All Opportunities

This is a list of all of the scholarships available at SUNY Buffalo State via the Campus Application Portal for Scholarships (CAPS) system (formerly AcademicWorks). For information on these scholarships and the eligibility requirements, please click on the individual opportunity to review the scholarship’s description, its qualifying criteria, and any additional materials required to apply.

To complete the General Application, click on the Sign In button in the top right hand corner of the page.

Automatch Scholarships: Once you complete your General Application, you will be matched to scholarships for which you immediately qualify for, no further action is required. Qualifying for a scholarship does not guarantee you will receive it.
Apply-to Scholarships: To see a list of scholarships that may need additional action to apply for them, select “Recommended” under “Opportunities” at the top of the page. If you believe you are qualified, you can click the ‘Apply’ button to submit an application.

Attention: General Applications left in “draft” status will not be reviewed for scholarship candidacy. You must submit the General Application to be considered as a candidate for the scholarships.

Prospective Students: In order for you to complete the CAPS general application and apply for scholarships you must be accepted to Buffalo State College and have completed the intent to enroll form. Refer to the Accepted Student Undergraduate Admissions website for more information.

Application for Fall scholarships will be available from January 10 to May 1 (for most scholarships). Scholarships are awarded as funding is made available.

Application for spring scholarships will open in the Fall and close December 1. Scholarships are awarded as funding is made available.

