Irene S. and Harry Louik College Scholarship Fund

Rising full-time junior or senior undergraduates in the Greater Pittsburgh region attending a four-year college/university, planning involvement with classical or modern performing arts (performance, education, production support, and/or arts management). Good students with demonstrated performing-arts engagement.

1. Apply via Pittsburgh Foundation scholarship portal.
2. Address Louik Fund criteria on performing-arts involvement.
3. Submit by mid-February.
4. Await award notice.

• Pittsburgh Foundation application
• Academic standing documentation
• Evidence of performing-arts involvement/plans

The Irene S. and Harry Louik College Scholarship Fund was established at The Pittsburgh Foundation in honor of the 90th birthday of Irene S. Louik on July 25, 2001 as well as the 65th wedding anniversary of Irene S. and Harry Louik on December 20, 2001. The purpose of this fund is to help build future audiences for the performing arts by supporting students who plan to become involved in some way with any of the classical style or modern day performing arts. This includes but is not limited to becoming involved in arts education, performance, production support and/or arts management. Criteria Attend a four-year college or university as a rising, full-time, junior or senior undergraduate student in the Greater Pittsburgh region. Applicant should be a good student who demonstrates pride in educational accomplishments. Graduated from an Allegheny County, PA, high school. Have a demonstrated commitment to building audiences for the performing arts. Demonstrate financial need. Be someone with special aptitude, ability, achievement or interest in one or more of the performing arts. Preference will be given to someone who has also displayed an appreciation of the world outside of the performing arts.

Greater Pittsburgh region undergraduates selected by Pittsburgh Foundation