Scholarships & Awards
The Center for Italian Studies offers a number of awards on an annual basis.
Mario Mignone Scholarship
Scholarship Details
Eligibility: Minimum 3.0 GPA and one semester of Italian Language completed by program start.
Description: Florence University of the Arts, American University in Florence (FUA-AUF) will offer a one semester scholarship to a deserving student participating in a SBU FUA-AUF semester program. The scholarship will be applied to the recipient's SBU program fee. While enrolled at FUA-AUF, the selected recipient will serve as the SBU Student Representative. Please contact SBU Study Abroad for additional information.
Student Representative Responsibilities
- A minimum of 10 hours a week working in the FUA-AUF Student Life and Development Office
- Promotion and participation in student services activities and events
- Maintenance of SBU/FUA-AUF social media
- General communications with SBU program students
- Support SBU students participating on the Freshman Launch Year (FLY) program at FUA-AUF
- Assistance in special projects as needed
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)