The Marlton Lodge №2314 of the Order of the Sons of Italy in America is proud to announce that it is searching for candidates for its first “Italian Language Scholarship Grant.” The lodge’s mission is to preserve and enhance its rich Italian heritage, promote its Italian culture and traditions, the legacy of its ancestors, and its contributions to society and to the United States. Therefore, in this tradition, the lodge desires to award a scholarship grant for Italian language studies to an outstanding scholar from one of the four Lenape Regional High School District schools.
The lodge encourages students to study Italian as part of their high school and college language requirements as it will be beneficial to students in such areas as music, art history, linguistics, international business, culinary arts, and fashion. Just as important is the assistance that Italian language courses give students in the area of vocabulary and grammar. As it’s known, Italian developed from Latin, and over half of the English vocabulary is derived from Latin. Studies show that students who have studied Italian tend to score higher on the SAT tests on vocabulary and grammar.
There are several requirements that the lodge has of the candidate to be considered for this scholarship grant. A few of them are: the candidate will be a full time student in the 2015 fall semester and intends to take Italian language classes at an accredited college or university; is a U.S. citizen of Italian heritage; attends one of the four Lenape Regional High Schools; scored a 3 or above on the Italian AP exam; and be in the top 20 percent of the candidate’s graduating class. The Italian Language Scholarship Grant that we will be awarding for Italian language studies will be in the amount of $1,000. The Executive Board of the Marlton Lodge №2315 will have the final determination in the selection of which one of the candidates, if any, best meets the requirements for the award. It is at the sole discretion of the Marlton Lodge 2315 whether a scholarship will be awarded and to which candidate.
Qualified candidates for the award should contact Frank Muoio at (856) 296–3259 for additional information and the application. The deadline for submitting the application is June 1, 2015.
