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Study Abroad in Italy

Departmental Prizes and Awards

• Elinor Nahm Prize in Elementary Italian: it is awarded by the Department for excellence in the study of Italian at the elementary level.
• Elinor Nahm Prize in Intermediate Italian: it is awarded by the Department for excellence in the study of Italian at the intermediate level.
• Elinor Nahm Prize in Italian Language & Literature: it is awarded by the Department for excellence in the study of Italian at the advanced level.
• Gamma Kappa Alpha National Italian Honor Society: the induction in this society is proposed and sponsored by the Department for high academic merit and distinction in the study of Italian.

÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ Prizes and Awards

The Department can nominate and recommend students for the following college-wide competitive undergraduate awards in the fields of Languages and Literatures

• Hester Ann Corner Prize For Best Thesis Written In a Foreign Language
• Richmond Lattimore Prize for Poetic Translation
• Hester Ann Corner Prize for Distinction in Literature
• Thomas Raeburn White Scholarship in Foreign Language Study
• Elizabeth S. Shippen Scholarship in Foreign Language
• Charles S. Hinchman Memorial Scholarship
• Hanna Holborn Gray Undergraduate Research Fellowship
• Charles S. Hinchman Memorial Scholarship

Internship and Scholarship Opportunities

Students in the Transnational Italian Studies Department have held internships that allow them to live in Italy and gain valuable work experience. Current opportunities include:

• On line conversation in Italian with Italian students. Students who actively participate in at least 80% of the meetings will receive a Certificate of Attendance. Student participation is observed through continuous live online interactions supplemented with interim and final questionnaires. you are interested, please send an email to admin@italengusa.com as soon as possible
• Intern as a writer for , a bi-weekly newspaper serving the Italian American community. 
• Scuola di Italiano Dante Alighieri  – Camerino-Recanati -
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• (Study, Intercultural Training and Experience) is a paid internship program for English Teaching Assistants in the schools of the Region of Lombardy, Italy, for new graduates  who wish to get a better understanding of the Italian language and culture while assisting the Italian teachers in their work. The program, established in 2005, promotes linguistic and intercultural exchange within Europe and across the globe. The program is open to majors or minors. To be nominated contact Prof. Roberta Ricci, chair.

Departmental Courses and Resources