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College Club of Pittsburgh Scholarship Fund Grant

The Pittsburgh Foundation

Funding Amount

US $5,000

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Can we apply?

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Eligible organizations

  • Attend or plan to attend graduate school.
  • Be someone who was born, lived in or went to school in Western PA.

Geography

  • Reside in Western Pennsylvania.

Other requirements

  • Pursue a degree or studies in a graduate program.
  • Demonstrate financial need.
  • Have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0.

Overview

The Pittsburgh Foundation
The Foundation currently manages about 2,500 individual donor funds and, together with its supporting organizations and its affiliate, The Community Foundation of Westmoreland County, has assets of $1.386 billion (2022). Grantmaking benefits a broad spectrum of basic needs and development opportunities within Pittsburgh and beyond.
Scholarships
The Pittsburgh Foundation and The Community Foundation of Westmoreland County provide scholarship opportunities for local students to pursue their educational goals. Scholarships are available for graduating high school seniors, undergraduates, graduate, medical and professional school students who are attending community colleges, four-year universities and career/technical schools.
The College Club of Pittsburgh Scholarship Fund was created at The Pittsburgh Foundation to provide scholarships for students who have faced social, economic, or educational barriers due to systemic gender inequity, and who were born, lived in or went to school in Western PA to provide support for continuing education.
Award Type: Single Year Award. Previous recipients are encouraged to re-apply in consecutive years.

Eligibility

Attend or plan to attend graduate school.
Reside in Western Pennsylvania.
Pursue a degree or studies in a graduate program.
Demonstrate financial need.
Have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0.
Be someone who was born, lived in or went to school in Western PA.

What The Pittsburgh Foundation actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2024

Grants in 2024
1,132
Total given
$64M
Median grant
$19K
Range
$5,020–$2.41M
  • By dollars: Pennsylvania 85%, Ohio 3%, Florida 2%. Top recipient cities: Pittsburgh, PA; Greensburg, PA; Sewickley, PA.
  • 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
  • 25% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Example grants

  • University of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA

    Education

    $2.41M

  • The Pittsburgh Promise · Pittsburgh, PA

    Scholarships and student financial aid

    $1.34M

  • Scholarship America Inc · Detroit, MI

    Scholarships

    $1.21M

  • Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA

    Arts, culture and humanities

    $878K

  • Pittsburgh Theological Seminary · Pittsburgh, PA

    Higher education

    $788K

IRS Form 990, 2024. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

  • Education
  • Women

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