Italian Graduate Student Special Grants and Awards

Giuseppe Bruno-Chomin

  • Penfield Dissertation Research Fellowship (2018)

Claudia Consolati

  • SAS Completion Fellowship (2013)
  • Mellon Fellowship from Penn Humanities Forum (University of Pennsylvania, 2011-2012)
  • Phyllis Rackin Fellowship from Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies Program at Penn ( University of Pennsylvania, Summer 2012)
  • “J.G. Haney Fellowship at Penn”, (University of Pennsylvania, 2010)

Tommaso de Robertis

  • Giuseppe Velli Prize, American Boccaccio Association (2018)

Vanessa DiMaggio

  • Salvatori Fellowship (2015)
  • Mellon Summer Paleography Institute Fellowship, Newberry Library, Chicago (2016)
  • UCLA Dante Symposium Fellowship (2016)
  • Penfield Research Fellowship (2017)

Andrea Gazzoni

  • Salvatori Research Award, Center for Italian Studies, University of Pennsylvania, (2013, 2015, 2017)
  • Certificate of Excellence in Teaching, Department of Romance Languages, University of Pennsylvania (2015)
  • Digital Humanities Training Grant, Price Lab for Digital Humanities, University of Pennsylvania (2015)
  • Dean’s Scholar, School of Arts and Sciences, University of Pennsylvania, (2015-2016) 
  • Penfield Dissertation Research Fellowship, School of Arts and Sciences, University of Pennsylvania summer (2016)

Andrew Korn

  • Salvatori Fellowship (2014, 2017)
  • AATI Teacher Grant (2016)

Marco Lepore

  • Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistants Scholarship (2007-2008)
  • Romance Languages Teaching Award (2014)
  • Salvatori Award (2014)
  • Penfield Research Fellowship (2015)
  • SAS Completion Fellowship (2016)

Peter Lesnik

  • Salvatori Fellowship (2015)
  • SAS Completion Fellowship (2018)

Sarah Massoni

  • “H. Clifford Fellowship at Penn” (University of Pennsylvania, 2011-2012)

Alessandra Mirra

  • Dean's Scholar Award (2013)
  • “Excellence in Teaching Award”, granted for outstanding performance and last contribution as a Teaching Assistant (Department of Romance Languages, University of Pennsylvania, 2011-2012).
  • Salvatori Award (2010, 2014, 2017)
  • “P.R.I.N.” Grant for a project on “Italian language and culture during the colonial years”. (Italian Ministry for Research - University of Macerata, Department of Linguistics and Literature, 2008).
  • Laurea dissertation was awarded the first prize at “10 th Giacomo Leopardi competition” as best graduation thesis. (Recanati, Centro Nazionale Studi Leopardiani, 2005).

Elisa Modolo

  • SAS Completion Fellowship (2014)
  • "Salvatori Award”, Graduate Research Grant (Center for Italian Studies, University of Pennsylvania, Summer 2011).
  • “University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences Dean’s Summer Award” ( University of Pennsylvania, Summer 2010)
  • Penfield Research Fellowship (2015)

Nicolò Moscatelli

  • Penfield Research Fellowship (2015)

Chelsea Pomponio

  • “University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences Dean’s Summer Award” ( University of Pennsylvania, Summer 2009)
  • “Salvatori Award”, Research Grant (Center for Italian Studies, Summer 2011)
  • “Study Scholarship” (Italian Cultural Institute of New York, Summer 2009)

Michele Rossi

  • "Salvatori Award”, Graduate Research Grant (Center for Italian Studies, University of Pennsylvania, Summer 2011).
  • “Dean’s Summer Funding” ( University of Pennsylvania, Summer 2011)
  • “Ben Franklin Summer Funding” ( University of Pennsylvania, Summer 2011)
  • “ Penfield Fellowship” 2010 ( University of Pennsylvania, for Summer Research Project in Italy, June-July 2010)
  • “ Salvatori Award”, Graduate Research Grant (Center for Italian Studies, University of Pennsylvania, Summer 2008)
  • “H. Clifford Fellowship at Penn”, (University of Pennsylvania, 2009-2010, 2010-2011)

Norman Rusin

  • “University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences Dean’s Summer Award” ( University of Pennsylvania, Summer 2010)
  • "Maria Grazia Cutuli", International Journalism Prize (2007)
  • "Naval Innovation Project", Area Science Park Fellowship (2007)

Luna Sarti

  • Salvatori Fellowship (2017) 
  • Penn Program in Environmental Humanities Fellowship (2017)

Natale Vacalebre 

  • 7th St. Andrews Annual Book Conference Grant, Bibliographical Society of Great Britain (2015)
  • Research Fellowship, PIL project, Catholic University of Milan (2015)
  • 8th St. Andrews Annual Book Conference Grant, University of St. Andrews (2016)
  • BSA Short-term Fellowship, Bibliographical Society of America (2016)