The Paolo Busti Cultural Foundation Scholarship Awards Dinner will be held on Wednesday, June 7 at 6 p.m. The Foundation is excited to be able to celebrate its heritage together. It promises to be a wonderful evening of friendship, pride and of course a delicious Italian food, it will be hosted at Batavia Downs.  Tickets are $35.00 and may be purch...

The Enrico Fermi Educational Fund of Yonkers will hold its 60th Annual Scholarship Breakfast on Sunday, May 7, 2023 at Mulino’s at Lake Isle in Eastchester. The event begins promptly at 9:45am. We are proud to announce that we will be honoring The Yonkers Honor Guard who have graced us with their support and presence over many decades. Scholarship...

The Italian American Cultural Club mapped out plans for various events when members gathered for the April business meeting and dinner held at Scaffidi’s Restaurant and Tavern in Steubenville. A lasagna and roast lamb meal was part of the club’s celebration of “Buona Pasquetta” — Easter Monday or “Little Easter” — a day that, in Italy, represents a...

Numerous scholarship opportunities for high school seniors have been announced by the Kearny Chapter of UNICO. The chapter offers $500 scholarships to seniors at any public, private or parochial high school who is a U.S. citizen, of Italian ancestry and who has resided in Kearny for at least three years. Candidates must have a grade point average o...

The Massachusetts Italian Teachers Association (MITA) is offering four scholarships to worthy students who have studied Italian for at least 3 years in high school. Please distribute this information to your students or other colleagues. Application deadline: April 15, 2023. Students must be seniors in high school. Students must have studied Italia...

“Full Time” High School Seniors who are currently enrolled in Italian language classes and who have been accepted to an accredited College or University are eligible for consideration for this scholarship. A commitment to a major or minor in Italian Language or Italian Studies is strongly recommended. Consideration will be given to the applicant’s...

Scholarships are available for students of Italian descent (including those without an Italian passport) who enroll in a bachelor’s degree or master’s degree program at Luiss University in the Management, Business, Marketing, Finance, International Relations, Law, Innovation and Sustainability areas. In the heart of Rome, Italy, Luiss University sp...

The FIERI Scholarship Fund was established in 1985 to enable and encourage gifted students of Italian American origin to pursue their educational goals and has already provided more than $100,000 to a number of talented young men and women. The goal is to encourage students and young professionals to continue to promote and preserve the Italian and...

Orange-based Chapman University received a $1.5 million gift from the Ferrucci family to establish the Ferrucci Institute for Italian Experience and Research in the university’s Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities and Social Science. The institute provides students the opportunity to fly to Italy and participate at a film festival in Bologna, stu...

Lorenzo Pierini came to Lakeview as a foreign-exchange student looking for the high school experience in America. After a single standout season on the Spartan boys tennis team, Pierini will now get the chance to have the college experience in America, as well. Pierini committed to play college tennis at Ferris State University, celebrating his dec...