About PAA

Pi Alpha Alpha is the Global Honor Society for Public Affairs and Administration for outstanding graduate and undergraduate students in public administration, public policy, and public affairs. All memberships are national memberships with a local chapter affiliation. Pi Alpha Alpha is run by NASPAA.

The Baruch chapter was established in 2001. Today, there are more than 700 members who remain connected.

About the Scholarship

We would like to create a Baruch scholarship to support future Pi Alpha Alpha students/members.

We have a special opportunity this year to get our scholarship matched by Baruch College Fund President, Max W. Berger '68. If we raise $25,000 to endow a scholarship, Max will match the payout for 5 years. What does that mean?

• When a scholarship is endowed, it lives in perpetuity (in other words, forever). Future students for generations to come will benefit from this scholarship.
• Once we raise $25,000, the Baruch College Fund will invest the money in a fund that generates annual income of approximately 5% or $1,250.
• $1,250 is the amount the scholarship will payout—awarded to a student. The match will double this payout for 5 years, benefiting more students.

Here is the criteria for our scholarship: The Pi Alpha Alpha-Baruch Scholarship will be available for continuing MSPIA undergraduate and graduate students who would benefit from receiving a scholarship and have completed at least 12 credits of their program. Recipients must be registered for at least 6 credits for the semester which the scholarship will be awarded and have a 3.5 overall GPA. The Scholarship must be used towards tuition, books and/or college fees.

To support the PAA Scholarship, please visit baruch.cuny.edu/scholarshipsupport.

1. Choose your gift amount.
2. Select "I would like to provide more information about my gift."
3. Select "I would like to designate my gift" and type in PAA Scholarship.