Scholarships open to specific ethnicities, nationalities, or ancestries.

Leonard Skowronski Polish Studies Scholarship
Sponsor: American Council for Polish Culture
Amount: $3,000.00
Closing Date: April 5, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to students pursuing some Polish studies (major may be in other fields) at universities in the United States who have completed at least two years of college or university work at an accredited institution.

Women’s Division Scholarship
Sponsor: Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans
Amount: $2,000.00
Closing Date: April 5, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating female high school seniors who are residents of Illinois and have at least one parent who is of Italian descent.

First Year Scholarship
Sponsor: Italian Catholic Federation
Amount: $400.00
Closing Date: April 10, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors who are Roman Catholic and of Italian Descent and live within the Roman Catholic Dioceses of California, Illinois, and Nevada. Applicant must be majoring in Italian Studies.

John Fischetti Scholarship
Sponsor: Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans
Amount: Up to $2,000
Closing Date: April 24, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to Illinois students are at least 50% Italian ancestry and has been accepted into or enrolled in an undergraduate degree program majoring in journalism or media communications.