Graduate Tuition, Financial Aid & Scholarships
A wide range of internal and external funding opportunities are available for graduate nursing students at the University at Buffalo.
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Financial Aid
FAFSA: Federal Government Aid for Graduate Students
Federal government sources of aid are restricted to U.S. citizens and permanent residents.
- Apply early: The Free Application For Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) must be processed by March 1 to be considered for campus-based funds.
- Submit FAFSA: Submit your completed FAFSA after January 1.
- UB Title IV code: 002837; Address: 3435 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14214.
Scholarships & Fellowships
Some scholarships require the submission of the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) Student Aid Report (SAR). The SAR identifies your Expected Family Contribution (EFC) and must be included to be considered for certain need-based scholarships.
Please note that School of Nursing scholarships are awarded separately through the Office of Student Services.
Fund | Eligibility | Award | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
Endowed School of Nursing Scholarships | Varies | Merit & Need | Variable |
Teaching and Research Assistantships | DNP and PhD students | Merit | Tuition scholarship and stipend |
Federal Traineeship Awards | Full-time DNP, US citizen | Merit | Variable |
Support for student research endeavors in psychiatric nursing (enrolled graduate students only) | Merit & Need | Variable | |
| HRSA Nursing Student Loans | Offered to eligible nursing students (undergraduate third and fourth year and eligible graduate students) who have filed a FAFSA | Need | Variable |
PhD students | Merit & Need | Variable; | |
New entry full-time PhD students | Merit | $6,000 annual stipend for 4 years plus guaranteed assistantship | |
| iSEED PhD Scholarship | Full time PhD students on campus. Must be a US citizen or permanent resident. | Merit
| Variable (based on grant funding) |
| Shirley DeVoe Dissertation Award | PhD dissertation research support successfully completed qualifying exam | Merit | Variable up to $5000 |
| Mark Diamond Research Fund | PhD students | Need | Variable up to $3,000 |
| Maureen R. L. Mussenden Scholarship | Graduate students in health sciences. Must be a first-generation college student. | Merit | One third in-state tuition for up to four years |
| ASCEND Triad Healthcare Recruiting Scholarship for Health Professions | Graduate, doctoral, and professional students in medicine, nursing, occupational therapy, pharmacy, or physical therapy in their final academic year. Must be a US citizen or permanent resident. | Merit | $9,500 |
Former EOP, HEOP, and SEEK students who have not completed a graduate program. | Merit & Need | Standard in-state tuition rate for a full time student ($5,565 per semester as of 2019-20) | |
New entry doctoral students who can demonstrate that they would contribute to the diversity of the student body. Must be a US citizen or permanent resident. | Merit | Variable funds; includes guaranteed assistantship |
Note for out of state scholarship recipients:
Should there be a reduction in non-resident tuition, your merit scholarship will be prorated accordingly to ensure your net price remains fixed.
Internally funded grant recipients are limited to $1,500.00 in conference travel per year.
Tuition & Fees
| Item | Fee | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Textbooks/supplies | $4,000 | Approximate |
| Self-evaluation exam fee | $530 | Taken twice (approximately $265 per exam); Varies; As determined by the NBCRNA |
| Certification examination fee | $1,045 | Varies; As determined by the NBCRNA |
| Nurse anesthesia student tracking (Typhon) | $115 | |
| AANA Membership | $200 | |
| APEX Anesthesia | $449 | Variable |
| IMB SPSS | $54 | Approximate; required for doctoral project |
| Scrubs and lab coat | $100 | |
| Peripheral nerve stimulator | $120 | Approximate |
| Professional meetings | $1,500-$2,000 | |
| Housing, transportation and food are the responsibility of the student. Student estimates of transportation costs should take into consideration that classes and clinical practicums are offered at local and distant clinical sites. Approximately 8 to 10 months of travel should be anticipated to allow students to fulfill clinical assignments. | ||
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