Fulbright Fondazione Falcone-NIAF Scholarship in Criminology
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
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Eligible organizations
- Graduate students preferred
Other requirements
- Future academic/professional career plans in Law and Criminology
- Special interest in Sicily and promotion of rule of law
- Interdisciplinary studies encouraged: Law, Economics, Sociology, Education, Anthropology
Overview
A prestigious scholarship for advanced graduate-level research in criminology, offered through a partnership between Fulbright, Fondazione Giovanni e Francesca Falcone, and NIAF. The program promotes values of rule of law and legality among young people and combats mafia culture.
Award Details:
- One American student and one Italian student per year
- American student works with Fondazione Giovanni e Francesca Falcone in Palermo, Sicily
- Italian student conducts research at a prestigious university in the United States
- Duration: 6 to 9 months (flexible)
- Award amount depends on length of stay
Eligibility:
- Graduate students preferred
- Future academic/professional career plans in Law and Criminology
- Special interest in Sicily and promotion of rule of law
- Interdisciplinary studies encouraged: Law, Economics, Sociology, Education, Anthropology
Focus Areas:
- Criminology research
- Rule of law
- Anti-mafia initiatives
- Legal studies
- Sicilian studies
Geographic Scope: US-Italy exchange program
Contact Information:
- National Italian American Foundation
- Address: Amb. Peter F. Secchia Building, 1860 19th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20009
- Phone: 202-387-0600
- Email: information@niaf.org
- Federal ID: 52-1071723
- Partner: Fondazione Giovanni e Francesca Falcone (Palermo, Sicily)
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Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
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- 9
- Total given
- $106K
- Median grant
- $10K
- Range
- $6,000–$25K
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Fields of Work
- Education
- Criminal justice
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