Endowed and Special Awards

Establishing A Named Endowed Scholarship

Endowed scholarship funds are ensuring legacies. They bear the name of the donor or person whom the donor wishes to honor in perpetuity. Individuals, corporations and foundations can participate in the endowed program with these minimum guidelines:

  • A gift in the amount of $50,000, payable over five years, is required to establish a named fund
  • A gift in the amount of $750,000 generates enough income to support a full scholarship reflective of a typical financial aid package
  • Once an endowed fund is established, a donor can add to it by making gifts in any incremental account
  • Endowment funds are invested for the long term and a predetermined portion of the earnings are disbursed to support a student on an annual basis in perpetuity

Benefactors who make leadership gifts to the endowment are recognized with membership in The Estate Society. In addition, benefactors are invited to interact with the students supported by the scholarship through annual events and correspondence.

Special Awards

Each year the University offers merit scholarships based on a student's high school record of academic achievement. These scholarships include both Presidential (full-tuition) and Dean's and Loyola (partial-tuition) scholarships. No separate application is necessary.

Scranton Preparatory School Scholarship
This four-year, full-tuition scholarship, initiated in 1947 by the President and Board of Trustees of the University, is given to a graduate of the Scranton Preparatory School.  Selection of the recipient based on academic achievement, qualities of leadership, service to the Preparatory School, and recommendation of the president and the dean of studies of the Preparatory School.

Purple Club Scholarships
Noteworthy among gifts to University of Scranton students are the amounts contributed annually by the Purple Club of Scranton. Since its founding in 1933, the Purple Club has provided special financial support to deserving and qualified students.

