Financial support opportunities for master's and PhD students.
The Office of Global Health Initiatives (OGHI) offers funding for UB School of Public Health and Health Professions’ (SPHHP) students interested in interacting with public health initiatives and services in resource-poor settings in the United States or in a global setting. These awards are made possible in part by generous support from OGHI Founding Director Dr. Arthur Goshin.
UB SPHHP graduate students are eligible to apply for field work funding and may propose working locally on a topic of global interest, or internationally. UB SPHHP graduate students may also apply for funding to attend a major international conference.
Students engaged in international fieldwork must adhere to UB travel policies and complete any requirements well in advance of travel. International fieldwork award recipients must keep and submit budget justification forms and receipts as instructed. Local and international project award recipients will present findings to SPHHP faculty and staff in a format arranged by OGHI. Additionally, award recipients will be required to present their work at the Annual Perry Poster session organized by SPHHP.
This scholarship supports graduate, doctoral and professional students in medicine, nursing, occupational therapy, pharmacy or physical therapy in their final academic year.
The ASCEND Scholarship fund provides $9,500 in tuition for the final academic year and is available to graduate, doctoral, and professional students pursuing a degree in one of these areas of study:
Recipients should have a desire to work in the United States and contribute in a meaningful way to their community.
Recipients will be strongly encouraged to attend ASCEND career development events initiated by Triad Healthcare Recruiting.
The Office of the Vice President for Health Sciences presents the award.
$9,500, awarded in equal amounts during the fall and spring semesters.
Applicants must be:
Recipients should have a desire to work in the United States and contribute in a meaningful way to their community.
Dharshan S. Jayasinghe, CEL’ 12, BS ’03, is the CEO of Triad Healthcare Recruiting and his wife, Shannon Jayasinghe, serves as president. They both strongly believe in social responsibility and community service, improving the health and wellness of communities, and improving access to college education.
In this spirit, they have committed $1 million to develop the ASCEND Triad Healthcare Recruiting Scholarship, which provides academic support to passionate and committed students at over 50 colleges and universities across the United States.
This award supports first-generation graduate students attending one of the five health sciences schools.
The Maureen R. L. Mussenden Scholarship fund provides one-third in state tuition for up to four years (based on the tuition the year the scholarship is awarded) and is available to students pursuing a graduate degree in any of the following schools:
The Office of the Vice President for Health Sciences presents the award.
One-third in state tuition for up to four years (based on the tuition the year the scholarship is awarded).
Applicants must be currently enrolled in or accepted to a graduate program in one of the five UB Health Sciences schools.
With a focus in health law and corporate law and specialized expertise in hospital/university affiliation agreements, Maureen R. L. Mussenden served as associate counsel in UB’s Academic Health Center. A native of Tortola, British Virgin Islands, she earned a BA from Keuka College and a JD from Cornell Law School. She was a member of several legal organizations and also was actively involved with numerous community organizations. She died in 2010 at age 54, after a courageous battle with cancer.
To honor the memory of Maureen R. L. Mussenden and the professional and personal values she espoused, the Maureen R. L. Mussenden Scholarship has been established to help support the education of students pursuing a graduate degree in one of the UB Health Sciences Schools.