Scholarships Available from NIAF

Every year, the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) offers scholarships to deserving Italian American students to help lessen the financial burden incurred in the process of continuing their education. As per our donors' requests, our scholarships are targeted towards students from a wide variety of disciplines, geographic areas and at certain cases designated to students of specific institutions.

The Eleanor and Anthony Def rancis Scholarship is a scholarship that we offer to an outstanding Italian American student majoring in a pure natural science or related field attending the California Institute of Technology, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology or the University of Arizona. Eligible candidates must also demonstrate financial need by uploading their FAFSA onto their application.

To be considered for a NIAF scholarship, a student must meet the following criteria:

•  Be a member of NIAF or have a parent who is a member of NIAF.

•  Be a United States citizen or a permanent resident alien.

•  Have at least one ancestor who has emigrated from Italy.

We hope that you will share this opportunity with your students and encourage them to apply to our scholarships. Please direct any interested students to http://www.niaf.org/scholarships / where they will find instructions on how to apply. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to send me an e-mail at gmileti@niaf.org or call my direct line at (202)939-3116.