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MITA SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS 2025
The Massachusetts Italian Teachers Association is offering four scholarships to deserving seniors at Massachusetts high schools who have studied Italian for at least three years. 

Application deadline: April 12, 2025
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ELIGIBILITY
  • Students must be seniors in high school.
  • Students must have studied Italian for at least three years at the high school level.
  • Students must be planning to attend a four-year accredited college or university.
  • The Italian teacher must be a current member of the AATI/MITA (only from the state of Masssachusetts).


REQUIREMENTS

In order to be considered for one of the MITA scholaships, students must submit the necessary documentation by APRIL 12, 2024. Please, read carefully the instructions below.

A. STUDENT. Complete our online application providing the required personal information and uploading the following documents:
  1.     an official school transcript
  2.     a typed personal statement, written in English describing the impact the study of Italian has had on your life and its role in your future

We strongly suggest to preview the application form and have your essay and transcript ready to upload.  The application form and the necessary files should be submitted by April 12th, 2025. Use the button below to start your application.
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Student Application Form

B. TEACHER / RECOMMENDER. The application will be considered incomplete until we receive the following two documents:

  • An Italian Teacher Evaluation Form provided by your Italian teacher

  • A letter of recommendation from a different teacher or administrator
Italian Teacher Evaluation Form
Recommendation Letter
Both the evaluation and the letter of recommendation can be uploaded by your teacher / recommender using the links above. When applying for the scholarship, please direct them to this page. Both documents must be submitted by April 12th, 2025.

MAILING IN YOUR APPLICATION
If you are not able to submit your application electronically, you can still participate! Send us all the information using the forms below. Don't forget to include your essay, your school transcript, and the letter of recommendation along with a paper copy of the forms. The documents should be postmarked April 12th, 2025.

MITA
c.o. Mariastella Cocchiara
36 Stanley Avenue Medford,
MA 02155

italian_teacher_evaluation.pdf
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
  • The MITA Scholarship Committee will review all applications that are completed on time.
  • Scholarship amounts vary depending on the funds available to MITA (checks will be issued directly to the recipients).
  • Students will be notified directly regarding the status of their application in mid-May.
  • To see the names of the scholarship recipients, please visit this link.

Supporting MITA Scholarships
Interested in donating funds to the MITA Scholarships? Creating a named scholarship is a great way to help students in their future studies and to support Italian language and culture in the USA. Please consider donating to MITA Scholarships! Complete the form below and we will contact you.

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