2018 SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION PERIOD NOW OPEN

The AMHS awards a $4,000 scholarship every year to two students who have demonstrated strong academic performance and a keen interest in Italian language and studies. The AMHS and the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) together manage this important program, for which the application period for the 2018-2019 academic year just opened on December 1st, 2017. The deadline for receipt of applications is March 1st, 2018.

Those interested in applying should check the eligibility criteria for both NIAF and AMHS by going to their respective websites:https://www.niaf.org/ and http://www.abruzzomoliseheritagesociety.org/scholarships/ . It is worth emphasizing that this program offers a unique opportunity for high school and college or university students who have an Italian background, and so AMHS members and friends should ensure that their children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews, etc. are aware of it. Membership in the AMHS is not a requirement for submitting an application, but applicants must either be NIAF members themselves or have a parent or guardian who is. Remember that AMHS members are automatically members of NIAF because of the Society’s official association with that organization. The program operates in the following manner.

NIAF manages the initial screening of applicants, ensuring that all are eligible. It then forwards all the eligible candidates to the AMHS, whose Scholarship Committee selects the two winners by majority vote. Current Scholarship Committee members include Peter Bell, Lucio D’Andrea, Ray LaVerghetta (Chair), Romeo Sabatini and Lourdes Tinajero. For information or questions concerning the program, please visit the Society’s website or contact one of the Scholarship Committee members.