The David C. Frederick Scholarship provides $12,500 in tuition support to three full-time undergraduate students in the David C. Frederick Honors College. Frederick Honors students apply during their second year at Pitt. The support is for their third year and fourth year ($6,250 for the Fall Term, and $6,250 for the Spring Term), and students must commit to being an undergraduate student at Pitt for these four semesters.
This scholarship was created specifically for high achieving students in the Frederick Honors College (3.500 cumulative GPA or above) who did not receive merit aid from the Office of Admissions and Financial Aid when they applied to Pitt, and who currently work at a part-time or full-time job in order to help pay for their education.
It is intended to allow Frederick Honors students to significantly reduce the number of hours worked at a job during the academic year so that they may devote more time to other academic pursuits, such as taking more in depth course work, engaging in research opportunities, participating in study abroad/study away programs, engaging in the community, and/or involvement in extracurricular activities.
Eligibility for 2026 Award Cycle:
- Must be a student in the Honors degree, Honors distinction, or BPhil degree program in the David C. Frederick Honors College.
- Students must have completed at least two full semesters as an undergraduate at Pitt (with a minimum of 12 credits completed each semester), and who will commit to being enrolled as a full time undergraduate student during the 2026 fall term, 2027 spring term, 2027 fall term and 2028 spring term. Accepting the scholarship does not preclude Pitt-approved study abroad credits during this time. Off-site paid internships and co-ops are excluded.
- A minimum cumulative 3.500 GPA at the University of Pittsburgh.
- Received no merit scholarship support from the Office of Admissions and Financial Aid upon admission to the University.
- Employed at a part-time or full-time job in order to pay tuition, room, and/or board.
Application Deadline:
February 28, 2026
Application will be available in January 2026.
Questions:
Contact David Hornyak, FHC Assistant Dean, at hornyak@pitt.edu.
About David C. Frederick
David Frederick is a 1983 alumnus of the Honors College. He went on to earn a Doctor of Philosophy degree at Oxford University in 1987 as a prestigious Rhodes Scholar. He is now a prominent appellate attorney in Washington, D.C.