Coca-Cola Scholars Program:

Due: September 30^th, 2024

Amount: $20,000

Eligibility:

• Be a current high school student who will graduate during the 2024-2025 school year.
• Be a US Citizen, US National, Permanent Resident, Refugee, Asylee, or be of Cuban-Haitian decent

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CollegeXpress Scholarship:

Due: September 30^th, 2024

Amount: $10,000

Eligibility:

• Be 13 years of age or older and a legal resident of the United States
• Be currently attending high school, college, vocational, or any other accredited post-secondary institution.

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Niche College Scholarship:

Due: September 30^th, 2024

Amount: $25,000

Eligibility:

• Be a senior in high school or current college student
• Be attending or planning to attend college or university in 2025

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Sallie Mae Scholarship:

Due: September 30^th, 2024

Amount: $2,000

Eligibility:

• Be enrolled as a high school junior or senior and intend to enroll in an accredited college or unisiety located in the US, within a year of graduating high school
• Be 17 years or older at the time of submission

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Be Bold Scholarship

Due: October 1^st, 2024

Amount: $25,000

Eligibility:

• Be in 12^th grade and plan on enrolling in college by the fall of 2025
• Have a GPA of at least 2.5

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NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing

Due: October 29^th, 2024

Amount: $500

Eligibility:

• Be 13 years of age or older at the time of submission
• Women, genderqueer, and non-binary students grades 9-12

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Women’s Ministries Scholarship Program

Due: October 31^st, 2024

Amount: $20,000

Eligibility:

• Be planning to attend a Seventh-day Adventist college
• Identify as a woman

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National Space Club Scholarship

Due: November 1^st, 2024

Amount: $20,000

Eligibility:

• Be a senior in high school
• Have the intention of pursuing a career in the STEM fields

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Elks Most Valuable Student Competition

Due: November 12^th,  2024

Amount: $30,000

Eligibility:

• Be a senior in high school
• Be a US citizen at time of application

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Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Scholarship

Due: November 14^th, 2024

Amount: $55,000

Eligibility:

• Be a high-achieving high school senior with a GPA of 3.5 or higher
• Have financial need and plan to attend a four-year college

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Common App Scholarship

Due: November 30^th, 2024

Amount: $2,000

Eligibility:

• Be in 11^th or 12^th grade
• Be attending college or university no later than October 1, 2026
• Have achieved a GPA of 2.5 or greater during their last academic year

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Hagan Scholarship

Due: December 1^st, 2024

Amount: Up to $7,500

Eligibility:

• Must have a cumulative 3.5 GPA or higher
• Must enroll in eligible 4-year college or university for the first fall semester following high school graduation
• Must maintain a 4-year or less graduation schedulle in college
• Must work 240 hours from January 1^st, 2025-September 1^st, 2025

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American Rocketry Challenge

Due: December 1^st, 2024

Amount: $20,000

Eligibility: 

• Be part of a team of 3-10 students in Grade 6-12
• Build a model rocket that carries one large hen egg to an altitude of 850 feet, stays airborne for between 42-45 seconds, and returns to the ground safely

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Chuck Hall Star of Tomorrow Scholarship

Due: Decemeber 1^st, 2024

Amount: $6,000

Eligibility:

• Be a current USBC Youth member in their senior year of high school or enrolled in college
• Have a current GPA or 3.0 or better

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Burger King Scholars Program

Due: December 15^th, 2024

Amount: $1,000-60,000

Eligibility:

• Be a graduating high school senior
• Have a GPA of 2.5 or higher
• Plan to enroll full-time to a 2-, 4-year, or vocational-technical school in the US, Puerto Rice, Guam or Canada

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Automotive Women’s Association Scholarships

Due: December 31^st, 2024

Amount: $2,500

Eligibility: 

• Be accepted to a college or university by Fall 2025
• Be a women with a quest and drive for the automotive, mobility, or related industries

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Future Travel Nurse Scholarship

Due: December 31^st, 2024

Amount: $1,000

Eligibility:

• Be in good academic standing with a 3.0 GPA or higher
• Have been accepted to a nursing program at an accredited institution in the US

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WNY Law Enforcement Helpline Scholarship

Due: January 1^th, 2025

Amount: $1,000 /annually 

Eligibility:

• Must have at least 1 parent who has worked in any law enforecement field
• Must plan on attending 2- or 4-year college/university
• Must plan on majoring in a helping field such as criminal justice, mental health, educaiton, or medical field

