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THE JOSEPH AND ELDA INSTITUTE FOR THE ITALIAN AMERICAN EXPERIENCE IN AMERICA
AT MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY

Grants of up to $1000 are offered to individuals pursuing studies, research or projects within the arts, humanities, physical or natural sciences  based on criteria that demonstrates  achievement or influence derived from the history, heritage or culture of Italy or the peoples of Italian or Italian American descent.

Projects are encouraged for research in diverse fields including but not limited to Italian language, the performing and visual arts, music, mathematics, philosophy, architecture, medicine, natural and physical sciences, history, economics literature, nutritional sciences, and gender studies.

Awards are available to graduates of colleges and universities of New Jersey who are enrolled in a graduate program at any university or other institutions of higher education as well as those who may be pursuing independent research within the specified

Applications will also be accepted from upperclassman attending a New Jersey college or university. These applications are to be submitted during the applicant’s junior year for implementation during the senior or a subsequent year of study.

Successful applicants must demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Grant Review Committee the quality and purpose of the independent or post graduate study project. The project/research may be a requirement of post graduate degree that will occur within the time frame of the graduate program in which the applicant is enrolled.

Plans must specify the expected date of completion or evidence of tangible progress towards the completion of the project during the grant period.  Completion of the project or a graduate degree is not necessarily a requirement during the same grant period. Individual grants up to $1000 may be awarded during any one calendar year period and can be considered for renewal. The grant may be used for tuition, travel, support services, supplies or other activities at the discretion of the recipient.

All projects or programs are funded on an annual basis. In the case of a multiple year renewable grant, it must be completed within two years of the initial grant period. Recipients will submit a written summary of the results of the project research to the Coccia Institute and will be responsible to provide a summary oral presentation of the project results. The Coccia Institute will have the rights to disseminate the research a public information service. Payments will be scheduled on an installment basis at the discretion of the Foundation.

Applications for research intended to begin in the 2008 – 09 year must be submitted by June 15, 2008.   Awards will be announced by June 30, 2008. Applications received after that date can be considered for implementation beginning in January 2009.

Application materials can be found at the following link: Application 2008-9-1

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Scholarships

 

The Joseph and Elda Coccia Institute
for the Italian Experience in America
offers the following
Scholarships and Awards in 2008

 

The Saddlebrook Unico Chapter Scholarships for
Excellence in Italian Language

The Saddlebrook Chapter of UNICO, in conjunction with The Joseph and Elda Coccia Institute for the Italian Experience in America and the Department of Spanish and Italian at Montclair State University, offers five awards of $250 for excellence in Italian language.

 

The District 7 Unico Award for
Achievement in Italian Studies and Heritage Education

The District 7 Chapter of UNICO, in conjunction with The Joseph and Elda Coccia Institute for the Italian Experience in America and the Department of Spanish and Italian at Montclair State University, offers a $1000 award to a senior who demonstrates high achievement in Italian Studies and Heritage Education and who is completing the Montclair State University Teacher Education Program with the intent to teach Italian at the high-school or middle-school level.

 

The Montclair State University Italian Program
Offers the following  Merit Awards to
Italian Majors for
Excellence in Italian

The Montclair State University Italian Program offers two $250 Merit Awards to Italian Majors for Excellence in Italian and one $250 Merit Award for a new Italian Major.
Italian Majors at all levels of Italian study are eligible to apply.

 

• Applicants for all scholarships and awards should use Italian Scholarship Application Form at: http://chss2.montclair.edu/spanish-italian/italscholappform.pdf,
emphasizing their achievements and activities related to Italian language and culture in the 500-word essay.

• Application deadline: Monday, March 24, 2008.
Submit to:
Dr. D. Del Principe
The Department of Spanish and Italian
Dickson Hall 367
delprinciped@mail.montclair.edu, x7499

 

* Note: The Italian Scholarship Selection Committee, composed of the Italian faculty, will establish the criteria for all awards, review applications, and select recipients. Awards will be presented at an Award Ceremony attended by sponsors at a date and time to be determined later.

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*Attention Faculty and Students*

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*Research Opportunity*

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The Coccia Institute for the Italian Experience in America is announcing an opportunity for a college student to assist in the development and production of the first of a series of proposed DVDs dealing with the history of migration and immigration emphasizing the role of Italians and the peoples of Italy in this phenomenon.

The assistant will be working with Mr. Joseph Sia, a retired engineer from Hoffmann-La Roche Inc., who resides near the campus in the Montclair area. He has accumulated data and other unique graphic and print materials relative to this subject which will be incorporated into the DVD. A near by studio with modern equipment and other facilities will be at the disposal for use in the project. The DVD will be produced in two languages, English and Italian.

The program is proposed for consideration by one or more departmental faculties as an independent study project for which credit can be granted. Possible departments or study areas that might find this as a suitable fit could be, but are not necessarily limited to:


Italian Studies, Italian language, anthropology, history, film making.


For further information in order to contact Mr. Joseph Sia please call the Institute Office at 973 655 4050