Opportunities Table

Award	Name	Actions
Varies	American Labor Movement Scholarship The American Labor Movement Scholarship will provide a scholarship to a student with strong ties to the American labor movement. Fall only... The American Labor Movement Scholarship will provide a scholarship to a... Deadline: 01/09/2019 Award: Varies	Deadline01/09/2019
$1,000	Buffalo News Scholarship Fund The Buffalo News Scholarship is available to freshmen enrolled full time with declared majors in the Communication Department. Candidates must have... The Buffalo News Scholarship is available to freshmen enrolled full time... Deadline: 01/09/2019 Award: $1,000	Deadline01/09/2019
Varies	Class of 1950 Golden Anniversary Scholarship This scholarship provides one scholarship annually to an undergraduate student in good standing at Buffalo State College. Candidates must have an... This scholarship provides one scholarship annually to an undergraduate... Deadline: 01/09/2019 Award: Varies	Deadline01/09/2019
$1,000.00	Dr. C. Bahargavi Rao Scholarship in Dietetics Fund To provide one annual scholarship of $1,000 to a student with a declared major in dietetics. To be eligible for the scholarship, candidates must... To provide one annual scholarship of $1,000 to a student with a declared... Deadline: 01/09/2019 Award: $1,000.00	Deadline01/09/2019
Varies	Dr. Richard J. Kieffer Scholarship in Economics Fund The Dr. Richard J. Kieffer Scholarship in Economics is available to full-time students enrolled in the Economics and Finance Department. Candidates... The Dr. Richard J. Kieffer Scholarship in Economics is available to... Deadline: 01/09/2019 Award: Varies	Deadline01/09/2019
Varies	Dr. Yung M. Kim Endowed Scholarship in Economics and Finance The Dr. Yung M. Kim Scholarship is awarded to a full-time student with a declared major in the Economics and Finance Department, who demonstrates... The Dr. Yung M. Kim Scholarship is awarded to a full-time student with a... Deadline: 01/09/2019 Award: Varies	Deadline01/09/2019
Varies	Drs. Paul A. & Margaret Eschner Bacon Scholarship The Paul A. Bacon and Margaret Eschner Bacon Scholarship is awarded to eligible candidates from the areas of art education and technology education... The Paul A. Bacon and Margaret Eschner Bacon Scholarship is awarded to... Deadline: 01/09/2019 Award: Varies	Deadline01/09/2019
Minimum scholarship $2,000	Efner "Lucky" Davis Returning Combat Veteran Scholarship Fund The Efner “Lucky” Davis Returning Combat Veteran Scholarship provides one or more scholarships annually to honorably discharged combat veterans... The Efner “Lucky” Davis Returning Combat Veteran Scholarship provides... Deadline: 01/09/2019 Award: Minimum scholarship $2,000	Deadline01/09/2019
Varies	Frances Morton Holbrook Graduate Scholarship Fund The Frances Morton Holbrook Graduate Scholarship is available to current students with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 who have declared majors in... The Frances Morton Holbrook Graduate Scholarship is available to current... Deadline: 01/09/2019 Award: Varies	Deadline01/09/2019
$500	Glenn O. Sallack Scholarship This scholarship is available to undergraduate students in the Engineering Technology Department. Minimum GPA 3.0 or higher. Applicants must be... This scholarship is available to undergraduate students in the... Deadline: 01/09/2019 Award: $500	Deadline01/09/2019
Varies	Idzik-Osborne Endowed Scholarship The Idzik-Osborne Scholarship is available to candidates who must be single parents or custodial guardians, be enrolled full time, demonstrate... The Idzik-Osborne Scholarship is available to candidates who must be... Deadline: 01/09/2019 Award: Varies	Deadline01/09/2019
Varies	Irving and Roslyn Cowle Endowed Scholarship Fund This scholarship is awarded annually to one qualified student in the School of Education with a minimum cumulative average of 3.5 and unmet... This scholarship is awarded annually to one qualified student in the... Deadline: 01/09/2019 Award: Varies	Deadline01/09/2019
Varies	Kenneth A. Cross Endowed Scholarship Fund The Dr. Kenneth Cross Endowed Scholarship is available to a new Buffalo State student with a High School average of at least 80% or a transfer or... The Dr. Kenneth Cross Endowed Scholarship is available to a new Buffalo... Deadline: 01/09/2019 Award: Varies	Deadline01/09/2019
$500	Matthew R. Row Scholarship Fund This scholarship is available to undergraduate students with declared majors in mechanical engineering technology. Candidates must be part-time... This scholarship is available to undergraduate students with declared... Deadline: 01/09/2019 Award: $500	Deadline01/09/2019
$1,000.00	Mildred K. Vogelsang Scholarship Fund The Mildred K. Vogelsang Scholarship is available to incoming freshmen who are members of a group that has been historically underrepresented at... The Mildred K. Vogelsang Scholarship is available to incoming freshmen... Deadline: 01/09/2019 Award: $1,000.00	Deadline01/09/2019
$2,500	Polly Shaw Scholarship Fund The Polly Shaw Scholarship provides two scholarships of $2,500 each to students at Buffalo State. Candidates for the scholarship must be a first... The Polly Shaw Scholarship provides two scholarships of $2,500 each to... Deadline: 01/09/2019 Award: $2,500	Deadline01/09/2019
