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updated Friday,
February 16, 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The Maria Rosaria Codano Scholarship Fund

Make a donation • Who is Maria Rosaria Codano? • eligibility • how to apply • download the form

The Fieri Providence Rhode Island chapter is sponsoring two scholarships to students who are dealing with or have dealt with cancer. One award will be given to a RI high school senior; the other will go to a RI university student. Each will receive a $500 monetary prize.

Maria Rosaria Codano was the sister of Armando Bisceglia, Fieri Providence’s vice-president. Rosaria became a middle school teacher in a high crime district of Naples, Italy. She however felt that she could reach those troubled children and help them see the beauty of life as she saw it. Rosaria felt that education and family closeness were the keys to a successful and fulfilled life.  Read her full story.

Student Eligibility:

  • Must be currently enrolled* in a Rhode Island academic institution.
    *Rhode Island high school seniors must be planning to attend a Rhode Island academic institution.
  • Either the student or someone in his or her immediate family must have been affected personally with cancer.
  • The applicant must be Italian-American.

To apply for the Maria Rosaria Codano Scholarship Fund, students must write an essay. The essay must be typed, double-spaced, 3 pages long and answer the following questions:

  1. How has dealing with cancer in your family affected your personal growth?
  2. How has this affected your future academic career and how have you been able to overcome and move forward in a positive way?
  3. What advice or guidance would you give to someone dealing with a similar situation?

Download the RI high school senior form

Download the RI university student form

Application must be postmarked by Friday, March 16, 2007. No e-mails will be considered. Please include telephone number and address on the Application Essay. Please mail to the address below.

Scholarship finalists will be called for a personal interview, which will be held at Rhode Island Community College, Knight Campus in Warwick on Saturday, April 21, 2007.

To make a donation, please send a check or money order to the address below or contact Armando BiscegliaFieriProvidence.org

FIERI / M.R. Codano Scholarship
P.O. Box 41556
Providence RI 02940

 

 

 

 

a photo of Maria Rosaria Codano

Maria Rosaria Codano
1964-2000

 

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