Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures

Scholarships and Internships

Program Scholarships:

THE ANTHONY H. CORSO MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP for summer study abroad in Naples, Italy.

SPONSOR	The scholarship was founded in 1984 by Mrs. Carmela Corso Zecca in memory of her brother, Anthony, a native of Philadelphia whose family emigrated from Naples to Philadelphia in the 1880's
BENEFITS	The scholarship provides travel, boarding with a family in Naples and (funds permitting) a course of Italian Language at a private institution in Naples.
DATES	To be coordinated with the hosting family. Usually 4 weeks any time between mid June and mid august.

For further information on the Corso scholarship, please contact Dr. Giuli

University Scholarships:

For information on University Scholarships please visit the Fellowship web site by clicking here.

US and Italian Scholarships

Some Italian universities offer scholarships for study at different levels: from high school to graduate studies. Here are some examples:

Università per Stranieri di Siena
Università per Stranieri di Perugia
Venice International University
Collegio del mondo Unito di Trieste (Duino) (for 16-19 year-old students)
http://www.saci-florence.org One-year scholarships for study in Florence

The following institutions offer scholarship opportunities for the study of Italian:

Internships:

The Italian Program has contacts in Rome and Naples for internships in the fields of teaching, and international relations. We are now also working on contacts in political science and business.

Opportunities can also be found on the following sites, by selecting “Italy” http://www.studyabroadlinks.com/search/Italy/Internship_Programs/
http://www.internabroad.com/search.cfm
http://www.aipt.org/subpages/iaeste_us/index.php
http://www.ciee.org/trainee/participant/welcome/index.htm
http://www.italyemb.org/usefullinks.htm