SCHOLARSHIPS

Italian American Cultural Association of Virginia In 1988, the Hilda Manieri Traina/Paul J. Caruso IACA Scholarship was established at Richard Bland College, of the College of William & Mary. Applicants must be full time undergraduate students, must have a financial need, maintain a 3.0 grade point average and must have some Italian ancestry. In 1996, the Fierro Family of Richmond established The Fierro Family IACA scholarship at Virginia Commonwealth University and the scholarship for high school seniors related to second year members of IACA, funded by member dues and donations. Similarly, in order to apply for the scholarship, applicants must have a financial need, maintain a 3.0 grade point average and must have some Italian ancestry. In addition, in 2012 we added the IACA Scholarship, intended to aid high school seniors related to second year or longer IACA members. Applications must be made through the respective Financial Aid Offices. In 2012 we initiated a new IACA scholarship intended for children, grandchildren or great grandchildren of any IACA member. The scholarship is available for use at any non-profit 2 or 4-year college or university. Applicants need not reside in the state of Virginia. Click here for the application. Make a Contribution to one of the Scholarships. Please consider a contribution to one of our scholarship funds. Many corporations provide matching funds. You may also consider a special bequeath in your estate planning. To make a contribution, send us an email, and our Scholarship Chairman will contact you to guide you through the procedure.

SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED 2019 The Fierro-Family Italian-American Cultural Association of Virginia scholarship for VCU was awarded to: Giancarlo Bulfon and Evamarie Pascoe The Hilda Manieri Traina/ Paul J. Caruso IACA scholarships at Richard Bland College of the College of William & Mary, were awarded to Erin Brooks. IACA offers a scholarship to graduating high school seniors who are relatives of IACA members. The amount awarded will be determined by the board in May of the year the scholarship is being awarded. This year it was awarded to Walker S. Pollard, Ronald D. Maier, Jr., Joshua L. Crawford and Andrew G. Shibley.