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Colton resident attending Emerson College receives NIAF Jack Valenti Scholarship

Posted 1/7/16

Tzintzun Aguilar Izzo of Colton recently received the NIAF Jack Valenti Scholarship. Izzo attends Emerson College and is pursuing a master’s degree in media art. Since NIAF’s inception 40 years …

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Colton resident attending Emerson College receives NIAF Jack Valenti Scholarship

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Tzintzun Aguilar Izzo of Colton recently received the NIAF Jack Valenti Scholarship. Izzo attends Emerson College and is pursuing a master’s degree in media art.

Since NIAF’s inception 40 years ago, the scholarship program has grown from four scholarships of $250 each to dozens of annual scholarships ranging in value from $2,000 to $12,000, each in the Italian language and culture, medicine, engineering, business, law, music, and other specialized fields.

Last year, the average scholarship to students in the United States was worth more than $6,000.

Scholarship applicants must be a NIAF member or have a parent or guardian who is a member of the foundation.

Applicants must be enrolled in or entering an accredited college or university in the United States in the fall of 2016. Students must be of Italian descent, with at least one ancestor who emigrated from Italy. Additionally, applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent resident aliens.

NIAF scholarship recipients are selected based on academic merit and have an average GPA of 3.5 out of 4.0 to apply.

Apply online for a 2016-2017 NIAF scholarship at www.niaf.org/scholarships. Application deadline is March 1. NIAF scholarship winners will be notified May 2.

For more information contact NIAF Director of Programs Gabriella Mileti at gmileti@niaf.org.