Funding Opportunities

The Fund for Buffalo State, also known as the College Fund, supports hundreds of scholarships and awards for deserving students, high-quality learning experiences from nationally known experts, funds for research and scholarship by students and faculty members, improvements to campus facilities and grounds, and much more.

The GRIT Scholarship is a merit-based scholarship, based not on GPA but on a student's demonstrated Guts, Resilience, Impact, and Tenacity. Students are nominated by a faculty or staff mentor who sees their potential and wants to make sure they can complete their Buffalo State journey successfully.

Year after year, Buffalo State receives generous support from corporate and foundation sponsors. These invaluable philanthropic gifts further the mission of the university and help students complete their degrees to enter the workforce in Western New York and beyond.

Join the Peterson Society, an exclusive group of donors who have made a commitment to support Buffalo State through a bequest or other estate-planning technique. 

A flexible endowed scholarship—which is a combination of a planned gift and an annual gift—allows you to see the benefits of your generosity now. Donate a specified amount every year, usually the amount of the interest that would be generated by the endowment’s eventual worth, and defer the endowment itself until it can be fulfilled with a planned gift. 

For more information, please call the Buffalo State College Foundation at (716) 878-4324.

Contact us to support Buffalo State through gifts of cash, securities, IRAs, property, and other options. Our staff members will help you structure a gift that’s right for you.