Illinois
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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SVS (Balaji) Temple of Greater Chicago
Amount: $10,000. About: Each year, the SVS (Balaji) Temple of Greater Chicago awards $10,000 scholarships to students entering their first year of undergraduate school. Applicants must be enrolled full-time at an accredited undergraduate program for the upcoming academic year. The scholarship will be awarded based equally on merit and financial need. The scholarship funds will
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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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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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Quad City Engineering and Science Council (QCESC) Scholarship
Amount: $2,500. About: The Quad City Engineering and Science Council (QCESC) Scholarship is designed to benefit students from the Quad Cities who are interested in pursuing STEM careers. Applicants must be high school seniors, residents of Mercer, Rock Island, Henry, Whiteside, Carroll, Knox, Lee, Clinton, Scott, Muscatine, or Louisa County, and plan to pursue a
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PepsiCo Foundation NextStep Scholarship
Amount: Up to $12,500. About: The PepsiCo Foundation NextStep Scholarship aims to help students transition from designated partner community colleges to four-year colleges and universities. The program will award up to 20 scholarships in the amount of $12,500 each to qualified students attending one of these community colleges: Westchester Community College, Dallas College, City Colleges