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Niagara Choice Credit Union Scholarship

Due: January 17^th, 2025

Amount: Variable

Eligibility:

• Planning to attend a 2- or 4-year accredited educational institution or a vocational/tade school for the first time in the Fall 2025
• Current member of Niagara’s Choice FCU (or any other program participating credit union)
• If not already a member, can open an account

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Ontario Shores Federal Credit Union Scholarship

Due: January 17^th, 2025

Amount: $1,000

Eligibility:

• College bound high school senior
• Planning to attend a 2- or 4-year accredited educational institution or a vocational/tade school for the first time in the Fall 2025
• Member in food standing of a participating NY credit union

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Zonta Young Women in Leadership Award:

Due: February 21^st, 2025

Amount: $750

Eligibility:

• Graduating high school women under the age of 19
• Reflection on voluntary commitment to the schoool and community

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Character Excellence Scholarship:

Due: March 1^st , 2025

Amount: $1,000

Eligibility:

• Graduating senior from WNY public, private, parochial, or  home schools
• Based on student’s understanding and demonstration of how positive character impacts their life and future
• Scholarship paid directly to the college or trade-school to be used for tuition 

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NOCA Career and Technical Education Scholarship:

Due: March 5^th, 2025

Amount: $1,000

Eligibility:

• Graduating senior who will be completing a two-year career and technical education program at the Niagara or Orleans CTE Center
• Student must be pursuing additional education or training in their career field over the next year
• Student must provide ½ letters of recommendation from an instructor or staff member at their Niagara or Orleans CTE Center and include attendance from CTE program junior and senior year
• Include the value of your CTE education as it relates to your career goals in your essay

Scholarship application must by returned to Ms Niles by March 5^th for submission

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NOCA Genesee Community College Scholarship:

Due: March 5^th, 2025

Amount: $500 (tuition for first year; $250 first two semesters)

Eligibility:

• Graduating senior who is planning on enrolling full-time next year at an accredited two or four-year college/university
• Student must plan on enrolling full-time next year at Genesee Community College
• Must maintain a minimum GPA of 2.6 at GCC for the second semester payment

Scholarship application must by returned to Ms Niles by March 5^th for submission

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NOCA Merit Scholarship:

Due: March 5^th, 2025

Amount: $1,000

Eligibility:

• Graduating senior who is planning on enrolling full-time next year at an accredited two or four-year college/university

Scholarship application must by returned to Ms Niles by March 5^th for submission

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NOCA Niagara Community College Scholarship:

Due: March 5^th, 2025

Amount: $1,000 (tuition for first year; $500 for first two semesters)

Eligibility:

• Graduating senior who is planning on enrolling full-time next year at an accredited two or four-year college/university
• Student must  plan on enrolling full-time next year at Niagara County Community College (SUNY Niagara)
• STudent must maintain aminimum GPA of 2.75 at NCCC for the 2^nd semester payment

Scholarship application must by returned to Ms Niles by March 5^th for submission

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NOCA Niagara Univesity Scholarship:

Due: March 5^th, 2025

Amount: $1,500 per year for 4 years (x2)

Eligibility:

• Graduating senior who is planning on enrolling full-time next year at an accredited two or four-year college/university
• Student must plan on enrolling full-time next year at Niagara University
• Maintain a minimum GPA of 2.75 at Niagara University to remain eligible for this scholarship

Scholarship application must by returned to Ms Niles by March 5^th for submission

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NOCA Phoenix Scholarship:

Due: March 5^th, 2025

Amount: $1,000

Eligibility:

• Graduating senior who is planning on enrolling full-time next year at an accredited two or four-year college/university
• Student has achieved in the face of a pervasive and ovverwhelming obstacle or crisis. This can be personal or school reltaed over which you have experienced success
• This obstacle/s must be addressed in the one-page essay

Scholarship application must by returned to Ms Niles by March 5^th for submission

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WNY Safety Conference Annual Scholarship Opportunity

Due: March 10^th, 2025

Amount: $1,500

Eligibility:

• Graduating senior who has been accepted to a 2- or 4-year instiution for the 25-26 school year
• WNY Resident
• Be able to convey your understanding of occupational safety & health in your essay

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Hagan Scholarship

Due: March 15^th , 2025

Amount: Up to $7,500 plus $2,000 for essential items for college

Eligibility:

