Scholarships & Financial Aid
New York State HESC
Excelsior Scholarship
Opens in May for the 2025-26 Academic Year
Eligibility & Application
Enhanced Tuition Award
Opens in May for the 2025-26 Academic Year
Eligibility & Application
STEM Incentive Program - Aug. 15, 2025
NYS STEM Applications
New York State Military Connected Scholarships
Open Year Round
MERIT Application and NYS Regents Award Application
New York State Scholarship for Academic Excellence
Scholarships of $1,500 and $500 are provided to high-achieving students at registered New York State high schools. Awards are based on student grades on certain Regent's exams. Students are nominated by high schools. Talk to your high school counselor for more information on how you can receive this award. Recipients can also receive other non-loan student aid, but the total cannot exceed the cost of attendance.
WNY - Local
In addition to the scholarships listed here, students researching scholarship applications should also consult the WNY High School Counselor's Association local scholarship list.
Amherst Alumni Foundation Dimp Wagner Scholarship - April 10
One $5,000 award. Essays due to Mr. Kapperman or Mrs. Ebert no later than April 10. Download the scholarship information.
Amherst's Charles & Jean Engasser Memorial Foundation Scholarship - April 11, 2025
One $2,000 award. Essay and resume due to Mr. Kapperman or Ms. Ebert by April 11. Download the scholarship information.
American Legion
Past National Commander Michael J. Kogutek Trust. See Mrs. Carapetyan in Student Services.
Amherst Federal Credit Union
Amherst Academies Scholarship. One $500 award. Postmarked application by April 1, 2025.
Hughes/Demmin Memorial Scholarship Award. Two $1,000 awards. Postmarked application by April 1, 2025.
NY Credit Union Scholarship. Deadline is Jan. 17, 2025.
Amherst Masonic Lodge 981 - March 28, 2025
$500 Academic Award for College. See Mrs. Carapetyan in Student Services to pick up the scholarship application.
Bank on Buffalo - March 16, 2025
Bank on Buffalo Scholarship Essay. Five $1,000 awards offered.
Buffalo Astronomical Association - March 1, 2025
Rowland A. Rupp Jr. Scholarship
Buffalo Urban League - Jan. 31, 2025
BUL Scholarship - See Mrs. Carapetyan in Student Services for paper application.
Canisius University
Full Tuition Hassett Family Creative Writing Scholarship
See Mrs. Carapetyan in Student Services for information. Deadline: 1-20-25
Canisius Buffalo Promise Scholarship
This scholarship effectively covers 100% of tuition for up to four years of undergraduate study at the university to eligible admitted students. To be eligible for the scholarship, students must apply to Canisius and be admitted through the regular decision process, reside in Buffalo or any adjacent town with a ZIP code beginning with 142, and live in a household with an adjusted gross income of $125,000 or less.
2025 Cannon Heyman & Weiss
Scholarship Fund will make scholarship awards for approved colleges, junior colleges, technical schools, and other post-secondary educational institutions leading to a degree, diploma or certificate.
Character Council of WNY - March 1, 2025
Application
Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo - May 1, 2025
Scholarship Application
Daughters of the American Revolution - Nov. 1, 2024
DAR Good Citizens Essay & Scholarship. See Mrs. Carapetyan in Student Services.
Erie Community College Scholarships
Scroll to bottom to see current award information.
Scholarship Application link.
Erie County Fire District Officer's Scholarship - June 2, 2025
Three $1,000 awards available. Scholarship Application link.
Engineering Society of Buffalo - June 1, 2025
High school students who anticipate acceptance in an A.B.E.T. certified engineering or technology program at WNY colleges. Four awards given. Scholarship Application link. Website Link
Erie County Federation of Sportsmen's Club, Inc. Scholarship
Two $500 awards. Applicants must be pursuing education in conservation. Online Application Form.
Jr. League of Buffalo - Feb. 28, 2025
Scholarship Application
Kappa Upsilon Zeta Scholarships - April 30, 2025
Connie Bowman - $250.
Willie Carney Hardin - $500 - Read Eligibility Requirements
Grace Shallowhorn "Silver Belle" Graduate Scholarship - $1,000.
Li S. Liu, P.E. Memorial Scholarship - Feb. 28, 2025
View the flyer. View the application.
MENSA WNY - Jan. 15, 2025
Scholarship Application
The Moynihan Fund - Aug. 1, 2025
Scholarship Application for accounting majors.
New York State Insurance Reciprocal - March 7, 2025
NYSIR New York Schools Scholarship
Niagara Frontier Chapter of NYS School Facilities Association - May 19, 2025
Minimum of five $500 awards. Preference to students enrolling in subjects related to building management, repair, maintenance and design and engineering. More information on the Application.
Phi Omega Scholarship Foundation - May 30, 2025
Scholarship Application
Graduating high school males heading to college. Several awards of $1,000 and less.
Rotary Foundation of District 7090 - April 18, 2025
Three awards of $1,200 each. District 7090 map link
Scholarship Application (PDF)
SAANYS Scholarship - May 4, 2025
Applicants must be sponsored by a current SAANYS Active Retiree, Affiliate Retiree, or Associate Retiree member in good standing.
Online Application
Scalp & Blade - May 5, 2025
Scholarship Application - One scholarship awarded. See Mrs. Carapetyan if interested. Download the Application. Read the cover letter.
Southwestern Association of Volunteer Firemen - April 15, 2025
2025 Scholarship Application
Taste of Buffalo / TOPS Markets Scholarship - April 17, 2025
Online Application.
WNY Young Achievers - July 1, 2025
Scholarship Application
Xi Epsilon Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. - May 17, 2025
2025 Georgie Stokes Walker Scholarship. Contact xeo@xiepsilonomega.com for more information.
National
Abbott & Fenner Scholarship. $1,000 award. Deadline to apply: June 10, 2025.
Frank M. Totton Essay Contest Sponsored by The Fifth Manhattan Masonic District Endowment Fund, Inc.
Horatio Alger Scholarship. See Mrs. Carapetyan in Student Services for the paper application.
National Honor Society Scholarship. Submission deadline is Nov. 26, 2024 at 5 p.m. Apply now.
Scholarships.com - Scholarships for Seniors (Class of 2025)
Scholarships for Black Students
Sloane Stephens Doc & Glo Scholarship
Student View Scholarship Program
The Best New York Scholarships
University of Vermont Citizen Scholar Book Award for juniors. This is not a scholarship and students must be nominated by a staff member. See your counselor if interested.
U.S. Coast Guard scholarship. See Mrs. Carapetyan if interested.
FAFSA
- Financial Aid Slide Show for FAFSA: ACHS Counseling Center program featuring local university admissions.
- Start the FAFSA Form Here
- FSAOutreach Youtube Channel
- FAFSA Guidance
- The Best Advice and Resources for Filling Out the FAFSA
- Gov. Hochul Letter on FAFSA