Alfred State is proud of its commitment to recognize outstanding students by offering numerous scholarships. Since it is the desire of Alfred State to award scholarships to as many students as possible, students do not receive more than one scholarship. Acceptance deposits must be paid by the due date in order to be eligible for scholarship consideration as well as to maintain any scholarship awards.
The Alfred State Athletic Department has started the process of becoming a NCAA Division III institution. With the move to NCAA, no consideration of athletic ability or athletic accomplishments will be used in determining students' scholarship eligibility or financial aid packages.
The following scholarships are available, while funding exists, to incoming students who have been accepted for the fall semester into a regular program for full-time study:
Academic Distinction Scholarship - $1,000 awarded to academically talented students; students must maintain required GPA to receive funding in subsequent semesters.1
Accentuate Alfred State Regional Annual and Endowed Scholarships - Awarded to academically talented incoming freshmen who reside in school districts defined as the residences of Alfred State faculty and staff.2
Agricultural Endowed Scholarship Fund - Awarded to student enrolling in an agriculture program.2
Alfred State Distinguished Scholars Program: (Please note that the Distinguished Scholars Program Scholarships are for first-time freshman students only. Students must live on campus and be U.S. citizens or permanent residents to receive these three scholarships. Scholarships are guaranteed to qualified students who are accepted and provide official documentation of meeting the necessary criteria by March 1.)
Excellence in Education Scholarship - Free tuition (equivalent to NYS tuition rate), room (standard room, double occupancy), and board (choice of meal plan). Multiple scholarships available; students must possess a 93 or better cumulative high school average through their junior year. At least a 1,200 (critical reading and math) combined SAT or 26 composite ACT score is required, and students must apply for financial aid with any TAP award applied toward costs of tuition. Must maintain required GPA to receive funding in subsequent semesters.1
Presidential Scholarship - Free room (standard room, double occupancy). Multiple scholarships available; students must possess a 90 or better cumulative high school average through their junior year. At least a 1,150 (critical reading and math) combined SAT or 25 composite ACT score is required. Must maintain required GPA to continue to receive free room in subsequent semesters.1
All-American Scholarship - Free board (choice of meal plan). Multiple scholarships available; students must possess an 88 or better cumulative high school average through their junior year. At least a 1,100 (critical reading and math) combined SAT or 24 composite ACT score is required. Must maintain required GPA to continue to receive free board in subsequent semesters.1
Allegany County School Food Service Association Scholarship - $200 awarded to a student with a financial need from Alfred-Almond, Andover, Bolivar-Richburg, Friendship, or Wellsville school districts who is entering the culinary arts program. Letter of interest should be sent to the Culinary Arts Department.5
ALSTOM Power Inc./Air Preheater Annual Scholarship - $300 awarded to students enrolling in the electrical construction & maintenance electrician, machine tool, and welding programs.2
Alumni Scholarship - $500 a year awarded to child or grandchild of an Alfred State alum. Multiple scholarships available; student must have at least an 85 high school average (through end of junior year). A letter must be sent to Admissions Office indicating student’s name as well as the alum's name at the time of graduation, the year graduated from Alfred State, and the student’s relationship to the alumnus.4
Alumnus 1939 Endowed Scholarship - Awarded to academically talented incoming freshmen.2
Association of Diesel Specialists (ADS)/Ortner Scholarship - Up to $750 awarded to students enrolling in heavy equipment: truck & diesel technician. Applications available from www.automotivescholarships.org.3
BG Scholarship - Awarded to incoming and current students. Information and application available at www.bgscholarship.com.3
Lee Brasted Engineering Science Endowed Scholarship - Awarded to a student enrolling in the engineering science program.2
Evelyn C. and Rumsey C. Billings Memorial Endowed Scholarship - Awarded to incoming students from Steuben and Otsego counties.2