• Must have a cumulative 3.5 GPA or higher
• Must enroll in eligible 4-year college or university for the first fall semester following high school graduation
• Must maintain a 4-year or less graduation schedulle in college
• Must work 240 hours from January 1^st, 2025-September 1^st, 2025

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First Responder Family Scholarship

Due: March 15^th, 2025

Amount: $10,000 (1); $5,000 (2); $2,500 (3)

Eligibility:

• Graduating senior who has been accepted to a 2- or 4-year instiution for the 25-26 school year
• No minimum GPA, but must be in good academic standing
• Applicant must be the child of a first responder (i.e. firefighter, police officer, EMT/paramedics, corrections officer, or 911 service dispatchers) in the WNY area

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Federated Garden Clubs of NYS Eighth District Scholarship

Due: March 15^th - March 31^st, 2025

Amount: $1,500

Eligibility:

• Graduating senior residing in Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, or Niagara County
• Must be majoring in one of the following areas of study:
  • Agriculture
  • Botany
  • Conservation
  • Environmental Science
  • Forestry
  • Horticulture
  • Land Management
  • Landscape Design
  • Wildlike Science
  • Related Field

Application must be postmarked between March 15^th and March 31^st – NO electronic submissions will be considered

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Senator James D. Conte Memorial Academic Scholarship

Due: March 30^th, 2025

Amount: $3,000

Eligibility:

• Graduating senior active in the community and extracurriculars
• GPA of 85% or higher
• Have good conduct and demonstrate dedication to pursuing and completing a higher education
• Can demonstrate financial need
• Reside within a Senate or Assembley district of an acitve Italian-American Conference member (Rob Ortt)

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Senator John J. Marchi Memorial Athletic Scholarship

Due: March 30^th, 2025

Amount: $3,000

Eligibility:

• Graduating senior active not only in the community and extracurriculars but also athlethics/organized sports
• GPA of 85% or higher
• Have good conduct and demonstrate dedication to pursuing and completing a higher education
• Can demonstrate financial need
• Reside within a Senate or Assembley district of an acitve Italian-American Conference member (Rob Ortt)

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Candance Ann Cook Memorial Scholarship:

Due: April 1^st, 2025

Amount: $2,000/ annually

Eligibility:

• Have a GPA of 3.0 or higher
• Be entering 12^th grade in Niagara County
• Pursuing a degree in Health and Human Services or Medical Field

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Empire State Potato Growers Scholarship:

Due: April 1^st, 2025

Amount: $500/ annually (up to 4 years)

Eligibility:

• NYS resident 
• Graduating senior pursing a agriculutral-related undergraduate major
  • I.e. Agricultural Engineering, Agronomy, Crop & Soil Sciences, Entomology, Food Sciences, Horticulture, Plant Pathology, Agricultural Economics

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Lockport Elks #41 Law Enforcement & Community Service Scholarship:

Due: April 1^st, 2025

Amount: 

Eligibility:

• For degree programs in law enforcement, social services, community management, and EMS
• 300 words or less essay
• 2 letters of reccomendation

Completed application must be recieved via mail or postmarked no later than 4/1/2025

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Rodney Conrad Sr. Memorial Scholarship:

Due: April 1^st, 2025

Amount: 

Eligibility:

• For degree programs in law enforcement, social services, community management, and EMS
• 300 words or less essay
• 2 letters of reccomendation

Completed application must be recieved via mail or postmarked no later than 4/1/2025

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Justin Budwey Memorial Scholarship:

Due: April 4^th , 2025

Amount: $1,000

Eligibility:

• Graduating senior in Niagara County
• Attending college with a plan to work in the field of human services

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Niagara County Sheriff’s Office Victim Services Scholarship:

Due: April 4^th , 2025

Amount: $500

Eligibility:

• Graduating senior in Niagara County

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*Charter Member Memorial Scholarship (ZONTA Club of Lockport):

Due: April 7^th , 2025

Amount: $2,000

Eligibility:

• Graduating senior girl in Eastern Niagara County
• Attending 4-year accredited college/university

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*ZONTA Club of Lockport Memorial Scholarship:

Due: April 7^th , 2025

Amount: $1,000

Eligibility:

• Graduating senior girl in Eastern Niagara County
• Attending four-year accredited college/university

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*ZONTA Club of Lockport Scholarship:

Due: April 7^th , 2025

Amount: $750

Eligibility:

• Graduating senior girl in Eastern Niagara County
• Attending a two-year or four-year accredited college/university

*You only have to complete one application, and will be considered for all three scholarships

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Taste of Buffalo- Eric DuVall Memorial Scholarship:

