Vittorini Award for Undergraduate Excellence in Italian
Funding Amount
Multiple awards: $1,000, $500, $250, $100, $50
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
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Eligible organizations
- All undergraduate students at the University of Pennsylvania taking Italian courses
Other requirements
- Students may be pursuing Italian as electives or as part of a major or minor
- No GPA or other academic requirements specified beyond taking Italian courses
Overview
Vittorini Award for Undergraduate Excellence in Italian at University of Pennsylvania
The America-Italy Society of Philadelphia supports excellence in Italian studies at the University of Pennsylvania with its Vittorini Fund, established in 1963 to honor the memory of Professor Domenico Vittorini, a beloved long-time member of the Romance Languages Faculty at Penn.
Award Details: Prizes are awarded each year to encourage undergraduate students in the pursuit of majors and minors, and perhaps even careers, centering on Italian culture. The awards are presented by the America-Italy Society at an annual ceremony held at the end of the spring semester at Penn. The ceremony is marked by a lecture in Italian Studies by a member of the Penn faculty and participation of the Consul General of Italy in Philadelphia.
Focus Areas:
- Italian language and culture studies
- Undergraduate excellence in Italian at University of Pennsylvania
Geographic Scope: University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Eligibility:
- All undergraduate students at the University of Pennsylvania taking Italian courses
- Students may be pursuing Italian as electives or as part of a major or minor
- No GPA or other academic requirements specified beyond taking Italian courses
Award Structure:
- Multiple tiers of awards:
- $1,000
- $500
- $250
- $100
- $50
Contact Information:
- America-Italy Society of Philadelphia
- 230 S. Broad St., Suite 1105
- Philadelphia, PA 19102
- Tel: (215) 735-3250
- Email: info@aisphila.org
- Website: aisphila.org
Organization Status: Tax-exempt nonprofit under Sections 501(c)(3) and 509(a)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code. TAX ID: 23-1539206
What America-Italy Society of Philadelphia actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2023 — the most recent filing with itemized grants
America-Italy Society of Philadelphia reported $47K in grants for 2024 as a total without an itemized list; the grant details below are from 2023, its most recent itemized filing.
- Grants in 2023
- 1
- Total given
- $6,000
- Median grant
- $6,000
- By dollars: New Jersey 100%. Top recipient cities: Shamong, NJ.
Example grants
Lenape Regional High School District · Shamong, NJ
To support the italian education programs
$6,000
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