The National Italian American Foundation Scholarship

Overview

The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) awards one scholarship per year to an exemplary high school student with Italian American ancestry to attend Living Latin in Rome High School, with full tuition and airfare covered. The NIAF generously funds this scholarship to promote Italian American culture and support the academic success of Italian American youth. To be considered Italian American, the applicant must have at least one ancestor who has immigrated to the United States from Italy (www.niaf.org).

Eligibility

Applicants to the NIAF Scholarship must meet the following requirements:

• A high school student with Italian American heritage
• Acceptance to Living Latin in Rome High School

*Demonstrated financial need strongly considered but not required 

Application Requirements

The required application materials include:

• A completed application to Living Latin in Rome High School (do not forget to fill out the teacher recommendation form) 
• A completed scholarship application
  • Include in the application an essay about your Italian American heritage and its meaning to you (500 words maximum)

The following tasks are required by the recipient post-program: 

• A thank you letter for the scholarship
• A scholarship impact statement (500 words maximum)

2025 NIAF Scholarship Winner

The winner of the 2025 National Italian American Foundation Scholarship is Joshua Kohm.

Joshua Kohm

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Joshua Kohm

From Virginia, Josh is an International-Baccalaureate Student at Thomas A. Edison High School in Alexandria, Virginia. He first came in contact with the classical world through the works of Rick Riordan and Edith Hamilton and began Latin his freshman year. Through this, he became involved in the Junior Classical League, serving as the Virginia Junior Classical League’s Parliamentarian. In his spare time, he enjoys cooking and the Yankees and plans to study Classics and Economics at either Harvard or Duke this fall.