Connecticut
Scholarships
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Unico Foundation Undergraduate Awards Scholarship
Amount: $6,000 (disbursed over 4 years). About: The Unico National Foundation annually awards four scholarships — Major Don S. Gentile Scholarship, Alphonse A. Miele Scholarship, William C. Davini Scholarship, and Theodore Mazza Scholarship — to Italian American college-bound high school seniors. Those interested fill out one application and are automatically considered for all four scholarships.
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Stephen Phillips Memorial Scholarship Fund
Amount: $3,000-$17,000 (renewable for up to 4 years). About: Stephen Phillips Memorial Scholarships are annually awarded to current and future undergraduate students from New England. Each applicant must be an entering or returning student at an accredited undergraduate institution in the United States, be enrolled full-time, be pursuing a bachelor’s degree, be a U.S. citizen
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Sergeant John Basilone Memorial Graduate Scholarship
Amount: $3,000. About: Offered by the Unico National Foundation, the Sergeant John Basilone Memorial Graduate Scholarship is annually awarded to Italian American college seniors who plan to pursue graduate degrees. Applicants must reside in the home state of an active UNICO Chapter, be a U.S. citizen of Italian descent, be a college senior attending full-tme
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Roothbert Fund Scholarships
Amount: $5,000-$7,000. About: The Roothbert Fund offers annual scholarships to help those with financial need afford higher education. Applicants must be U.S. citizens and reside in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Delaware, Maryland, District of Columbia, Virginia, West Virginia, or North Carolina. Preference is given to
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Ralph J. Torraco Scholarship
Amount: $2,500. About: Offered by the Unico National Foundation, the Ralph J. Torraco Scholarship is a $2,500 award for current college students. Applicants must reside in the home state of an active UNICO Chapter; be a U.S. citizen; be attending, full-time, an accredited campus-based college or university program in the United States; meet a minimum
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NYWICI Scholarship
Amount: $1,500-$10,000. About: Administered by the New York Women in Communications (NYWICI), the NYWICI Scholarships are awarded each year to “empower women in the communications field.” Most of the scholarships are named or sponsored awards supported by nonprofits or corporations, which set their own eligibility requirements. To qualify, applicants must be either a student attending