Bengal Pride Scholarship

The Bengal Pride Scholarship provides annual awards of $7,500 to first-time, out-of-state freshmen students who are the children of Buffalo State alumni.

ALERT: The Bengal Pride Scholarship will not be offered for the 2019-20 academic year.

Eligibility

Must be a son/daughter of a legal parent or guardian who is a Buffalo State alumni (has received a bachelor’s or master’s from Buffalo State)

Must be paying out-of-state tuition
Must be a new freshman
Must be enrolled full-time (12 credit hours)
Must successfully complete 15-18 credits each semester (fall and spring)
Must successfully earn a minimum of 30 credits each year
Must enroll in summer sessions or J-term if enrollment falls below 15 credits during a fall or spring semester
Must maintain good standing with college and a cumululative GPA of 2.5 to retain award

Conditions

Available starting in spring 2017
Scholarship is renewable up to four years
Entry term: fall or spring only
Award terms: fall and spring only
Scholarship is non-stackable with other philanthropically and institutionally funded scholarships
Scholarship will be awarded based on the order in which students are accepted to the institution