Bully Hill Vineyards Award - $1,000 awarded to incoming students enrolling in the culinary arts or culinary arts: baking, production and management programs. Scholarship application available on the Alfred State website.3
Anthony C. Cappadonia Endowed Scholarship - Awarded to an incoming student with a musical background who was a member of his/her high school choir. Must have an 80 or better high school average through the end of the junior year. Letter of interest should be sent to the Admissions Office.5
Cross Connection Control Foundations of the Niagara Frontier, Inc., Annual Scholarship - Awarded to student enrolling in air conditioning and heating technology program.2
Culinary Arts Scholarship - $1,000 awarded to incoming students enrolling in culinary arts or culinary arts: baking, production and management program. Students must have an 80 or better high school average through the end of their junior year and be in the top 50 percent of their class. Scholarship application available on the Alfred State website.3
Daniel DiFrancesco Memorial Endowed Scholarship - Awarded to an incoming student enrolling in an agriculture program who exhibits service to school and/or the community, exhibits a strong sense of responsibility to self and dedication to family, and possesses a love of the outdoors and demonstrates an appreciation of nature. Letter of interest should be sent to the Admissions Office.5
Max & Marian Farash Annual Scholarship - Awarded to student enrolling in mechanical engineering technology or air conditioning and heating technology program.2
Friendship Designated Scholarship - $500 awarded to graduates of Friendship Central School accepted into a regular program at Alfred State.2
Genesee Valley Balloon Association Endowed Scholarship - Awarded to student from Western New York enrolling in an agriculture program.2
Vernon Gleasman SAE Endowed Scholarship - One $500 scholarship awarded to academically talented incoming or returning engineering technology student; preference will be given to student enrolling in mechanical engineering technology or mechanical design engineering technology. Application available from SAE website [www.sae.org/scholarships/]. Completed application deadline is March 1.3
Michael K. Gowdy Memorial Endowed Scholarship - Awarded to academically talented students from Wellsville High School.2
W.R. Grace & Company Endowed Scholarship - Awarded to a student accepted into the biological science or forensic science technology program.2
Graham Nursing Endowed Scholarship - Awarded to incoming nursing students. Preference given to students from LeRoy Central or Warsaw Central School districts, then to students from Wyoming County, then to students from the rest of New York State.2
International Excellence Scholarship - Awards $7,000 to international students who meet two of the following three criteria: 213 TOEFL exam score (79-80 on Internet-based exam, 550 on paper exam), 3.25 college cumulative grade point average (a 90 overall high school average may be substituted), and/or 1,200 (critical reading and math) combined SAT score.1
International Merit Scholarship - Awards $3,000 to international students who meet two of the following three criteria: 195 TOEFL exam score (71 on Internet-based exam, 525 on paper exam), 3.0 college cumulative grade point average (an 88 overall high school average may be substituted), and/or 1,100 (critical reading and math) combined SAT score.1
Eugene Jacobs Memorial Educational Foundation Endowed Scholarship - $1,000 awarded to student enrolling in a baccalaureate degree program. Student must have at least an 85 overall high school average through the junior year or a 3.0 cumulative grade point average to be considered.2
John J. Lorenzen Memorial Scholarship Fund - $1,000 awarded to incoming student who is a resident of New York State and is committed to a career in the automotive industry. Applications available at www.automotivescholarships.org.3
Rudolf "Rudy" Mazourek Memorial Annual Scholarship - Awarded to incoming student enrolling in the autobody repair program. Preference given to students from Newfield High School or another high school in Tompkins County.2
Lawrence “Bud” McCarthy Educational Foundation Endowed Scholarship - $1,000 awarded to incoming student with demonstrated skills in a related technology area. Students must have at least an 80 high school average through the end of their junior year to be considered.2
