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<span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif">Every year, the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) offers scholarships to deserving Italian American students to help lessen the financial burden incurred in the process of continuing their education. As per
our donors’ requests, our scholarships are targeted towards students from a wide variety of disciplines, geographic areas and at certain cases designated to students of specific institutions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif">The Eleanor and Anthony DeFrancis Scholarship is a scholarship that we offer to an outstanding Italian American student majoring in a pure natural science or related field attending the California Institute of Technology,
the Massachusetts Institute of Technology or the University of Arizona. Eligible candidates must also demonstrate financial need by uploading their FAFSA onto their application.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif">To be considered for a NIAF scholarship, a student must meet the following criteria:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif">• Be a member of NIAF or have a parent who is a member of NIAF.
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<span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif">• Be a United States citizen or a permanent resident alien.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif">• Have at least one ancestor who has immigrated from Italy.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif">Interested students should go to <a href="http://www.niaf.org/programs/scholarships-overview/">
http://www.niaf.org/programs/scholarships-overview/</a> where you will find instructions on how to apply. While our regular scholarship cycle closed on March 1<sup>st</sup> 2017, in the interest of receiving applications for the most qualified candidates we
are reopening the application just for the 2017-2018 Eleanor and Anthony DeFrancis Scholarship. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to send me an e-mail at
</span><a href="mailto:jstreisfeld@niaf.org">jstreisfeld@niaf.org</a> <span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif">
or call my direct line at (202)939-3114.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif">Julia Streisfeld</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Albertus Medium";color:#17365D">Julia Streisfeld<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Albertus Medium";color:#17365D">Assistant Director of Programs<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Albertus Medium";color:#17365D">The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Albertus Medium";color:#17365D">1860 19th Street NW<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Albertus Medium";color:#17365D">Washington, DC 20009<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Albertus Medium";color:#17365D">Direct: 202/939-3114<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Albertus Medium";color:#17365D">Main: 202/387-0600<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Albertus Medium";color:#17365D">Fax: 202/387-0800<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Albertus Medium";color:#17365D">E-mail:
<a href="mailto:jstreisfeld@niaf.org">jstreisfeld@niaf.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Albertus Medium";color:#17365D">On the web at
<a href="http://www.niaf.org">www.niaf.org</a></span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">
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<b><span style="font-family:"Albertus Medium";color:#041E42">Advanced registration now available for NIAF’s 42<sup>nd</sup> Anniversary Gala, November 4, 2017, at the Washington Marriott Wardman Park! Purchase discounted tickets until July 14, 2017</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Albertus Medium";color:#1F497D">
</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Albertus Medium";color:#041E42">at </span>
</b><a href="http://www.niaf.org/gala"><b><span style="font-family:"Albertus Medium"">www.niaf.org/gala</span></b></a><b><span style="font-family:"Albertus Medium";color:#041E42">
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