List of Named Endowed Scholarships

  • The Eugene J. and Elizabeth J. Agnone Scholarship
  • The Alperin Family Scholarship
  • The Alpha Sigma Nu Scholarship
  • The Joseph James and Mary Agnes Andrako Scholarships
  • The Antognoli Family Scholarship
  • The John L. Astringer Memorial Scholarship
  • The Msgr. John V. Bach Memorial Scholarship
  • The Frank A. and Helen S. Baciewicz Scholarship
  • The Michael B. Bagdzinski Memorial Scholarship
  • The Fr. Robert J. Barone Memorial Scholarship
  • The Edward F. Bartley Scholarship
  • The Judee M. Bavaria G'72 Endowed Scholarship in Nursing
  • The Anne M. Bednar Scholarship
  • The John (Jack) Beidler, Ph.D. Memorial Scholarship
  • The Regina B. Inch Bennett ‘93, G‘96 Scholarship
  • The Dorothy & Velio E. Berardis, M.D., '45 Memorial Scholarship
  • The Robert M. (Coach Bess) Bessoir '55 Scholarship
  • The Michael J. & Kathleen E. Bevilacqua Family Scholarship
  • The Monsignor Eugene G. Bilski Scholarship
  • The Edward T. Blackledge III '75 Scholarship
  • The Chester and Veronica Bochinski Memorial Scholarship
  • The Francis P. Boland, M.D., Memorial Scholarship
  • The John T. G’92 and Jennifer Boland Scholarship
  • The Paul M. '47 and Joan A. Borick Scholarship
  • The Boyle-Mahoney High School Scholars Fund
  • The William E. Atkisson & William J. Brady Sr. Scholarship
  • The Charles F. "Chuck" Brierley Memorial Scholarship
  • The Margaret Briggs Foundation Scholarship
  • The Burke Family Scholarship
  • The James J. Burns Memorial Scholarship
  • The Alio J. Buselli Memorial Scholarship
  • The Rev. Henry J. Butler, S.J., Memorial Scholarships
  • The Frank V. and Josephine P. Caccavo Scholarship
  • The Private Frank J. Cali Scholarship
  • The Elizabeth G. "Betty" Caputo Memorial Scholarship
  • The Terrence S. '28 and Jean McGuire Carden Memorial Scholarship
  • The Carey Family Scholarship
  • The Bridget Carney Scholarship
  • The John J. Casazza, Jr., Ph.D. ‘52 Memorial Scholarship
  • The Timothy J. Casey '03 Memorial/Class of 2003 Scholarship
  • The Michelle A. Castonguay Scholarship
  • The Cherra Family Scholarship
  • The Chorba-Mezick Family Scholarship
  • The David E. Christiansen Scholarship
  • The Cinram Manufacturing Scholarship
  • The Class of 1952 50th Reunion Scholarship
  • The Class of 1959 Scholarship
  • The Class of 1961 Scholarship
  • The Class of 1964 50 Year Fund
  • The Class of 1968 Memorial Scholarship
  • The Class of 1969 Memorial Scholarship
  • The James J. Clauss Scholarship
  • The Jon A. Clauss Scholarship
  • The Byrnes & Clifford Families Memorial Scholarship
  • The Catherine "Cate" Manley Coffey Fellowship Fund
  • The Justin Charles Collins Memorial Scholarship
  • The Condron Ambition and Achievement Scholarship
  • The Rev. James J. Conlin, S.J., Scholarship
  • The Connaught Laboratories Endowment
  • The Timothy P. Conniff ’92 Endowed Scholarship
  • The James A. and Joan Connolly Scholarship
  • The Connolly-Blewitt Family Scholarship
  • The Louis and Ernestine DeSarro Cortese Memorial Scholarship
  • The John N. and Ann P. Costello Memorial Scholarship
  • The Michael S. Costello Memorial Scholarship
  • The Cottone Scholarship
  • The Grace H. Courtney Scholarship
  • The Cruciani Family Scholarship
  • The Marie E. Gilligan Cummings G'77 Memorial and Thomas P. Cummings Sr. '52 Scholarship
  • The Timothy T. Cummings '81 Memorial Scholarship
  • The William J. Cusick Purple Club Scholarship in Memory of Frank J. O'Hara
  • The Salvatore Cusumano Family Scholarship
  • The Frank and Agatha Davis Memorial Scholarship
  • The Harold J. Davis, M.D., Scholarship
  • The Michael D. DeMichele, Ph.D. '63 Scholarship
  • The Louis and Ernestine DeSarro Cortese Memorial Scholarship
  • The Shirley A. DiAndriola Scholarship
  • The DiRuggiero Family Scholarship
  • The Dohmann Scholarship Fund
  • The Eugene J. Donahue Scholarship
  • The Robert J. Donovan, M.D., '43 Memorial Scholarship
  • The Judith A. Doyle Scholarship
  • The Adam and Anna Dranginis Scholarship
  • The Denise Dubbels Memorial Scholarship
  • The Attorney John J. and Joanne M. Dunn Sr. Scholarship
