Italian American Studies

Fellowships available for the 2024-2025 academic year!

The Italian American Immigration Endowed Graduate Research Fellowship provides support for a full-time UMN graduate student in good academic standing with demonstrated experience and/or commitment to research related to Italian history and culture, the Italian language, or Italian American immigration history. 

One or two semesters of funding are available. The fellowship may be used for living expenses as well as research travel and expenses. The fellowship may be awarded more than once to the same student during their enrollment in the University

Application Materials:

  1. A completed fellowship application form
  2. A two-page description of your research topic and your interest in Italian history, language, and culture or Italian American immigration history, an assessment of your Italian language ability, and an explanation of how the fellowship supports your plan of study or research for the coming academic year
  3. Current academic transcript from the University of Minnesota (unofficial copy acceptable)
  4. A letter of recommendation from your graduate advisor 

Application Deadline: March 29, 2024.