Due: April 17^th, 2025

Amount: $3,500

Eligibility:

• College-bound senior in WNY
• Pursuing a degree in Food Service or Hospitality industry (i.e. chef, baking & pastry arts, travel & tourism, hotel management, etc)
• Selection based on achievement, experience, enthusiasm, recommendations, school/community involvement, goals, and overall interest

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Taste of Buffalo:

Due: April 17^th, 2025

Amount: $1,000

Eligibility:

• College-bound senior in WNY
• Pursuing a degree in Food Service or Hospitality industry (i.e. chef, baking & pastry arts, travel & tourism, hotel management, etc)

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Tops Scholarship:

Due: April 17^th, 2025

Amount: $1,000

Eligibility:

• Pursuing a degree in Culinary Arts/ Culinary Arts Management (i.e. nutrition & wellness, holistic nutrition, food entrepreneurship, food retail operations, food sciece, etc.)

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Lance Anderson Memorial Scholarship:

Due: April 18^th, 2025

Amount: $1,000

Eligibility:

• Graduating senior pursuing an arts related degree (i.e. Major or minor theater arts, dance, musical training, music education, music therapy, thechnical theater, audio engineering, etc.)

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Friendship Memorial Scholarship:

Due: April 25^th, 2025

Amount: $1,500 (x3)

Eligibility:

• Graduating senior at Newfane High School
• Must be attending college/university fall time in the Fall 2025 semester and be able to provide proof of acceptance
• Minimum GPA of 2.5 (80%) or higher
• Must have participated in high school sports

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Marnie Currie Quinones Scholarship:

Due: April 28^th, 2025

Amount: $1,000

Eligibility:

• Graduating female senior at Newfane High School
• Must have a minimum GPA of “B” (85%) or higher

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Connie C. Bowman Scholarship:

Due: April 30^th , 2025

Amount: $250

Eligibility:

• Must be a female and have at least one birth parent who is member of one of the following groups: Black/African American, Hispanic, Native American, African or Black/African Caribbean
• Graduating senior must be enrolled at college/university and reigstered for minimum number of 12 credit hours
• Must be a resident of Erie or Niagara County
• Must have minimum GPA of 80 and above

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MMB Accounting Diversity Scholarship:

Due: April 30^th, 2025

Amount: 2-$2,000 (anually for up to 5 years)

Eligibility:

• Must identify with an ethnic minority
• Must have applied to or currently attend a college in NYS offering an accounting program that would lead the student to licensure as a CPA
• Must have accounting as their major field of study

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Willie Carney Harden Undergraduate Scholarship:

Due: April 30^th , 2025

Amount: $500

Eligibility:

• Must be a female and have at least one birth parent who is member of one of the following groups: Black/African American, Hispanic, Native American, African or Black/African Caribbean
• Graduating senior must be enrolled at college/university and reigstered for minimum number of 12 credit hours
• Must be a resident of Erie or Niagara County
• Must have minimum GPA of 80 and above

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Lester Oakes Memorial American History Scholarship:

Due: May 1^st, 2025

Amount: $500

Eligibility:

• Must be a child of a current or former service member of the U.S. Military or under legal
  guardianship of a current or former service member and be able to provide supporting
  records/documentation of the qualified veteran.
• Graduating from Newfane High School with acceptance to a 2-, 4-year, or trade school
• Maintain high averages in social studies courses
• Be involved in community service

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Newfane PTSA Scholarship:

Due: May 1^st, 2025

Amount: Total of $3,000 for students

Eligibility:

• Newfane graduating senior who is a current PTSA member (must be a member by April 15th)
• Must be planning to attend a 2 year, 4 year, trade, or technical training school

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WNY Association of School Nurses Scholarship:

Due: May 1^st, 2025

Amount: 

Eligibility:

• Must be pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (4-year) in NYS

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American Legion Scholarship Trust:

Due: May 2^nd, 2025

Amount: 

Eligibility:

• Intended for NYS veterans, their families, and patriotic students who share the ideals of the American Legion
• Must be planning to attend college/university as a full-time student
• College/university acceptance letter required for application

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“Be A Victor” Scholarship:

Due: May 2^nd, 2025

Amount: $4,000 (x2)

Eligibility:

• Newfane HS graduating senior who has overcome adversity on the path to higher education
• Scholarship must be used for college or an accredited technical/trade program

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Coach Conley Scholarship:

Due: May 2^nd, 2025

Amount: $5,000

Eligibility:

