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Carolyn Ban Fellowship
The Carolyn Ban Fellowship Fund was established to support full- and part-time students with outstanding records of academic achievement and financial need.
Criteria
Academic achievement for new students will be based on the cumulative GPA earned as undergraduates. Achievement for current students will be determined by cumulative grade point averages earned while enrolled in GSPIA. Financial need for new and continuing students will be based on the strength of the statement of need in the letter of application.
Application Process
Interested students should submit a letter of application (maximum of two pages) to the Ban Fund Committee. The letter should explain why the applicant is the best candidate for the award, demonstrating how they meet the criteria of academic achievement and financial need.
Letters of application should be sent to The Ban Fund Committee in care of Renee Kidney, Office of Student Services, 3601 Posvar Hall on or before Monday, April 14, 2008. The committee will notify successful applicant(s) on or before Friday, May 18, 2008.
Award
The award, ranging from $1000 to $3000, can be used to cover educational and living expenses. The recipient(s) will be called Carolyn Ban Fellows and will be honored each year the award is granted at the University Honors Convocation and at GSPIA’s Graduation Celebration.
The Carolyn Ban Fellowship Fund was established as an endowed gift in honor of Professor Carolyn Ban, who served as dean of GSPIA from 1997 - 2006.
To contribute
Contributions may be made online at www.pitt.edu/giving.html. If you do so, on the second screen, select Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, and specify, at the bottom, that the gift should go to the Carolyn Ban Fellowship Fund.
If you prefer to mail your gift, make your check out to the University of Pittsburgh, specify on the check that it is for the Carolyn Ban Fellowship Fund, and send it to Pitt Annual Fund, 500 Craig Hall, 200 South Craig Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15260.
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