CCF High School and College Scholarship Applications for 2024-2025 are NOW CLOSED
Our scholarship programs grew out of a desire to improve the lives of Italian Americans. Between 1880 and 1920, over four million Italians immigrated to the United States.
All 2025-2026 CCF Scholarship applications will open in November 2024. Join our mailing list for updates or email scholarships@columbuscitizens.org for more information.
Eligibility
- Applicant must be entering their first year of high school or an accredited college/university or medical school.
- Applicant must be of at least 25% Italian heritage.
- Applicant must have a minimum GPA of 3.5 or 88%.
- Applicants must provide:
- The parent and/or applicant’s most recent Federal Tax Return documents. Consideration is given for applicants with demonstrated financial need.
- For College and Medical School Applications, the applicant’s FAFSA Submission Summary must be provided.
- Two (2) letters of recommendation from professional and/or academic contact. This may include teachers, professors, community leaders, mentors, counselors, or another person who can speak to the applicant’s academic merits and/or extracurricular and community service activities.
- The applicant’s most recent, or current, semester’s report card or transcript.
Application Process
- Applicants must complete the application by the stated deadline, including the completion of all required essays, and submission of tax documents, FAFSA Submission Summary and letters of recommendation. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed.
- Those applications that are selected to move forward in the process will be invited to participate in an interview, which will be scheduled through the CCF Scholarship Office.
- All applicants will be alerted to their application status throughout the process.
- All applications, letters of recommendation, and required documents must be submitted via the online application portal. No application materials will be accepted via mail or email. Any application materials submitted outside of the online portal will not be reviewed.
If you have any questions or would like to be added to our scholarship interest email list please email scholarships@columbuscitizens.org
