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Scholarships

We’re proud to sponsor the educational goals of our members and/or their children through our scholarship program.

If you'd like to support our scholarship fund, become a member or make a donation today.

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 application.

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. Priority consideration is given to new scholarship applicants, although students continuing in college/university also continue to qualify.

A complete application will include the following:

Completed and signed application
Official high school or college transcript
Two letters of recmmendation
Short biography (100 words) about applicant (suitable for publication)
Provide an acceptance letter from college or university
500 Word Essay
Photograph of applicant
Current Italian Heritage Membership
Current Monterey County Resident
3.5 GPA or Higher
Submission Complete by application deadline

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 BIOGRAPHY: Include a 100-word biography and a recent photograph suitable for publication in the IHS newsletter or website.

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 scholarships to those individuals who successfully complete the scholarship application process and achieve the highest ranking.

Download Scholarship Application

Dates:

Application opening date is January 1, 2027.

Closing of applications is March 1, 2027

Review of applications shall occur prior to April 30, 2027.

Notifications to all candidates shall occur prior to May 21, 2027,

Scholarship acknokledgemts will coincide with the 2027 Honoree

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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 Gianna Campo

John Campo Gianna Grammatico

Joseph Bucholtz Adam Bucholtz

Katherine Compagno Isabella Cardinale

2023 Scholarship Recipients

Anna Gorman James Devine

Caesar Aldisert Katherine Hodges

Gianna Mangiapane Lillian Young

2024 Scholarship Recipients

James Devine Eva Usakoff

Savanah Nicholas Katherine Compagno