Metro guide
The Buffalo metro area covers Erie County and Niagara County in New York, with principal cities including Buffalo, Niagara Falls, Amherst and Cheektowaga. We haven’t confirmed a scholarship limited to this metro yet, so this guide leads with local foundations, statewide awards and state aid.
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The IRS lists 1 community foundation with at least $1 million in assets based in the area’s principal cities; the largest is Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo Inc in Buffalo ($944 million in assets). Community foundations hold hundreds of small donor-funded scholarships, often limited to graduates of specific high schools or residents of one county, and many use a single shared application each winter.
Statewide, 5 more open awards are limited to New York residents, and state aid includes Tuition Assistance Program (TAP). Federal Pell Grants stack on top for students who file the FAFSA. 8 union apprenticeship application windows in the area are on our windows tracker.
Where local money hides: ask your school counselor for the local scholarship bulletin (many high schools keep one), check employer and union awards from your parents’ workplaces, and look at service clubs (Rotary, Kiwanis, Lions) and credit unions near you. These awards rarely appear on national sites, which is why their applicant pools are small.
None confirmed right now. See the foundations and statewide awards below.
$1,000–$5,665 per year
Official page ↗High school seniors no older than 20 on Aug 1, 2027, living in AL, AR, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, MD, MS, MO, NE, NJ, NY, NC, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV or DC; financial need is a major factor.
Students in the Rochester, New York area; one consolidated application covers many of the foundation's scholarships.
Graduating high school seniors who are First New York FCU members in good standing, plan to attend an accredited two- or four-year college and are active volunteers; transcript and 250-word essay required.
Students in Dutchess, Putnam and Ulster Counties, New York; one common application for the foundation's scholarships.
Mostly for residents of states with UNICO chapters (CA, CT, DE, FL, IL, MA, MN, MO, NJ, NY, PA, TN, VA, WI); the Southern Italy Scholarship is open to all 50 states.
Full New York guide → · All community foundations
We haven’t confirmed one that’s open right now, but the IRS lists 1 community foundations in the area’s principal cities, and most run local scholarships.
Donors set up funds with rules such as a specific high school, county, major or need. The foundation advertises them together, usually with one online application each winter or spring, and matches applicants to every fund they qualify for.
Tuition Assistance Program (TAP). Most require the FAFSA.