  • The Dunstone-Drucker Scholarship
  • The F. Keane Eagen Memorial Scholarship
  • The Robert I. Edelsohn Scholarship
  • The Educational Freedom Scholarship
  • The ETR and Associates, Inc. Scholarship
  • The Sean Joseph Farley ‘16 Scholarship
  • The Peter J. Farrell and Maida Lippert Farrell Scholarship
  • The Sara Farrell Hutchison ‘08 Memorial Scholarship
  • The Neal J. Fasula '69 Memorial Scholarship
  • The John J. Fendrock ’48 Scholarship
  • The John Francis Finetti Memorial Scholarship
  • The Finn Family Scholarship
  • The Laureen Finn Memorial Scholarship
  • The William H. Finn Memorial Scholarship
  • The Timothy J. Finnerty '90 Memorial Scholarship
  • The Martha Fitch Scholarship
  • The Rev. John J. Fitzpatrick, S.J., Scholarship
  • The Fitzsimmons Family Scholarship
  • The Fleet Scholarship
  • The James H. Foy, M.D., Memorial Scholarship
  • The Joseph P. Franceski Sr. '42 Memorial Scholarship
  • The James M. Franey Scholarship
  • The Sara G. Friel Memorial Scholarship
  • The Joseph P. Gallagher Memorial Scholarship
  • The Garger Family Scholarship
  • The Katherine E. and James A. Geiger Scholarship
  • The Morris and Mae Gelb Scholarship
  • The John J. Gentile Memorial Scholarship
  • The John J. Geron '66 Scholarship
  • The William Gerrity Scholarship
  • The Brendan J. Giblin '06 Memorial Scholarship
  • The Rev. Joseph G. Gilbride, S.T.D., Memorial Scholarship
  • The Dr. A. John and Mrs. S. Maria Giunta Scholarship
  • The Edward J. and Isobel Grady Scholarship
  • The Peter S. Graybar '93 Memorial Scholarship
  • The Edward T. Groncki, Esq. '46 Scholarship
  • The Irving and Edythe Grossman Scholarship
  • The Robert J. Gummer '75 Memorial Scholarship
  • The Judge Frederick W. Gunster Scholarship
  • The Margaret Gunster Scholarship
  • The Ruth Gunster Memorial Scholarship
  • The John and Lucille Jerrett Guzey Scholarship
  • The A. J. Guzzi General Contractors, Inc. Scholarship
  • The Rev. Joseph M. Hamernick, S.J. Scholarship
  • The Rev. Dexter Hanley, S.J. Scholarship
  • The Hanlon Family Scholarship
  • The Haveron Family Scholarship
  • The Sarkis R. Hazzouri Jr. Memorial Scholarship
  • The William Randolph Hearst Foundation Scholarship
  • The Robert P. 67 and Genevieve A. Hickey Business Scholarship
  • The Rev. William B. Hill, S.J., Scholarship
  • The Hill Neighborhood Association/Peter Cheung Scholarship
  • The Hoeschele-GE Scholarship
  • The Elizabeth Ann Burke Holmes Memorial Scholarship
  • The Frank J. Holmes '36 Memorial Scholarship
  • The George Ronald Holmes, Ph.D. '61 Scholarship
  • The Robert V. Horger Scholarship
  • The Frank and Jean Hubbard Scholarship
  • The ITT Scholarship
  • The Edward Dennis Jacobe Sr. and Edward Dennis Jacobe Jr. Scholarship
  • The Anastasia Jaditz '06 Memorial Scholarship
  • The Albert R. and Dolores T. Jasuta Memorial Scholarship
  • The Jesuit Community Scholarship
  • The Jethro Scholarship
  • The B. Carl Jones Memorial Scholarship
  • The JWN-65-JAN Scholarship
  • The Neil Kabatchnick, Esq. '50 Memorial Scholarship
  • The Anne Maroni Kadow Memorial Scholarship
  • The Stanley Karam Scholarship
  • The Robert J. Kautsky ’69 Memorial Scholarship
  • The Francis J. Kearney Scholarship
  • The William H. Kelly Jr. '93 Memorial Scholarship
  • The Adam King Memorial Scholarship
  • The Irene T. Kocak G'54 Memorial Scholarship
  • The Rev. Stephen A. Kollar Memorial Scholarship
  • The William A. Koons, Joseph A. Koons, and John Koons Scholarship Fund
  • The Mary R. Walsh Krahe Scholarship
  • The Kuehner Family Scholarship
  • The Lackawanna Medical Group Scholarship
  • The Lanahan Scholarship
  • The Joseph F. and Robert G. Lavis Scholarship
  • The Anthony A. Lawrence, Esq., '39 Memorial Scholarship
  • The Edward P. Leahy Scholarship
  • The Lenns Family Scholarship
  • The Frank Marzluff Lewis Memorial Scholarship
  • The LF Brands, Inc., Scholarship
  • The Walter and Betty Lisman Scholarship
  • The James John Lonsdorf Memorial Scholarship
  • The William V. Loughran and Albert E. Peters Scholarship
  • The Bruce Lowenberg and John McLean Kelly Memorial Scholarship
