Our Opportunities

Welcome to the Westfield State University Foundation, Inc. Scholarship Application Portal!

The General Application is OPEN for the 2024-2025 Academic Year._* Deadline to Apply has been EXTENDED until Sunday, March 31, 2024.

To familiarize yourself with our scholarship process, please visit our Scholarship Application Process Page

In order to login to the site, you will first need to create an account using your Westfield State email and password.

Once you create your account, you will receive an “invitation” email with a link back to the site where you will log in using your newly created login info. Returning applicants: If you need to recover your password, please click on trouble signing in.

To be considered for the additional scholarships, you must first complete and submit your General Application and any Conditional Applications that you may be eligible for.
Next, click on “Opportunities” then “Recommended” in the drop down box. This will take you to an additional list of scholarships for which you may qualify for.
NOTE: You are able to make changes to your application(s) at any time up until the Deadline.

IMPORTANT: You will need to click “Opportunities” then “Recommended” for each additional scholarship you wish to apply to.
PLEASE take the time to complete your application thoughtfully and thoroughly! How you answer your questions, especially detailed essays are critical for you
to be considered for a scholarship! Make sure your grammar is correct and double check spelling before the final submission of your application.

If you haven’t completed the application, you can save your application at any time by clicking “Save and Keep Editing” at the bottom of the form.
Once completed, you can submit your application by clicking “Finish and Continue”.
Your Application is not considered complete until you submit it!

Note: Required fields are marked with an asterisk.
FOR ASSISTANCE WITH THE SCHOLARSHIP PORTAL, PLEASE CONTACT BONNIE CLARK HANSON AT BCLARK@WESTFIELD.MA.EDU OR (413) 572-8631.

Opportunities Table
Award Name Actions
Varies Westfield Bank Scholarship
Applicant must be a full- time Undergraduate student. Applicant must...
Deadline03/31/2024
Varies Westfield Community Radio Scholarship
Applicants must be a full-time Undergraduate Communications...
Deadline03/31/2024
Varies Westfield Gas & Electric Scholarship
This scholarship from Westfield Gas & Electric is to support the...
Deadline03/31/2024
Varies Westfield State Foundation Scholarship
Applicants must be a full-time Undergraduate student in their freshman,...
Deadline03/31/2024
Varies President's Foundation Scholarship
Applicant must be a first-year (class of 2024) student who joined the...
Ended
Varies D. Neri Award
Ended
$1,250.00 Sabrina "Bina" Haraty '20 Award for Criminal Justice
This award was made possible by the family and friends of Sabrina “Bina”...
Ended
Varies First Year Learning Disabilities Program Scholarship at Banacos Center
The Learning Disabilities Program First Year Scholarship is given to...
Ended
Varies Kristen D. Nolan Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship was established to support a Criminal Justice major in...
Ended
Varies MacDougall Family (Pooled)
Ended
Varies Rosa Amaral Mello Scholarship
Applicants must be full-time day students with a minimum 3.0 overall...
Ended
Varies Sue Krieg Scholarship Award
The Sue Krieg Award is available to students of any class year who are...
Ended
Varies Nancy S. Cavanaugh Social Work Scholarship
This award honors Nan’s memory and contribution to the University and...
Ended
Varies Dickens Scholarship for Literature
Applicant is asked to read the Dickens’s novel “A Christmas Carol” and...
Ended