$500	Professional Staff Caucus Scholarship The Professional Staff Caucus Scholarship is available to Buffalo State students with demonstrated financial need who have an overall GPA of 3.0 or... The Professional Staff Caucus Scholarship is available to Buffalo State... Deadline: 01/09/2019 Award: $500	Deadline01/09/2019
$250	Robert J. Elmes, Jr. Memorial Scholarship Fund This scholarship is available each fall and spring semester to at least one member and one dependent of a member of CSEA Local 640. Candidates must... This scholarship is available each fall and spring semester to at least... Deadline: 01/09/2019 Award: $250	Deadline01/09/2019
Varies	Sapp Family Scholarship Fund This scholarship provides one scholarship annually to a student enrolled at Buffalo State through the Educational Opportunity Program with... This scholarship provides one scholarship annually to a student enrolled... Deadline: 01/09/2019 Award: Varies	Deadline01/09/2019
Varies	Sarah LoBrutto Bihr Scholarship in Biology Fund This scholarship is available to full-time undergraduate students with declared majors in biology. Candidates must have successfully completed the... This scholarship is available to full-time undergraduate students with... Deadline: 01/09/2019 Award: Varies	Deadline01/09/2019
Varies	Troy Lash Scholarship The Troy Lash Scholarship is awarded annually. Candidates must have declared majors that promote social service (such as education, social work,... The Troy Lash Scholarship is awarded annually. Candidates must have... Deadline: Award: Varies
$250.00	Ethel Lockman Newman Honors Scholarship Fund The Ethel Lockman Newman Honors Scholarship is available to students accepted to the Muriel A. Howard Honors Program with a declared major in... The Ethel Lockman Newman Honors Scholarship is available to students... Deadline: Ended Award: $250.00	Ended
Varies	Winifred Morrison Scholarship for Upper Class Elementary Education Fund The Winifred Morrison Scholarship for Upper Class Elementary Education Fund provides three scholarships for students majoring in elementary... The Winifred Morrison Scholarship for Upper Class Elementary Education... Deadline: Ended Award: Varies	Ended
$1,000.00	Alice Rochon Scholarship Fund The Alice Rochon Scholarship is awarded to a student who is either an elementary or secondary education major and contributes to campus diversity. ... The Alice Rochon Scholarship is awarded to a student who is either an... Deadline: Ended Award: $1,000.00	Ended
$1,000.00	Cynthia Steiger Beery Speech-Language Pathology Graduate Scholarship Fund The Cynthia Steiger Beery Speech-Language Pathology Graduate Scholarship is available to graduate students with declared majors in the... The Cynthia Steiger Beery Speech-Language Pathology Graduate Scholarship... Deadline: Ended Award: $1,000.00	Ended
$1,444.36	Milton and Anne Rogovin Scholarship Fund The Milton and Anne Rogovin Scholarship is available to candidates who must be full-time undergraduate students at Buffalo State, have declared... The Milton and Anne Rogovin Scholarship is available to candidates who... Deadline: Ended Award: $1,444.36	Ended
Varies	The College Club of Buffalo Scholarship Fund The College Club Scholarship is available to candidates who must be a full-time student at Buffalo State, have completed at least 30 credit hours,... The College Club Scholarship is available to candidates who must be a... Deadline: Ended Award: Varies	Ended
Varies	Gertrude Angert Victor Art Education Scholarship This annual scholarship is for an incoming freshman or transfer student wishing to major in art education. The scholarship is renewable for up to... This annual scholarship is for an incoming freshman or transfer student... Deadline: Ended Award: Varies	Ended
Varies	Harlan J. and Margaret G. Swift Endowed Scholarship Fund The Harlan J. and Margaret G. Swift Scholarship provides one renewable scholarship to a student that is enrolled at Buffalo State and demonstrates... The Harlan J. and Margaret G. Swift Scholarship provides one renewable... Deadline: Ended Award: Varies	Ended
Varies	Hart Hotel Scholarship Fund The Hart Hotel Scholarship is an annual scholarship available to students enrolled in the Hospitality and Tourism Department. Candidates must have... The Hart Hotel Scholarship is an annual scholarship available to... Deadline: Ended Award: Varies	Ended
Varies	Josephine Syracuse Scholarship Fund The Josephine Syracuse Scholarship is available to current students with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 who demonstrate a commitment to community... The Josephine Syracuse Scholarship is available to current students with... Deadline: Ended Award: Varies	Ended
Varies	Mary Kirsch Boehm, BS '56, Endowed Scholarship Fund This scholarship is available to students working toward an education degree in biology, chemistry, earth sciences, physics, general science, or... This scholarship is available to students working toward an education... Deadline: Ended Award: Varies	Ended
Varies	Norma Toelsin Payne Scholarship Fund The Norma Toelsin Payne Scholarship is available to current students with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 who have declared majors in elementary... The Norma Toelsin Payne Scholarship is available to current students... Deadline: Ended Award: Varies	Ended
