Scholarships shall be comprised of three categories:
A) Three $1,000 scholarships:
- Allotted for students that excel for four years in
the Italian Studies Program at Ocean Township High School.
- Funds allotted will be based on availability and the approval of the Executive
Board.
This category will be funded prior to B or C.
B) Monmouth County Scholarship:
- One $1,000 scholarship will be allotted based on
available funds and the approval of the Executive Board.
- This will be available to any high school other than Ocean Township High
School with a four year Italian Studies Program.
The student will have completed four years of an Italian Studies Program and be in
the top 25% of the class.
This scholarship will become available when two or more high schools meet the four year criteria.
This category
will be funded before C.
C) Continuing Education:
- $6,000 maximum allotment based on available funds and approval of the Executive Board.
- No one student will recieve more than $2,000
- Technical, vocational or special education criteria will be defined by the Scholarship
Commitee.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
In order to be considered for an Italian American Association Township of Ocean Continuing Education
Scholarship Award, an applicant must:
- Be a graduate of a public or non-public secondary school or have been awarded a General Education
Diploma (GED) during the past school year.
- Going on to higher education - College, Trade School, Business School or other, etc.
- Rank
in the top 1/4 of your class.
- Parent must be a member in good standing of the Italian American Association Township of Ocean for at
least two years.
- Submit official high school transcript.
- Submit two letters of recommendation, one of which must be from a teacher
or counselor.
- Submit a typed essay with a minimum of 250 words to include "Why you feel you should be granted this scholarship," and
"What does Italian heritage mean to you?"
To obtain a scholarship application, please contact the Scholarship Chairman:
John Napolitani
510 Deal Lake Drive, Apt 8 H
Asbury Park,
NJ 07712
Phone: 732-996-2114
Please Note: All applications must be received by the Scholarship
Chairman on or before April 30.
Late applications will be rejected
