Caroline Guarini Memorial Scholarship

National Italian American Foundation

Accepting Applications

About the Scholarship

Opens: 12/1/2025

Closes: 3/1/2026

Caroline Guarini Memorial Scholarship provides financial assistance to students of Italian ancestry who are from Connecticut, New Jersey, or New York and interested in majoring music.

Win up to

$2,500

Essay Required: No
Need-Based: No
Merit-Based: Yes
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Requirements

This program is open to Italian Americans (defined as having at least 1 ancestor who has immigrated from Italy) who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents originally from Connecticut, New Jersey, or New York.

Applicants must be members, or have a parent or guardian who is a member, of the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF).

They must be majoring in music or a musicrelated field and have a GPA of 3.5 or higher.

Selection is based on academic merit.