Richard Perrone Scholarship
National Italian American Foundation
Deadline: March 1.
To support an outstanding Italian American undergraduate student majoring in business or a business-related field. Qualifications: Students must have a GPA of 3.5 (or the equivalent) or higher; have an active NIAF Membership; NIAF memberships are valid for one year from the date of registration (Memberships are non-refundable.) Students may use their parent, guardian or grandparent’s membership; be enrolled in a US accredited institution of higher education on a full time basis for the Fall semester; have a GPA of at least 3.5 out of 4.0 (or the equivalent); (Some scholarships require a lower GPA for eligibility. Students in a pass-fail system are also eligible.); be a United States Citizen or permanent resident alien; have Italian American ancestry; to be considered Italian American, the student must have at least one ancestor who has immigrated from Italy. Selection criteria: Selection will be based on academic merit & financial need. How to apply: Applicants must be submit online application form; submit applicants transcript, it in PDF form in the section dedicated to uploading documents. Focus: Business.