LAU Athletics Endowed Scholarship Fund
Former varsity soccer player Ramzi Chabaklo (’01) seeks to empower sports-avid students to become “better human beings in harmony with their passion.” As of February 2023, thanks to his leadership and the contributions of several like-minded alumni-athletes, this aspiration is on track to become a reality.
The LAU Athletics Endowed Scholarship Fund they helped establish will support outstanding current or prospective students recommended every year by the Athletics Department and agreed upon by the fund’s custodians.
Because it is an endowment, it will ensure a lasting stream of income. The money contributed to it will be invested within LAU’s portfolio in the United States. The principal will remain intact, while the annual return will be partly used for financial aid and partly added to the principal to preserve its value over time. This process will provide financial aid to deserving student athletes in perpetuity, for as long as LAU exists.
Looking to the Future
Now that the fund has been established, it is time to make it grow so that it can help more and more students every year.
We hope you will join this effort by donating and inviting your Sailors or Captains teammates, friends and others to do the same. Gifts of any size will be greatly appreciated and will make a difference in the lives of young athletes.
You may make your gift using the credit card form below, or through a bank transfer.
Alternatively, you may send your donation to one of the bank accounts mentioned below, or contact Mr. Ghandi Fala, Senior Director of Annual Fund, on ghandi.fala@lau.edu.lb.
LAU’s bank account in Lebanon:
Currency: U.S. dollars
Bank name: BLOM Bank SAL
Branch name: Bliss Branch
Account name: Lebanese American University
ID number: 880363
Swift code: BLOMLBBX
IBAN: LB85 0014 0000 3302 3530 8803 6316
Contact: +961 1 363 734 / bliss@blom.com.lb
LAU’s bank account in the USA:
Currency: U.S. dollars
Bank name: InterAudi Bank
ABA routing number: 026006237
Account number: 679570
Account holder: Lebanese American University
NY SWIFT address: AUSAUS33
Phone number: +1 212 833 1000