Admissions & Financial Support
Departmental Awards
The L.B. Slobodkin, R.R. Sokal and G.C. Williams Awards
Graduate students in Ecology and Evolution at Stony Brook University are eligible
to apply for the following awards.
Awards are announced at the annual department retreat.
- The Lawrence B. Slobodkin Fund supports graduate student education and research in ecology.
- The Robert R. Sokal Fund supports graduate student research that emphasizes statistical applications to evolutionary biology. Application and development of statistical methods are supported.
- The George C. Williams Fund supports student research in any area of evolutionary biology.
Awards and Scholarships Available for Graduate Students
The following is a collection of links and other information about possible awards for graduate students.
Hispanic Heritage Month Awards
A number of awards are given each year. See below for a list. Some are also available for faculty, staff, or undergraduates. The deadline is in mid-October. More info.
HHM Community Service
Student who has taken time to serve the community and whose presence and kindness has had a positive impact on the university.
HHM Leadership Award
Student who has assumed a leadership role(s) in any Stony Brook recognized society, club, sorority, fraternity or association.
Rafaela Luna Abreu Memorial Scholarship
This memorial scholarship was created by Dora Maria Abreu (SBU Alum) in honor of her mother who passed away to breast cancer. This scholarship will be given to a student in the sciences that has demonstrated outstanding academic accomplishments and has served others in the Latino community much like her mother did. ($250 scholarship)
Las Madrinas Award
"Madrina" is "godmother" in Spanish. Students select a woman at SBU who is a member of the faculty or staff and who has contributed to the quality of life and educational growth and development of Latino students. This woman also has served as a mentor and a guide in all aspects of student life.
Los Padrinos Award
"Padrino" is "godfather" in Spanish. Students select a man at SBU who is a member of faculty or staff and who has contributed to the quality of life and educational growth and development of Latino students. This man also has served as a mentor and a guide in all aspects of student life.
Faculty/Staff Award
Any SBU member can select up to two members of the faculty or staff community for outstanding, extraordinary contributions, service, outreach, and commitment to the Hispanic community.
A. Sanchez Undergraduate Achievement Award
This annual award is to recognize an undergraduate student who has shown outstanding academic achievement, scholarly promise and service and leadership to the community. ($1,000 scholarship)
Fellowships and Grants for Graduate Students
The following is a collection of links and other information about possible sources of support for graduate students.
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
This is a very desirable source of support! The description from NSF's site is as follows:
The National Science Foundation aims to ensure the vitality of the human resource base of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in the United States and to reinforce its diversity by offering approximately 1,000 graduate fellowships in this competition. The Graduate Research Fellowship provides three years of support for graduate study leading to research-based master's or doctoral degrees and is intended for students who are at the early stages of their graduate study. The Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) invests in graduate education for a cadre of diverse individuals who demonstrate their potential to successfully complete graduate degree programs in disciplines relevant to the mission of the National Science Foundation.
The deadline is in early November each year. See the NSF site for more information.