The Merle E. and Olive Lee Gilliand Scholarship Program has been established to assist students at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, PA. The sponsor will be PNC Bank in Pittsburgh, serving as Trustee of the M. Gilliand FBO Scholarship Foundation Trust and the Merle E. and Olive Lee Gilliand Scholarship Trust.
This program is administered by Scholarship America®, the nation’s largest designer and manager of scholarships and other education support programs for corporations, foundations, associations, and individuals. Eligibility for individual programs is determined at the sole discretion of the sponsor, and eligible applications are reviewed by Scholarship America’s evaluation team.
The Merle E. and Olive Lee Gilliand Scholarship Program will grant the following two awards:
If selected as a recipient, the student will receive an award amount determined by PNC’s Distribution Committee. Awards are not automatically renewable; however, students may reapply to the program each year they meet eligibility requirements.
Awards are for undergraduate study only.
Applicants must meet the following criteria:
Financial need, as calculated by Scholarship America, must be demonstrated.
Scholarship America will evaluate applicants and suggest recipients and award amounts; Sponsor will approve recipients and adjust awards as necessary. All applicants agree to accept the decision as final.
Applicants will be notified in June. Not all applicants to the program will be selected as recipients. Students may reapply to the program each year they meet eligibility requirements.
Scholarship America processes scholarship payments on behalf of PNC Bank. Payment is made in one installment in August.
As part of your application, you must upload:
One online recommendation form must be submitted on your behalf no later than March 14, 2025 3:00 pm Central Time.
Your application is not considered complete unless all required documents are submitted electronically.