Miller-Neverett Endowed Scholarship - Awarded to an academically talented student who demonstrates potential for campus service as evidenced by previous involvement in organizations and activities. Letter of interest should be sent to the Admissions Office by April 1.3
Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics Endowed Scholarship - Awarded to an academically talented student entering the forensic science technology program.2
Out-of-State Scholarship - $2,000 awarded to out-of-state students who will be studying on campus. Students must possess an 85 or better cumulative high school average through the end of the junior year and be accepted by March 1.1
John Plail Work Ethic Endowed Scholarship - Awarded to student enrolling in a business program. Student must have an 80 or better high school average through the end of their junior year and exhibit achievements in high school. Letter of interest as well as a written document identifying student’s goals for pursuing business as a career and the importance of having a strong work ethic should be submitted to the Admissions Office by April 1.4
Praxair Designing the Future Annual Scholarship - $1,000 awarded to academically talented incoming students enrolling in one of the drafting/CAD programs. Students must possess an 85 or better cumulative high school average to be considered.2
Floyd and Eleanor Rose Endowed Scholarship - Awarded to academically talented students from Western New York and Northern Pennsylvania enrolling in either the agricultural technology or building trades: building construction programs. Students must have an 85 or better high school average through their junior year to be considered.2
Russo Family Endowed Scholarship - Awarded to academically talented incoming students.2
Shaw Family Endowed Scholarship - Awarded to incoming freshman enrolling in an agriculture program.2
Ernest and Fern Snyder Memorial Scholarship - Awarded to student enrolling in an agriculture program. Student must be from Western New York (west of Rte. 81).2
Steuben Trust Company Annual Scholarship - Awarded to academically talented student(s) from Allegany or Steuben counties enrolling in the accounting, business administration, or financial services programs.2
Richard D. Stillman Memorial Endowed Scholarship - Awarded to incoming student who was a member of his/her high school band or choir. Must have an 80 or better high school average through the end of junior year. Letter of interest should be sent to the Admissions Office.4
Albert and Judith Styrcula Endowed Scholarship - Awarded to academically talented students from Dundee High School or Yates County.2
Robert A. Sweeney Memorial Endowed Scholarship - Awarded to student from Steuben County enrolling in a business program.2
Top Hat Scholarship - $1,200 awarded to an incoming student enrolling in culinary arts or culinary arts: baking, production and management program. Must have an 80 or better high school average through the end of the junior year and be in the top 50 percent of class. Scholarship application available on the Alfred State website.3
Transfer Scholarship - $1,000 awarded to transfer students with preference given to associate degree graduates entering a corresponding baccalaureate degree program. Academically competitive. Students must have a 3.25 cumulative GPA and demonstrate continuous full-time college attendance for consideration.1
Evelyn Turner Culinary Arts Annual Scholarship (in memory of Henry "Hank" Turner) - $1,000 each awarded to an incoming student in the culinary arts and culinary arts: baking, production & management programs.2
Vocational Excellence Scholarship - $1,000 per year for two years to students entering a program taught at the School of Applied Technology on the Wellsville campus. Multiple scholarships available on a selected basis. To be considered, students must have at least an 83 high school average through the end of their junior year and demonstrate vocational excellence through a combination of education, employment, competition, military experience, and other verifiable activities. Students should submit a letter to the Admissions Office indicating how they have excelled in the vocational area as well as two letters of recommendation from qualified individuals verifying skill level. Students must maintain at least a 2.5 GPA to continue funding. This scholarship may not be awarded to a President’s Scholarship recipient and is available while funding exists.4
Bea L. Williams Memorial Endowed Scholarship - Awarded to students attending school in western Steuben County. Applications available in high school guidance offices in early spring. Academics as well as school and community activities will be considered in the evaluation process.3
