
Scholarships
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
Amount: $24,000. About: The Ned McWherter Scholars Program helps high-achieving high school seniors afford college in Tennessee. Applicants must be a resident of Tennessee, be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident, be on track to attend an eligible Tennessee college or university full-time, have a GPA of at least a 3.5 on a 4.0 scale,
Amount: Up to $1,600 for freshmen & sophomores at 2-year institutions; Up to $2,250 for freshmen & sophomores at institutions with campus housing; Up to $2,850 for juniors & seniors at institutions with campus housing. About: Funded from the net proceeds of the state lottery, Tennessee’s HOPE Scholarship is awarded to entering freshmen who are
Amount: $25,000. About: Offered by the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CDFA) and the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, the CFDS X Crystal Bridges Heartland Scholar Awards will award five scholarships worth $25,000 each to “student design talent born in Heartland states and/or consider the Heartland their home base – having resided there
Amount: $2,500. About: Offered by the Unico National Foundation, Bernard and Carolyn Torraco Memorial Nursing Scholarships are annually awarded to college students pursuing careers in nursing. Applicants must reside in the home state of an active UNICO Chapter, be a U.S. citizen, be currently attending an accredited campus-based nursing degree program in the United States
Amount: $5,000. About: Offered by the Unico National Foundation, the Dr. Benjamin Cottone Memorial Scholarship is annually awarded to Italian American students pursuing careers in medicine. Applicants must reside in the home state of an active UNICO Chapter; be a U.S. citizen with Italian heritage; be a senior at a campus-based public or private college/university