IAHS Scholarship Application Guidelines
"What My Italian Heritage Means To Me"
The Italian American Heritage Society (IAHS) is once again offering its annual scholarship program. This year, scholarship monies have been increased to a total of $15,000! Five (5) scholarships of $3,000 each will be available to qualified applicants. Winners of the scholarships will be announced on the main stage of Sloss Furnace at the FESTA ITALIANA, on June 7, 2025.
Applicants must be a high school senior or in college or accepted at a college, must meet the guidelines listed below, and must complete the application form. The winners also must be able to read their essays at the July, 2025 general meeting of the Italian American Heritage Society (usually the second Sunday of the month). This meeting is held in the Parish Hall at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church located at 1730 Oxmoor Road, Homewood, Alabama 35209.
During the 2024 school year, we increased our scholarship monies from $500. to $1,000. Congratulations to the 2024 winners, Joey Caiola, Anna Grace Fuller, James Mayo, and Ella Miele who each won a $1,000 toward their tuition. We wish each of them the best as they continue their education.
APPLICATION GUIDELINES:
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Applicant must be a member of the Italian American Heritage Society or have a parent(s)/guardian who is a member.
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Applicant must be a high school senior providing proof of acceptance to a college or university they will attend in the 2025-2026 school year, or an existing college student.
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Applicant must have a grade point average of at least a 2.75 if already attending college.
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Applicant must submit the Application Form (red button below) that includes the following:​​
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his/her name, age, USPS mailing address, email address, and cell phone number
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the name of the applicant's parent/guardian who is a member of IAHS
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name of high school or college attending or copy of letter of acceptance from college attending for the 2025 school year.
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name and address of registrar of college currently attending or name of registrar of college applicant will be attending (Scholarship monies may be used for tuition or college expenditures such as room and board, fees, meal tickets, laptops, textbooks).
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the last four digits of his/her Social Security number (used to identify the applicant's essay for anonymous review by the selection committee)
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list of school and community activities
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Applicant writes and submits an essay of at least two (2) pages (typed, Times Roman, 12", double-spaced) explaining the topic, "What My Italian Heritage Means to Me." Applicant's name and name of the applicant's parent/guardian must NOT be mentioned in the essay. This essay must be emailed to me at jeanettecampisi52@gmail.com. Please use Pages, Word, or PDF format for the essay.
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Deadline for submission is on or before April 30, 2025.
For questions contact:
Jeanette Campisi, Ed.D.
Scholarship Chairperson
205 617-4961
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