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.

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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.

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

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A complete application will include the following:

• 2 letters of recommendation

• photo of applicant 

• 100 word biography 

• 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.

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

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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. 

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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.

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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.

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ATTENTION

Students who have received a previous scholarship from IHS and are applying for an additional scholarship only have to remit the following..  An official transcript to be sent to:

Italian Heritage Society

P.O. Box 367

Monterey, CA. 93942

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Include a letter providing us of your current contact           information, like phone, email and home address as well

as your major, you will not have to send a full scholarship packet.

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