CFGB scholarship process
DirectoryScholarship
This is a group of awards reached through one application. Each award inside it has its own rules.
- Award
- Awards of about $1,000 to $6,000; about 3,000 Western New York students received about $3 million in 2025.
- Deadline
- 2027 dates not yet posted; the process is currently closed.
- How to apply
- Apply through the Foundation's scholarship process when it opens (text SCHOLARSHIP to 855-628-3360 for alerts); submit the Student Aid Report, college award letters and grades.
- What you'll need
- The FAFSA (or CSS Profile)
- Who can apply
- Permanent residents of Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans or Wyoming County with at least a C (2.0) average, accepted to an accredited nonprofit US school for full-time undergraduate study.
- Good to know
- Awards are based primarily on financial need, with preference for Pell-eligible students attending Western New York schools; some awards also weigh achievement or service.
- Details
- Need considered