  • The Edmund & Julie Lucy Valick Scholarship
  • The Lynch Family Scholarship
  • The Joseph F. Lynch Jr. Memorial Scholarship
  • The Frank J. and Mae C. MacEntee Memorial Scholarship
  • The Harry and Helen Mack Scholarship
  • The Beth Anne, Brian S. and Paul J. Mackie Memorial Scholarship
  • The Malcolm C. MacKinnon Memorial Scholarship
  • The Peter F. and Marie Rose Flood Mackrell Scholarship
  • The Edward J. and Alice Manley Scholarship
  • The Ann M. Manno Scholarship
  • The Mariotti Family Scholarship
  • The Sally and Richard Marquardt Scholarship
  • The Claude R. Martin, Jr. & Marie Culkin Martin Scholarship
  • The John P. Martin, Ed.D., '57 Scholarship
  • The Armond and Thomassina Mascelli Scholarship
  • The Martin L. Mattei Memorial Scholarship
  • The Florence Zygmunt McAndrews and Emma Kacer Scholarship
  • The Joseph M. McDade Scholarship
  • The Congressman and Mrs. McDade Program for Public Service Scholarship
  • The Robert L. McDevitt, K.S.G., Scholarship
  • The McDonough Family Scholarship honoring the memory of Rev. Joseph A. Rock, S.J.
  • The Patrick J. McGeehan '50 Memorial Scholarship
  • The Monsignor Andrew J. McGowan Scholarship
  • The Joseph J. McGrail, C.P.A., Scholarship
  • The Rev. Bernard R. McIlhenny, S.J., Scholarship
  • The John J. and Kathleen McLaine Scholarship
  • The John P. McLean Scholarship
  • The Mecca Family Scholarship in Memory of Reverend Leo J. O'Malley
  • The Men and Women for Others Scholarship
  • The Philip and Catherine Mendola Scholarship
  • The John S. Mercer, M.D. ‘80 Family Scholarship
  • The Charles E. Merrill Scholarship
  • The Joseph R. '56 and Barbara J. Mesko Scholarship
  • The Doris A. Milani Memorial Scholarship
  • The James E. Milder, M.D. '68 Memorial Scholarship
  • The Michael M. Minor G'55 Memorial Scholarship
  • The Thomas M. Mistele '75 & Rev. Edward Gannon S.J., Scholarship
  • The Angelo H. Montrone Scholarship
  • The Dr. Leslie E. Morgan Scholarship
  • The I. Leo and Ann Moskovitz Scholarship
  • The Michael Mulhall '10 Memorial Scholarship
  • The Joseph F. Mullaney '38 Memorial Scholarship
  • The Elizabeth and Robert J.  Munley ‘41 Endowed Scholarship
  • The Robert W. Munley Scholarship
  • The Murphy Scholarship
  • The Murphy Family Scholarship
  • The Dr. Louis and Muriel Murphy Scholarship
  • The John J. Murray Memorial Scholarship
  • The Brian Musto ‘12 Memorial Fund
  • The James Nasser Family Scholarship
  • The Professor Dr. Jay Nathan, Ph.D. Scholarship
  • The Henry J., Sr. and Mary Nebzydoski Memorial Scholarship
  • The Newcombe Endowed Scholarship
  • The R. Barrett Noone, M.D. '61 Scholarship
  • The Marian R. Oates '90 Memorial Scholarship
  • The O’Brien Family Scholarship
  • The Margaret McGill O'Brien Memorial Scholarship
  • The Raymond S. O'Connell '42 Scholarship
  • The OfficeMax Scholarship
  • The Frank O'Hara '25 Scholarship
  • The Marian M. and Patrick F. O'Hara Scholarship
  • The William T. Oldfield, Jr. ‘77 Memorial Scholarship
  • The Feliz and Emily Olsommer Scholarship
  • The Jack O'Malley '54 Memorial Scholarship
  • The Ryan T. O'Malley '99 Memorial Scholarship
  • The Oppenheim Family Scholarship
  • The Hobart N. Owens, M.D., '30 Memorial Scholarship
  • The Panaro-Falzett-Joyce Family Scholarship
  • The Riaz, Ph.D. G'80 and Atiya Hussain Fellowship for Pakistani Students
  • The Rev. G. Donald Pantle, S.J., Scholarship
  • The Pattara Family Scholarship
  • The Christopher Jason Perfilio '95 Memorial Endowed Scholarship
  • The John R. & Maureen Pesavento Scholarship
  • The Peter Pestinikas Memorial Scholarship
  • The Joseph E. Picharella ‘41 and Nancy A. Picharella Scholarship
  • The Scott R. Pilarz, S.J. Scholarship
  • The Zeena Plesko Scholarship
  • The Dr. Andrew W. Plonsky '40 Scholarship
  • The Paul J. Poinsard, M.D. Memorial Scholarship
  • The Rev. George C. Powell '43 and Msgr. John K. Powell '33 Memorial Scholarship
  • The Rev. Edward R. Powers, S.J., Scholarship
  • The Ernest D. Preate Sr. Memorial Scholarship
  • The President's Business Council Fifth Anniversary Scholarship
