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Unico Foundation, Inc., a national service organization whose members are of Italian descent, offers four scholarships for high school seniors, as well as several others for undergraduate and graduate students of Italian descent. The Nutley chapter will sponsor eligible students who live in New Jersey. These scholarships for high school students are in addition to local scholarships available to Nutley residents only, and require a separate online only application. There are four $6000 grants, applied for together with one original application and three complete copies.
Scholarships for students currently in college and for those pursuing post graduate studies are available. These undergraduate scholarships are for Literary studies, Fine Arts, Science, Engineering and those wishing to Study Abroad, specifically, as well as for students in their choice of major. Graduate grants are for any area, as well as Medicine and Nursing. There is also a scholarship for students of Southern Italian ancestry.
Information about these scholarships is available online at https://www.unico.org/scholarships. These scholarships must be applied for online. There are no paper applications. Select the Scholarship tab for all instructions. For further information or for recommendations, contact Michele Fleitell at UnicoNationalScholarshipNutley@gmail.com. The application deadline iw March 15, 2026.
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