The following scholarships are awarded by the appropriate academic department to continuing Alfred State students based on performance while at Alfred State:
Alstom Power Inc./Air Preheater Annual Award
American Institute of Architects Southern New York Chapter Annual Scholarship
Will Arlow Motorsports Annual Scholarship
Dr. Khalid Ashraf Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) Scholarship
Kathy Barnes Honorary Guardian of Nursing Annual Scholarship
Bethesda Foundation Scholarship Fund
EJ Brown Memorial Annual Scholarship
Paul Buckman Memorial Annual Award
Bully Hill Vineyard Culinary Arts Annual Scholarship
Matthew Burzycki Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Gertrude Butera Business Technology Annual Award
Anthony Carino Memorial Endowed Scholarship
James Comstock Memorial Annual Scholarship
Creative Writing Annual Award
Culinary Arts Alumni Scholarship
Culinary Arts Award
Culinary Arts Continuing Education Award
Culinary Arts Perfect Attendance Award
Culinary Arts Performance Award
Dalrymple Companies Annual Scholarship
Norman A. Diedrich Endowed Scholarship
Drafting Achievement Award
Drafting/CAD Freshman Subsidiary Annual Award
Eddy E. Foster Memorial Annual Fund
Joel French Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Henry and Rosa Gabriel Endowed Scholarship
Donald Gadley Memorial Annual Scholarship
Professor Brian Gillespie Endowed Scholarship
Eleanor Graves Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Ralph B. Harmon Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Doris Harriger Memorial Annual Scholarship
Mary Heider Memorial Annual Scholarship
Shirley Hellwig Annual Memorial Scholarship
Donald B. Holzer Endowed Scholarship
Hunter Family Endowed Scholarship
Information Technology Annual Award
Phyllis S. Jones Memorial Annual Award
Carroll J. Locke Memorial Annual Scholarship
Vincent Lockwood Memorial Annual Scholarship
Barbara Londrey Memorial Annual Scholarship
Robert and Janet Love Nursing Annual Scholarship
Marilyn Lusk Award for Clinical Excellence in Nursing Annual Award
Wallace "Pete" and Kathleen MacDonald Annual Scholarship
Main Tire Exchange Annual Scholarship
Suzanne Malachesky Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Nursing Scholarship
Margaret A. Pfuntner Annual Scholarship
Phi Theta Kappa Annual Award
Praxair Designing the Future Annual Scholarship
Prose Writing Annual Award
Rauhe Annual Scholarship
Reynolds Family Mathematics Achievement Annual Scholarship
Saccone Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Senior Annual Award for Academic Distinction – English & Humanities
Laird Severance Memorial Award
Donald Simons Annual Scholarship
Stephens Mills Grange Endowed Scholarship
Top Hat Annual Scholarship
Evelyn Turner Culinary Arts Annual Scholarship (in memory of Henry "Hank" Turner)
Odelphia A. Vander Linde Memorial Annual Scholarship
Western NY Veterinary Medical Association Annual Scholarship
The following scholarships are awarded by the Student Records and Financial Services Office based on financial need. There is no application process other than completing the FAFSA:
Alumni Association Advancement Scholarship
Roland D. Hale Need-Based Scholarship
Hornell Association Scholarship
Dr. David H. Huntington Scholarship
Koller Student Service Endowed Scholarship
William H. MacKenzie Memorial Scholarship
Lyle McCaffery Memorial Scholarship
Middleton Memorial Fund
Northern Lights Scholarship
Charles A. Orlando Scholarship
Paul B. Orvis Scholarship
Radia Khouri Rezak Family Scholarship
Dr. Charles Spinelli Annual Award
Mike Taylor Scholarship
George Whitney Scholarship
Robert E. Wood Jr. Memorial Endowed Scholarship
1No scholarship application necessary.
2No scholarship application necessary. Awarded by specific criteria. Students must have minimum high school average of 80 through end of junior year unless otherwise noted. Scholarships awarded in March.
3Scholarship application necessary.
4Send letter of interest and any other information as indicated to the Admissions Office. Decisions ongoing while funding exists unless otherwise indicated.
5Send letter of interest to specified individual and/or department.
Please note that students studying through the Internet are not typically eligible for scholarships.
Scholarships are made possible by the generosity of the Alfred State Development Fund, Inc., the Educational Foundation of Alfred, Inc., the Alumni Council, private donors, and Alfred State faculty and staff.