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Application Guidelines
Founded in 1975, the mission of the Italian Heritage Society is to honor and preserve the stories, traditions, and culture of the Italian families who immigrated to the Monterey Peninsula and Central Coast of California more than 100 years ago.
STUDENT APPLICATION: All questions must be answered completely. Applications shall be typed or written in ink.
Please sign and date the form, if the question does not apply to your particular situation, respond with N/A, Non-Applicable.
ITALIAN HERITAGE SOCIETY OF MONTEREY PARTICIPATION: Student and/or parents must be current members of the IHS, at the time of a scholarship award.
SCHOLARSHIP ELIGIBILITY: Students must be graduating from high school, attending college, or enrolling in a vocational institution. Students must have a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.5 or higher.
A complete application will include the following:
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2 letters of recommendation
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photo of applicant
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100 word biography
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high school transcript
LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION: Send two letters of recommendation in support of your application. Student's first and last name should appear in the upper right-hand corner of the front page of each letter.
PHOTO AND BIORGRAPHY: Include a 100-word biography and a recent photograph suitable for publication in the IHS newsletter.
HIGH SCHOOL OR COLLEGE TRANSCRIPT: You may request that your school send in official high school or college transcripts of the last high school, college or vocational institution you attended.
Or you may include a sealed official copy of the transcript from the last high school or college attended along with your application. Unofficial transcripts or photocopies will not be accepted.
The Italian Heritage Society of Monterey is honored to present 7 - $1,000 scholarships to those individuals who successfully complete the scholarship application process and achieve the highest ranking.
Dates:
Application opening date is January 15, 2023.
Closing of applications is April 22, 2023.
Review of applications shall occur prior to April 30, 2023.
Notifications to all candidates shall occur prior to May 21, 2023.
Award of scholarships shall occur prior to May 31, 2023.
Mail to: Italian Heritage Society, Attention: Scholarship Committee, P.O. Box 367, Monterey, CA 93942.
REMEMBER, IF ANY PART OF YOUR APPLICATION PACKET IS MISSING IT WILL BE REJECTED.
It is your responsibility to make sure that all parts of your application are complete and the your recommendation letters and transcripts are sent in before the deadline.
The Italian Heritage Society of Monterey would like to congratulate the following students for applying and being awarded the following scholarships from the italian Heritage Society of Monterey.
2022 Scholarship Recipients
Katherine Hodges $1,000 Gianna Campo $1,000
John Campo $1,000 Gianna Grammatico $1,000
Joseph Bucholtz $500 Adam Bucholtz $500
Katherine Compagno $500 Isabella Cardinale $500
2023 Scholarship Recipients
Anna Gorman $1,000 James Devine $1,000
Caesar Aldisert $1,000 Katherine Hodges $1,000
Gianna Mangiapane $1,000 Lillian Young &1,000