Scholarships open to specific ethnicities, nationalities, or ancestries.

Frank J. Vigilante Scholarship
Sponsor: Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: November 1, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to students Italian students from the state of Illinois who have financial need and high academic achievement. Applicant must submit an essay on how the scholarship will help them fulfill their personal and professional goals.

ISDA Scholarship
Sponsor: Italian Sons and Daughters of America
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: November 1, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to current college students who must be enrolled prior to his or her 16th birthday in any youth category in the ISDA. Applicant must be under 25 years of age.

Joseph U. Bottalla Scholarship
Sponsor: Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans
Amount: Up to $1,500
Closing Date: November 1, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to Illinois residents who are 50% or more of Italian extraction and have studied Italian language for at least two years or are currently enrolled in an Italian language course in high school or college.

Nick and Helena Patti Foundation Scholarship
Sponsor: Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans
Amount: Up to $6,500
Closing Date: November 1, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to persons of Italian parentage who are residents of Illinois for assistance in music or education for college students who are orphans or who were raised in foster homes. Preference for scholarship awards may be given to students studying music in college beyond the freshman level. However, scholarships can be awarded for other fields of study. Preference for scholarship awards may also be given to those individuals who have been orphaned and wish to pursue their personal and professional goals of attending college.