This scholarship will be awarded to a member of the OSIA John Pirelli Lodge #1633 or their child or grandchild who will be attending an accredited college or university this coming fall.

Last year $4,500 in scholarships were awarded to our winners.
Registration for the 2016 Bocce Classic Scholarship is now open. The deadline for application is June 30, 2016.

Under the bylaws of the Societa Di Mutuo Soccorso Italiana, Kettering, Ohio and the Order Sons of Italy in America John Pirelli Lodge #1633 a nonprofit corporation and Fraternal Benefit Society, this scholarship is to help promote Liberty, Equality and Fraternity to the next generations of Americans of Italian descent. We believe that it is our duty to help educate our future leaders. By helping educate a person, we can in fact, help promote that individual as well as society as a whole. This scholarship will be awarded based upon the selection of the Bocce Classic Scholarship Committee. The scholarship rules and regulations are attached to the scholarship application.

Congratulations to all of our previous Bocce Classic Scholarship winners.

2008 winners: Joe Sorice and Carley Weng

2009 winners: Jennifer Batty and Taylaor Carusone

2010 winners: Paige Ferraro, Jennifer Levin, Mia Balsamo, Gina Balsamo

2011 winners: Cory Sorice and the John Pirelli Italian American Scholarship at WSU

2012 Winners: Danielle Pinion, Gia Balsamo, Mia Balsamo

2013 Winners: Tori Sorice and the John Pirelli Italian American Scholarship at WSU

2014 Winners: Joshua Nickelman, Sarah Trittle, Anthony Quatman, Jacob Holbrook, John Manfreda, Gabrielle Tarlano

2015 Winners: Victoria Sorice, Angelina Batty, Ben Beecroft, Cameron Mackintosh, Alexa Mattera, Mila Nickelman