  • The Rev. J. J. Quinn, S.J. Scholarship
  • The Rev. J. J. Quinn, S.J. Achievement Award
  • The Patrick J. Quinn Memorial Scholarship
  • The Raftery Family Scholarship in Honor of William J. Parente, Ph.D.
  • The William V., Ed.D. '61, G'63 & Marie Rakauskas Scholarship
  • The Steve Ranton '07 Memorial Scholarship
  • The Theodore Rasieleski Memorial Scholarship
  • The Frank X. '61 and Patricia A. Ratchford Memorial Scholarship
  • The Betty Redington H'92 Scholarship
  • The Francis E. and Elizabeth Brennan Redington Scholarship
  • The John Charles and Kathryn S. Redmond Foundation Scholarship
  • The Raymond M. Reed Scholarship
  • The Evelyn M. and Katherine T. Reilly Scholarship
  • The Joseph C. Reilly Scholarship
  • The Dr. Richard A. Rendich Educational Scholarship
  • The William P. Rinaldi '67 Scholarship
  • The John M. and Helen F. Robinson Scholarship
  • The Gerard R. Roche '53, H'82 Endowed Scholarship
  • The Patrick and Marie C. Roche Scholarship
  • The Mary Kay/Rochon Scholarship
  • The Rev. Joseph A. Rock, S.J., Scholarship
  • The Adrian E. Ross Memorial Scholarship
  • The Angelo and Rose Rotondaro & Dr. Louis Mitchell Memorial Scholarship
  • The Rev. Richard W. Rousseau, S.J., Scholarship
  • The Eugene P. and Mary A. Ruane Memorial Scholarship
  • The Vincent '50 and Carole Ruane Memorial Scholarship
  • The Robert T. Ryder Scholarship
  • The Charles V. Sabatino Sr. Scholarship
  • The John and Novene Sandherr Memorial Scholarship
  • The Santarsiero Family Scholarship
  • The Josephine Sarcinelli Memorial Scholarship
  • The Steven Sawyer Memorial Research Award
  • The Rev. George Schemel, S.J., Scholarship
  • The John J. Scott Jr. '69 Memorial Scholarship
  • The Scranton Club of New York Scholarship
  • The Scully Scholars Program
  • The Mary and Mariano Sebastianelli Memorial Scholarship
  • The Vincent A. Sedlak '37 Memorial Scholarship
  • The Charles and Josephine Shander Scholarship
  • The Judy Hashem Shea ’85 Memorial Scholarship
  • The Shaugher Scholarship
  • The Thomas J. Shevlin Jr. and Dr. John F. Shevlin Memorial Scholarship
  • The Paul J. and Virginia P. Shields Scholarship
  • The Matthew & Mary Pesavento Sienkiewich Scholarship
  • The Mary and Dana Silvon Memorial Scholarship
  • The Edward M. Skovira, M.D. ‘53 Memorial Scholarship
  • The Frederick B. Smoot '46 Memorial Scholarship
  • The Sorbera Family Scholarship
  • The Specialty Group, Inc., Scholarship
  • The Dr. Frank J. Sottile '69, G'72 Memorial Scholarship
  • The Edward J. Spitzer Scholarship
  • The Donald B. and Dorothy L. Stabler Foundation Scholarship
  • The David F. St. Ledger ’56 Scholarship
  • The Francis J. Stahl '35 Memorial Scholarship
  • The Craig J. Steel '99 Scholarship
  • The Edward Sr. and Rosalie Steinmetz Scholarship
  • The Stanley E. and Elaine L. Stettz Scholarship
  • The Armond and Betty Strutin Scholarship
  • The Tom and Salsey Sullivan Scholarship
  • The Amelia Suraci Scholarship
  • The John P. and Jean Blackledge Sweeney Family Business Scholarship
  • The John P. and Jean Blackledge Sweeney Family Nursing Scholarship
  • The John E. Swift M.D. '22 and Margaret Gurrell Swift Memorial Scholarship
  • The Robert J. '58 and Joan J. Sylvester Scholarship
  • The Tate Family Scholarship
  • The Times-Shamrock Communications Scholarship
  • The TRL Associates Grant
  • The UNICO Scholarship
  • The United Gilsonite Laboratories Scholarship
  • The Alumni Society of The University of Scranton Legacy Scholarship
  • The Guy T. Valvano '50 Memorial Scholarship
  • The William and Concetta Viglione Scholarship
  • The Charles J. Volpe Sr. Memorial Scholarship
  • The Mary and Patrick Volpe Scholarship
  • The Paul L. Waleff Memorial Scholarship
  • The Leo J. Walsh Memorial Scholarship
  • The Weinberger Family Scholarship
  • The Weiss Family Scholarship
  • The Anne L. Wittman G’67 Scholarship
  • The Thomas P. White Scholarship
  • The Gene and Florian ZaBach Scholarship
  • The William Zahler Scholarship
  • The Joseph Zandarski, Ph.D. '51 Memorial Scholarship
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