UB Partners With BCBS To Provide Scholarships For BPS Students
Getting into the University at Buffalo just got a little easier for area students who wouldn’t be able to afford it without some help. Bluecross Blueshield (BCBS) of WNY has joined together with UB to start an endowed fund that will provide Buffalo Public School (BPS) students who enter the university as freshmen with need-based scholarships. The scholarships will help ensure a bright future for area students and the partnership comes just after UB’s third annual Scholarship Gala, which was held on October 4th.
BCBS will be the presenting sponsor of next year’s gala, which is attended by more than 425 business executives, UB faculty, administrators, and community leaders in the Alumni Arena Triple Gym. The gala raised more than $200,000, some of which goes towards scholarships and the rest of which goes into an endowment fund. Partnering with BCBS will allow the university to further the work they did at the gala in 2007, where they raised funds specifically to help students from BPS to attend UB.
In 2007, the money raised was matched by the university, who put their share into an endowment fund, and the rest of the money was given out to three BPS students. The students enrolled this fall with scholarships that will pay tuition costs for all four years, pay for their books and supplies, and each student also received a new computer. The lucky students just have to maintain a 3.0 GPA throughout all four years they attend the university to retain their scholarship year after year as well as attend leadership training and do some community service activities.
This new partnership will hopefully provide many more students a similar opportunity. To learn more about the University at Buffalo, visit their website.
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