Scholarships
and Fellowships
Undergraduate
Scholarships
Althea
Caravacci Reynolds
Undergraduate Research Award
The
Department of Italian is delighted to offer an undergraduate research
award in the amount of $2,500 to an Italian Major or Double Major.
The award is offered annually by the family of the late Althea Caravacci
Reynolds.
Professor
Althea Caravacci Reynolds (1916-1998) was a teacher of Italian language
and culture in the UCLA Department of Italian for four decades. She
served as the Director for the Education Abroad Program, Undergraduate
Advisor, and a member of the UCLA Academic Senate and the Emeriti
Committee.
Her special interests were in methodology and Italian theatre, which
she incorporated in her classes by regularly staging and producing
Italian plays, using her students as actors. High school students
and members of the community attended the stage productions, which
were held at UCLA. Professor Reynolds received numerous awards for
her dedicated work to enhance Italian culture and art in Southern
California. They included a knighthood from the Italian government,
a gold medal from the Italian Ministry of Fine Arts, a bronze medal
from the Italian Ministry of Culture, and the title of Cavaliere al
merito della Repubblica italiana.
Applicants must submit a curriculum vitae and a statement not to exceed
one page in length, explaining how the research award would enable
them to complete a clearly designed research project. Applicants must
possess a grade point average of 3.5 or higher. The recipient must
use the award during the year in which it is awarded, and must submit
a paper not to exceed 10 pages in length at the beginning of the following
quarter, explaining how the award was used.
The award will be presented at a reception that will be attended by
family members of Althea Caravacci Reynolds and donors to the endowed
fund.
Submit
application to:
Professor
Massimo Ciavolella, Chair
Department of Italian
Royce 212
Application
deadline: June 4, 2007
Graduate
scholarships
and fellowships
Giovanni
Cecchetti
Graduate Award
Thanks
to the generosity of Mrs. R. Elizabeth Cecchetti, the Department
of Italian announces the Giovanni Cecchetti Graduate Award.
Giovanni
Cecchetti (1922-1998) was a distinguished professor who devoted
his life to the teaching of Italian language and culture. He graduated
Laureato in Lettere from the Universita di Firenze. In 1948
he began teaching at the University of California at Berkeley. He
also taught at Tulane University in New Orleans and Stanford. In
1969 he came to teach at UCLA, where he taught for 29 years. Chair
of the Italian Department from 1969 to 1977, Cecchetti specialized
in the study of Dante as well as nineteenth- and twentieth-century
Italian literature. He received the Medaglia d'oro from the Italian
Government in 1978 for his contributions to Italian culture.
An
annual award of $3,000 will be awarded to one graduate student studying
Italian literature. It may be used to fund dissertation research
or any other research that the Department of Italian deems appropriate,
and may be used in the United States or abroad.
To
apply for the Giovanni Cecchetti Graduate Award, please send a letter
to Professor Massimo Ciavolella, Chair, explaining briefly the nature
of your research and where you plan to conduct the research. Please
also include a brief curriculum vita. Deadline for applications
is to be announced.
Other
scholarships
and fellowships
Amber McKenney winner of National Italian American
Foundation: The Gift of Discovery 2003 (Trip to Italy!)
National
Italian American Foundation:
The Gift of Discovery
2002
(for
students of Italian heritage)
On
the heels of a very successful introductory year, the National Italian
American Foundation (NIAF) is announcing the Gift of Discovery 2002.
This program will send Italian American students to Italy for an
all-expenses paid 10-day educational tour of Italy designed by the
NIAF. The purpose of the program is to strengthen the participantsŐ
Italian American identity by bonding them to the country, culture
and heritage of Italy.
Trip
itineraries will include educational lectures, meetings with government
officials, business leaders, and visits to government offices, museums
and other cultural attractions. Trips are designed so that participants
not only learn about the Italy of old, but also how Italy plays
a role in the modern day world.
Eligibility
requirements for the program are as follows: Students must be
between the ages of 18 and 23 at the time of travel (May 2002),
the student must be enrolled in a college/university for the semester
preceding the trip (Spring 2002), and students must be of Italian
heritage.
For
more information and an application, visit www.niaf.org/giftofdiscovery.
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