The Marchegiana Society of Chicago Heights and the Columbian Club of Chicago have both reserved special scholarships in the amount of $5000.00 specifically for students engaged in the Italian American Studies Program at Loyola. For complete application information, refer to their websites. Marchegiana Society of Chicago Heights - https://marchegianasocietychicagoheights.com/scholarship  Columbian Club of Chicago -- https://columbianclub.org/charitable-foundation 

The Sons and Daughters of Italy Chicago Heights Lodge has been a constant supporter of Loyola’s Italian American Studies Program. https://osdia.org/lodge/chicago-heights/  For more information, contact the lodge’s president Giacomo Mancini gmancin1@att.net --

In addition, numerous local Italian American organizations offer scholarships to students with an expressed interest in learning more about their Italian ethnic heritage. Noting that you are taking, or plan to take, courses in Italian American Studies at Loyola will be a positive attribute on your application.

Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans (JCCIA) – offers multiple scholarship opportunities -- https://www.jccia.com/scholarships 

The National Italian American Federation (NIAF) - offers a variety of scholarships to outstanding Italian American students from a variety of academic disciplines – https://www.niaf.org/programs/available-scholarships/