Minimum of $1,000	Lucille and Jack Yellen Scholarship in Dance Fund This scholarship is available to students in the Theater Department with a declared minor in dance or to students in the bachelor of arts degree... This scholarship is available to students in the Theater Department with... Deadline: Ended Award: Minimum of $1,000	Ended
Varies	Hudson Scholarship The Hudson Scholarship is awarded to a new freshman who intends to study either elementary or secondary education. They must have graduated from... The Hudson Scholarship is awarded to a new freshman who intends to study... Deadline: Ended Award: Varies	Ended
$1,000.00	Nova John Popovich Scholarship Fund The Nova John Popovich Scholarship is available to undergraduate and graduate students pursuing a degree in career and technical education. The... The Nova John Popovich Scholarship is available to undergraduate and... Deadline: Ended Award: $1,000.00	Ended
Varies	Kenneth C. Malinowski Scholarship The Kenneth C. Malinowski Scholarship is awarded annually to full-time biology or chemistry major at Buffalo State who has completed 30 credit... The Kenneth C. Malinowski Scholarship is awarded annually to full-time... Deadline: Ended Award: Varies	Ended
Varies	Frederick and Marilyn Community Service Scholarship - City of Buffalo This scholarship candidate is a new freshman, full-time Buffalo State College student who is a resident of the City of Buffalo and a high school... This scholarship candidate is a new freshman, full-time Buffalo State... Deadline: Ended Award: Varies	Ended
Varies	Pano Georgiadis Scholarship This scholarship is for full-time Buffalo State students in good academic standing, demonstrate financial need by filing the current year FAFSA... This scholarship is for full-time Buffalo State students in good... Deadline: Ended Award: Varies	Ended
Varies	Pano's Restaurant Scholarship This scholarship is awarded to one or more students who are attending full-time in their second, third, or fourth year; demonstrate financial need... This scholarship is awarded to one or more students who are attending... Deadline: Ended Award: Varies	Ended
Varies	Dougherty-Witten Scholarship Candidates must be students in the Educational Opportunity Program, demonstrate financial need, and have a declared or intended major in the School... Candidates must be students in the Educational Opportunity Program,... Deadline: Ended Award: Varies	Ended
Varies	Dr. Marie Dellas & Poppy Dellas Scholarship This scholarship provides one scholarship to a student who must be a full-time junior or senior majoring in biology, chemistry, design, earth... This scholarship provides one scholarship to a student who must be a... Deadline: Ended Award: Varies	Ended
Varies	Genevieve C. and Richard C. Brown Scholarship This scholarship is available to candidates who must be female, provide documentation of an honorable discharge from military service, be pursuing... This scholarship is available to candidates who must be female, provide... Deadline: Ended Award: Varies	Ended
Varies	Gloria Shea Scholarship This scholarship is for candidates who must be junior or senior education majors, have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5, and demonstrate financial... This scholarship is for candidates who must be junior or senior... Deadline: Ended Award: Varies	Ended
$6000.00	Carol and Gerald Wahlenmayer Scholarship This scholarship is for graduate students enrolled either full-time or part-time at Buffalo State. Candidates must be within 24 credit hours of... This scholarship is for graduate students enrolled either full-time or... Deadline: Ended Award: $6000.00	Ended
Varies	Robert C. and Marilyn L. Wilson Painting Scholarship Fund The Robert C. and Marilyn L. Wilson Painting Scholarship is available to a senior painting major working toward a bachelor of fine arts in the Fine... The Robert C. and Marilyn L. Wilson Painting Scholarship is available to... Deadline: Ended Award: Varies	Ended
Varies	Dr. Eliane McKee French Education Scholarship Fund This scholarship is available to undergraduate or graduate students majoring in French or French education or post-baccalaureate certification in... This scholarship is available to undergraduate or graduate students... Deadline: Ended Award: Varies	Ended
Varies	Yvonne M. Williams Scholarship Fund This scholarship is available to students with declared majors in the Dietetics and Nutrition Department. Candidates must contribute to the... This scholarship is available to students with declared majors in the... Deadline: Ended Award: Varies	Ended
Varies	Adult Student Scholarship Fund The Adult Student Scholarship is available to nontraditional students (24 years or older), who have completed at least 12 credit hours at Buffalo... The Adult Student Scholarship is available to nontraditional students... Deadline: Ended Award: Varies	Ended
$500	Alice Stielow Wehrung Schmidt '41 Endowed Scholarship in Elementary Education Fund This scholarship is available to students majoring in elementary education. Candidates must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 in the major, demonstrate... This scholarship is available to students majoring in elementary... Deadline: Ended Award: $500	Ended

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