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Endowed Scholarships

Our Spiritan founders insisted that the transformative benefits of a Duquesne education be available to all worthy students, regardless of ability to pay. Endowed scholarships provide perpetual funding that keeps this promise alive—now and forever.

Click on the School listings below to view Duquesne University's current endowed scholarship funds. For more information, please contact the Office of Stewardship.

Students receiving endowed scholarship support are encouraged to write letters of thanks to their benefactors. See these listings for information about your award and donors. For details and guidance, or to submit completed letters, contact the Office of Stewardship.

Scholarships Available Within Each School or Program:

Bayer School of Natural and Environmental Sciences
Mary Pappert School of Music
McAnulty College and Graduate School of Liberal Arts
Mylan School of Pharmacy
Palumbo - Donahue School of Business
Rangos School of Health Sciences
School of Education
School of Law
School of Leadership and Professional Advancement
School of Nursing
Seminarian Program
Spiritan Division
Tamburitzans
General University Scholarships

Appreciated Securities allow you to support Duquesne while receiving a charitable deduction and possibly avoiding capital gains taxes.  Stock Transfer Instructions

Real Estate: Your home, land and other real estate may be used to make an immediate or life income gift. As with appreciated securities, real estate gifts held more than a year can offer significant tax benefits. Environmental, liability and marketability analyses, as well as prior approval by our Gift Acceptance Committee, are required before we can consider acceptance of real estate gifts. The value we place on your gift will be determined by an appraisal required by the IRS.

Personal Property: You may wish to give personal property, such as instruments for the Mary Pappert School of Music, rare books for the library, technical equipment for our labs, or valuable collections for the Tamburitzans. Tax treatment for a personal property gift differs depending on whether the gift's use is related or unrelated to Duquesne's exempt purpose. The IRS requires an appraisal for personal property gifts worth $5,000 or more. All proposed gifts of personal property must be evaluated by our Gift Acceptance Committee, and a Deed of Gift completed, before they can be accepted.

To learn more, contact Lynn Knecht at 412.396.6045.