Thomas C. and Cathleen C. Burke Scholarship

This scholarship was established in 2018 by Thomas C. Burke, Jr. (B.S. in Elementary Education ‘79, MPA ’95) and Cathleen C. Burke to support a graduate student in Public Administration. Mr. Burke is a U.S. Army veteran and has served VCU for 40 years in leadership development roles. Mrs. Burke has led VCU’s human resources for 10 years. Both are dedicated to VCU and to public administration.

• Graduate student in public administration with a preference to students within the post-baccalaureate certificate program in nonprofit management
• Preference to part-time students
• Merit based (3.0 minimum GPA)

*This opportunity will be awarded in Fall 2026.*