Dickinson Little Italy Festival of Galveston County 

2026 Scholarship Application Questions and Criteria

The DLIFGC Scholarship is a higher education scholarship that is available to all students of Italian descent who live and attend a high school in Galveston County, and who are graduating in the Spring of 2026. Students who attend public school, homeschool, private school, or alternative high school are eligible to apply for this scholarship. FIVE scholarships will be awarded in 2026 for $1,000.00 each.

Scholarship Application

Basic Information About You:

DLIFGC Italian Family Members Immigrant Information (Answer in just a complete sentence.)

Short Essay (No less than 100 words, not to exceed 200 words per question.)

Your response to the questions will be scored based on your thoroughness of answering the questions, usage of proper grammar and punctuation, and your answers being concise and easy to understand. Your short essay will also be scored on having unity and staying within the 100 to 200 words limit.

 

Please submit your scholarship application no later than February 2nd, 2026. Any questions or concerns may be directed to info@dickinsonitalianfestival.org  with the subject line: Scholarship Application 2026.


You and your school Guidance Office will be notified via email if you are awarded the scholarship.

 

The Dickinson Little Italy Festival of Galveston County is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization which will occur on March 14, 2026, on the grounds of Dickinson City Hall.  Please join us for the festivities in celebrating our family heritage.