Below are external scholarship opportunities that may interest Buffalo State students. Any questions regarding these scholarships should be directed to the awarding organization.
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External Scholarships
AAUW Buffalo Branch Scholarships
The American Association of University Women (AAUW) offers a variety of scholarship and low-interest loan opportunities for both women and men, undergraduate and graduate students.
Scholarship Deadline: February 19, 2025
Loan Deadlines: May 1st, December 1st
American Indian Services Scholarship (AIS)
- Available to full time undergraduate students
- Must be at least ¼ enrolled member of a federally recognized Native American Tribe
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Min 2.5 GPA
Chairish “Design Your Future” Scholarship Program
$2500 scholarship
Successful applicants must:
- Have a 3.0 or higher GPA
- Be a permanent legal resident residing within the US
- Submit essay
Deadline: January 1st and June 30th
Hands Healing Heroes College Student of a Veteran Scholarship
Recipient must be:
- Freshman, sophomore, or junior during the 2025-2026 academic year
- Child of a veteran
- Submit essay of 500-700 words describing their perspective of their parent or parent’s service in the US military and how that has personally influenced their lives.
Submit essay and contact information to:
Hands Healing Heroes- Scholarship
3117 Military Rd., Suite 1
Niagara Falls, NY 14304
Deadline: April 30, 2025
Higher Education Services Corporation (HESC) Scholarships | Including EXCELSIOR
NYS Scholarships are awarded based on various factors. Some may require certain conditions to be met or have a service component.
Successful applicants must:
- Apply to participating teaching program
- Submit the application with proof of application by the deadline
- TeachNY can also reimburse up to $100 for expenses such as
- Application fees
- Transcript fees
- Public transportation to and from interviews and/or testing
- Testing fees
- Test prep materials
- Program deposits
Deadline: April 30, 3025
United University Professions Steve Street Award
Steve Street Award is named for a beloved UUP contingent faculty member who taught at Brockport and Buffalo State, and who died of cancer in 2012.
Qualified Applicant Must:
- Be an undergraduate student enrolled at a SUNY campus
- Have created a paper or documented project related to social justice issues of topics.
- May be enrolled full or part time.
Deadline: May 1, 2025
Community Foundations
Community foundations exist to manage charitable trusts to distribute funds to their respective communities, often in the form of scholarships.
Keep in mind that not all community foundations manage scholarship funds and that many foundations have overlapping "territories." Below are some New York community foundations:
- Allegany County Area Foundation
- Chautauqua Region Community Foundation
- Community Foundation of Greater Buffalo
- Northern Chautauqua Community Foundation
- Rochester Area Community Foundation
- The Community Foundation of the Hudson Valley
- The Community Foundation of Elmira-Corning and the Finger Lakes
- The Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region
To locate a community foundation near you go to: