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Scholarships & Awards
The Center for Italian Studies offers a number of awards on an annual basis.
Dr. Michael De Luca Award
The Dr. Michael De Luca Award is awarded annually at Commencement to a student with academic focus on Italian Studies and a GPA of 3.0 or higher. The recipient is chosen by a committee of three faculty members from the Italian program.
Recent Winners
- 2024: Adrianna Mannino
- 2023: Michael Bennett (current PhD candidate in Critical Music Studies, Fulbright Research Fellow)
- 2022: Celine Rivera (minor in Italian Studies)
- 2021: Alisa Fomina (minor in Italian Studies), Anita Rescia (current PhD student in Hispanic Languages and Literature)
- 2018: Jane Garramone
The Center for Italian Studies Excellence Award
This is awarded anually to a student whose research and/or work promotes Italian culture.
Recent Winners
- 2024: Anita Rescia (for research on cinematic adaptations of Pinocchio)
- 2023: José Gabriel Alegría (for research on the work of Botticelli), Alessio Arena (for research on Neopolitan folk songs)