualifying exams and exhausted the initial package of funding. It is awarded to students engaged in dissertation research related to women, gender, and/or sexuality. One will be awarded per year.

Eligibility criteria -

• The applicant must:
  • be registered as a UB PhD student
  • be engaged in dissertation research related to women, gender, and/or sexuality
  • have passed their comprehensive examinations
  • have exhausted their initial package of support from the home department
  • be available to participate in a monthly works-in-progress workshop at UB
  • not concurrently have another fellowship, such as the Humanities Institute dissertation fellowship or external fellowships

Application process -

• Please submit the following materials :
  1. 200-word dissertation abstract with title
  2. four page double-spaced application statement, including:
  -description of the dissertation and its intellectual contributions
  -plans for the fellowship year
  -timetable for completion
  3. A confidential recommendation letter from your dissertation adviser to be submitted to the UB Scholarship Portal.
  4. A curriculum vitae, including all funding received and future funding as a graduate student

• Please go through the supplemental questions, too, and answer them
• Please submit all application materials to the Scholarship Portal. Through the portal, invite recommendation letters from your adviser. The fellow will be announced in early May.

Selection criteria:

• Evidence of the dissertation’s scholarly quality and significance
• Relevance of the research to expanding our knowledge of women, gender, and/or sexuality
• Applicant’s academic accomplishments to date and promise of future scholarly productivity

Award - $20,000

Note - UB International as well as domestic students are invited and encouraged to apply. The Gender Institute supports UB’s nondiscrimination policy that “applies to all persons without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, gender, pregnancy, gender identity, sexual orientation, predisposing genetic characteristics, marital status, veteran status, military status, domestic violence victim status, or ex-offender status.”