IABF College Scholarships

The Italian American Baseball Foundation awards college scholarships to deserving student-athletes who express pride in our culture and heritage.

All awardees must follow the application process.
Our goal is to honor graduating high school seniors or current college players.
An IABF scholarship committee will select the winners each year.
The scholarships are open to Americans and international students from Italy.

Note: Scholarship amounts vary per year. Scholarship recipients can not apply again in future years.”

Deadline

April 15, 2023 at Midnight EST

Eligibility

Must be an IABF member ( or parent )
Italian American heritage of at least 25%
GPA of at least 3.0
Current roster of a college Baseball/Softball team
Financial need

Application Requirements

Application form
Most recent transcript
2 letters of recommendation from non-parent (teacher, coach, employer)
Most recent FAFSA form to determine financial need
Essay describing themselves and the reasons why they are applying for the scholarship. The applicant can also discuss their Italian American heritage and their favorite Italian American baseball/softball player
Make themselves available for an interview with Scholarship committee members

Scholarship Application Form

Name

Name of IABF Member (student or parent)

Italian Heritage %

GPA

School (HS & College)

State of Residence

Most recent transcript

Max. file size: 100 MB.

Formal resume and bio that lists co-curricular activities, leadership roles, baseball/softball accolades and information

Max. file size: 100 MB.

Two letters of recommendation from non-parent (teacher, coach, employer)

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Max. file size: 100 MB.

Most recent FAFSA form to determine financial need

Max. file size: 100 MB.

Essay describing yourself and reason for applying. Applicants can also discuss their Italian American heritage and favorite Italian American baseball/softball players

Max. file size: 100 MB.

Applicants must also make themselves available for an interview with the Scholarship committee members.(Required)

Please check here to indicate you have uploaded all of the requested documents

If you have any questions please send them to [email protected]

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You can also download a copy of the scholarship form below.

Download Scholarship Application

2022 IABF Scholarship Winners

Francesco Bonvini, Parma Italy, Kingsborough Community College

Carmine Carbone, Brooklyn; St. Joseph’s University (Brooklyn)

Dylan Fanelli, California; Allegheny College

Luke Filippi, Long Island; University at Albany

Gianna LaSpina, Long Island; Southern New Hampshire University

Matthew Mondrone, Upstate, NY; McDaniel College

Daniel Monti, Italy; Sonoma State University

Anthony Prisinzano, Long Island; College of Staten Island

2021 IABF Scholarship Winners

The IABF awarded its first college scholarships in 2021. Three deserving student-athletes were recognized for their success on the field and in the classroom. All three are playing collegiately too.

Scholarship winners include Francesco Bonvini, Franco Logozzo, and Shannon Russo. Bonvni, who is from Parma in Northern Italy, is playing baseball at Kingsborough Community College in Brooklyn. Logozzo is playing baseball at St. Joseph’s College in Patchogue, New York. Russo is playing softball at Raritan Valley Community College in New Jersey.