Scholarships and Fellowships

Portraits of Terrence McKenzie, Madeleine Burns, Natalya Burgess, Lesthia Isaacs, and Adrian Guadalupe (L to R) who received scholarships through the UB-Buffalo Partnership Scholars Program.

The School of Architecture and Planning, in partnership with the university, our alumni, our faculty and staff, and our philanthropic supporters, provides support to our undergraduate and graduate students. In addition to tuition scholarships, stipends for travel and supplies, and support for study abroad, our students, like our faculty, are actively engaged in teaching, research, and service—and are rewarded for their hard work. 

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  • MS in Real Estate Development Scholarships

  • Appraisal Institute Education & Relief Foundation

    The Appraisal Institute’s foundation offers two types of scholarships. One type is awarded on the basis of academic excellence, to help finance the educational endeavors of graduate students concentrating in real estate appraisal, land economics, real estate or allied fields. A second type is for minorities and women students pursuing academic degrees in real estate appraisal or related fields.

  • CREW Network Foundation College Scholarships

    The CREW (Commercial Real Estate Women) Network awards $5,000 scholarships each year to women who are enrolled full-time in a real estate program with the intent to pursue a career in commercial real estate.   These scholarships include paid summer internship opportunities, complimentary CREW Network student at-large membership, and complimentary registration to the CREW Network Annual Convention and Marketplace.

  • International Council of Shopping Centers

    The ICSC Foundation offers several merit and/or need based scholarships with annual awards between $5,000-$10,000, for graduate students who have a demonstrated commitment to pursuing a career in retail real estate. All scholarship recipients receive an industry mentor, complimentary attendance at the ICSC’s annual RECon (the ICSC’s annual convention), and a complimentary ICSC student membership.  Preferences are stated for members of underrepresented racial/ethnic minority groups, real estate entrepreneurs, and/or students with a demonstrated commitment to their community.

  • NAIOP Diversity Student Scholarships

    NAIOP, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association, offers five $5,000 scholarships to support graduate and undergraduate students pursuing a degree that will lead to a career in the commercial real estate industry.  Preference will be given to students who have been traditionally under-represented in the commercial real estate field.

    Applicants must be a NAIOP University member in good standing; be a full-time undergraduate student of junior or senior standing or enrolled in an applicable graduate program; and have a minimum 3.0 GPA (4.0 scale).  Each award recipient will receive a complimentary registration to the NAIOP Annual Commercial Real Estate Conference.

  • Pension Real Estate Association

    PREA awards scholarships to graduate students studying real estate (with an apparent primary emphasis on finance), including scholarships that support the education and professional development of minority students. Average awards are $2,000-$2,500.

  • Upstate New York SIOR Scholarship

    The SIOR Scholarship in Real Estate Development is awarded annually, and is funded by the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR), a leading commercial real estate association, representing the world's top producing brokers (www.sior.com).  This $5,000 annual scholarship provides support for UB graduate students in the real estate development program, enables SIOR to partner with the school and program, supports SIOR’s mission to support education, and grows awareness among students for SIOR and the profession. Scholarship preference will be given to a student contemplating a career in commercial real estate brokerage.

  • Western New York (WNY) Prosperity Fellowship

    The Prosperity Fellowship program is dedicated to supporting promising UB students who are committed to contributing to the economic viability of the WNY Region. The program provides Prosperity Fellows with professional development opportunities, as well as resources and access to WNY business leaders and the community.  This fellowship program assists graduate students in the School of Architecture and Planning who are actively preparing for careers that further economic development and growth, especially in the WNY region.  Up to $25,000 in scholarship and internship support for an academic year will be awarded to each Fellow based on demonstrated financial need.

  • WNY NYSCAR Scholarship

    Awarded annually starting in 2016, this dedicated scholarship is for an incoming full-time student who will be pursuing an MSRED at UB, with preference given to a student pursuing their degree while employed by a company affiliated with WNY NYSCAR.  In the sum of $4,000, the award represents the generosity of the Western New York chapter of the New York State Commercial Association of Realtors (https://wny.nyscar.org/), and the dedication of its members to the education of the future leaders of the real estate development industry.  The WNY NYSCAR Scholar will be named each spring for the next academic year.

  • WX Scholars Program

    WX is an organization of New York women executives in real estate. The WX Scholars Program supports bright and talented young women pursuing careers in real estate and related professions in the New York metropolitan area. WX Scholars benefit from education and informative programming and networking events, a mentoring program designed to match scholar recipients with WX mentors and provide them with specific programs and networking opportunities as they enter the workforce, no-cost admission for up to two years to WX events, and need-based financial assistance of up to $10,000.