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 alphabetical 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.

Scholarship Name Beginning With:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M Mc N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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H.L. Norbut Endowed Scholarship
Established by Helene L. Norbut, this fund benefits female freshmen students enrolled in the A.J. Palumbo School of Business Administration. Renewable for up to three years if merit requirements are met.
Administrator: Dean of the A. J. Palumbo School of Business Administration

Nursing Undergraduate Endowed Scholarship
Created by many generous donors, this scholarship benefits undergraduate students enrolled in the School of Nursing and is awarded at the discretion of the Dean of the School of Nursing. Administrator: Dean of the School of Nursing

 

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John P. O'Brien Family Endowed Scholarship
Established by Mary Catherine O'Brien, the John P. O'Brien Family Scholarship benefits undergraduate and graduate students who meet the need and merit requirements.
Administrator: Director of Financial Aid

Felicetta and Giancinto Oddis Scholarship
Created by Dr. Joseph A. Oddis, P'50, Hon. '89, in memory of his parents, Felicetta and Giacinto Oddis, this fund benefits students enrolled professional phase in the Mylan School of Pharmacy who meet the need requirements.
Administrator: Director of Financial Aid

Ann O'Toole Endowed Scholarship
Established by many generous donors, the Ann O'Toole Endowed Scholarship is awarded at the discretion of the Executive Vice President of Student Life.
Administrator: Executive Vice President of Student Life

Overbeck/Ansberry Lambda Kappa Sigma Endowed Scholarship
Created by many generous donors, in honor of Hazel Easterbrook Overbeck and Joan Atkinson Ansberry, this scholarship benefits students enrolled in the professional phase in the Mylan School of Pharmacy who are members of Lambda Kappa Sigma, have completed the third year (PY I) of the program and who meet the need, merit and leadership requirements.
Administrator: Dean of the Mylan School of Pharmacy

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.