• Newfane HS graduating senior planning to attend college starting in Fall 2025
• Involvement in sports and extracurriculars
• Strong academics and character

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Brad Updegrove Memorial Scholarship:

Due: May 2^nd, 2025

Amount: $500

Eligibility:

• Newfane HS graduating senior who is overall a good student academically, socially, committed to success in school and the community
• Student committed to a four year college majoring in the medical field, physical therapy, recreational therapy, etc.
• Preference for students planning to attend SUNY Brockport
• Have overcome a challege in their life and show resilience and perserverance

Please submit your resume, transcript, and paragraph describing how you have perservered and overcome challange to Ms. Niles

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Japheth Michael Andrew Williams Memorial Award:

Due: May 2^nd, 2025

Amount: $100

Eligibility:

• Newfane HS graduating senior who exemplifies the strong character Japheth did while at Newfane
• Must have participated in sports and music
• Have average to high academics/grades

Please submit your resume, transcript, and paragraph describing how you demonstrate Japheth’s strong character traits to Ms. Niles

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John and Elsbeth Hamluk Memorial Scholarship:

Due: May 2^nd, 2025

Amount: $1,000

Eligibility:

• Newfane HS graduating senior who has excelled in academics, leadership, and service to community

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Kevin Hamluk Memorial Scholarship:

Due: May 2^nd, 2025

Amount: $1,000

Eligibility:

• Newfane HS graduating senior who has excelled in academics, leadership, and service to community

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Kevin Newton Memorial Baseball Scholarship:

Due: May 2^nd, 2025

Amount: $500

Eligibility:

• Newfane HS graduating senior who has been an active partcipant of Panther Baseball throughout highschool
• Display traits that Kevin exhibited such as a love of baseball and community engagement

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Lions Club:

Due: May 2^nd, 2025

Amount: $3,000 (x8)

Eligibility:

• All Newfane HS graduating seniors are encouraged to apply
• Leo Club members, trade/vocational students, and those with community service history are highly encouraged
• Selection based on student’s goals, work overview, commuity and school service, and letters of recommendation

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Newfane Alumni Association:

Due: May 2^nd, 2025

Amount: $1,000 (x4)

Eligibility:

• Newfane HS graduating senior or alumnus currently or planning to attend college

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Newfane Unified Sports Athlete Grant (Newfane Lions Club):

Due: May 2^nd, 2025

Amount: $1,000

Eligibility:

• Newfane HS non-returnign athlete who particpated in the NYS Section VI Interscholarstic Unified bowling and/or basketball programs in the 24/25 school year
• Exhibited sportsmanship on and off the court with all
• Experience personal growth throguh their participation
• Gained knowledge of the fundaments of the sports they participated in

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Tom Beachy Memorial Scholarship (Kiwanis Club of Niagara Wheatfield):

Due: May 2^nd, 2025

Amount: $2,000

Eligibility:

• Graduating senior from Niagara County
• Student should have a passion for teaching
• Student should have a commitment to community service and atheletics
• Student should demonstrate leadership in the school government or be a Girl Scout/Boy Scout

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Donna Parent Memorial Scholarship (Kiwanis Club of Northern Niagara County):

Due: May 7^th, 2025

Amount: $300

Eligibility:

• Newfane HS graduating senior planning to attend college
• Must have completed community service 

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Newfane Teachers Association Senior Scholarship:

Due: May 8^th, 2025

Amount: $1,000 (x2)

Eligibility:

• Newfane HS graduating senior
• Has at least an overall GPA of 80% or higher
• Has been an active participant in their school and community

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Newfane Teachers Association Senior of NTA Member Scholarship:

Due: May 8^th , 2025

Amount: $1,000 (x4)

Eligibility:

• Newfane HS graduating senior of an NTA member
• Has at least an overall GPA of 80% or higher
• Has been an active participant in their school and community

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American Legion Auxiliary Post 873 Award:

Due: May 9^th , 2025

Amount: $250 (x2)

Eligibility:

• Graduating Newfane High School senior
• Planning on attending a two or four-year college
• Must be involved in community services activities
• Must be the son/daughter/grandchild of a veteran

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Margaret Hoch Scholarship (Delta Kappa Gamma):

Due: May 12^th, 2025

Amount: $500

Eligibility:

• Graduating female senior with a cumulative GPA of 85% or higher
• Accepted into college and pursuing a degree in education
• Have participated in a variety of school and/or community activities

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