Purpose
The Oishei High School Scholarship program provides a four-year scholarship to one student of color with a financial need at each participating EdCo high school. An additional goal of the scholarship is to increase the community outreach and diversity of these private high schools.
The Scholarship has been offered through the John R. Oishei Foundation since 1998 and has supported more than 400 students through $16.3 million in financial support.
With a deep focus on racial equity, The Oishei Foundation recently announced a new strategic direction and will narrow its focus to address the root causes of racial inequity and build financial prosperity for a racially just region. It will begin by working with and within Buffalo’s East Side communities to listen and learn about how best to advance this new framework as it sets new priorities.
As part of this new direction, the Foundation will wind down the Scholarship program.
The final cohort of students were selected and notified in January 2024. All current Oishei Scholars, including those who were selected in January, will be supported with full tuition, as well as an annual $500 stipend for books and technology, through their respective graduations as the Foundation winds down the program in 2028.
Program Administration:
EdCo provides program administration of the scholarship.
EdCo and Buffalo Prep are responsible for ongoing program monitoring, including feedback from participating schools, students and parents.
