Applications are being sought for the following Awards:

1) The Elena and Antonio De Luca Award of $1000, to be given to a young person who has excelled in the study of Latin and/or Greek.

2) The Fred La Marca Award of $1000, to be given to a young person who has excelled in studies of the Humanities. 

3) The Candida Pitassi Di Croce Italian Language Award of $1000, to be given to a scholar who has excelled in learning the Italian Language and shows promise of continued commitment to excel in the language and culture of Italy.

4) The Vincenzo Palumbo Artisan Award of $1000, to be given to an artisan who has excelled in working with stone, wood, natural and synthetic fibers and other relevant media. 

5) The Ruggiero Morigi Artist Award of  $1000, to be given to a scholar who has excelled in the Arts. Written reviews, recordings and/opr photographs, etc. of your work must be submitted to the Awards Committee. 

Applicants should be no more than 25 years of age as of Friday, May 15th, 2009, the post-marked date for receipt of applications (except for Award No. 4 for which older applicants are accepted.)

 Materials to be included in the application are:

1. College transcripts when appropriate and High School transcripts for no. 7) (not required for award no. 4)
2. Three letters of recommendation
3. An essay describing why the applicant feels worthy of the award
4. A short biographical presentation of the candidate (curriculum vitae)
5. Anything that would demonstrate the ability of the candidate, including publications by and/or about the candidate, photographs, CDs etc.

Selection will occur during the last week of May and awards will be presented at the ICS gala dinner, which will take place Sunday, June 7, 2009 at 6:00 pm as will be advertised in our newsletter Poche Parole. Attendance at the dinner is compulsory and awards will be reassigned if the winner is unable to attend, except for exceptional circumstances as determined by the Awards Committee.

Every year the Italian Cultural Society awards scholarships to students who have excelled in the study of Italian language and culture in Colleges and Universities of the Washington metropolitan area.

Dr. Maria Wilmeth, Scholarship Committee
Italian Cultural Society
4827 Rugby Ave., Suite #301
Bethesda, MD 20814

All applications should be postmarked by April 15 of the current year.