Awarded to five incoming freshmen at the University of Pittsburgh by the Stamps Family Charitable Foundation, a national scholarship recognizing academic merit and leadership

• Summa Cum Laude is awarded to baccalaureate degree students attaining an outstanding scholastic record

 

• University Honors College Scholar designation is awarded to Pitt’s most ambitious students, whose sustained efforts take full advantage of honors opportunities and exemplify the Honors College’s core values of attainment, intellectual curiosity, and social consciousness. Requirements include:
  • 3 honors courses taken across multiple academic disciplines
  • 3 honors-caliber activities (graduate course, Honors College research fellowships, in-depth study abroad and internship experiences)
  • Intellectual curiosity, evidenced by multiple majors, certificates, or a double degree program representing broad interests across the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences
  • Contributing to the public good, indicated by an in-depth, ongoing commitment to impacting the lives of others and reflecting on what was learned through such experiences

English Teaching Assistant to Malta

Scholarship to study Arabic in Jordan; declined

Awarded to the outstanding junior whose academics and attainment best exemplify the values of a liberal education

One of five juniors recognized for best representing the honors college values of academic attainment, intellectual curiosity and social consciousness

Member of committee appointed & chaired by the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies to select Teaching Excellence awardees

International postgraduate award to study at the University of Oxford

The premier graduate fellowship in the United States for public service leadership

• Pitt Advantage Grant (for research and internship in Berlin)
• International Studies Fund Grant (for research in Berlin)

Honors College THINK Research Fellowship

• “Trans-disciplinary Honors Inquiries in New Knowledge”
• One of 25 students selected to engage with and draw connections across the humanities, arts, social sciences, and natural sciences
• Conducted independent research, participated in a weekly interdisciplinary seminar and faculty talks, and presented research to a diverse audience

 

Honors College ACT Community-Based Research Fellowship

• One of 15 students selected to investigate community issues with a community partner and faculty mentor
• Conducted research, participate in a weekly seminar, and create a publication-ready report to inform social change

• Outside the Classroom Curriculum
  • Awarded to students who complete 10 different goal areas including leadership, career preparation, communication skills, and service
• Emerging Leaders
• Leadership in Action