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Dorothea’s House awards $100,000 in college scholarships to Princeton students

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Newest scholarship recipients with Dorothea’s House trustees Eleanor Pinelli and Pietro Frassica (l-r): Christopher Foreman, Yuyi Liu, and Brandon Urias. Not pictured are recipients Vicky DeLeon Palacia, Maiyin Hobgood, Chance Robinson, Regina Sokar Nicolau, and Dorothea’s House trustees Linda Prospero and Linda Bruschi.


Dorothea’s House, the Italian American cultural center in Princeton, has awarded a total of $100,000 in scholarships to 26 college students for the 2024-25 academic year.

Current scholarship recipients are pursuing degrees within New Jersey and across the country. The most recent awardees for the future Class of 2028 will attend the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Delaware, the University of Michigan, the Pratt Institute, Seton Hall University, Rider University, and Mercer County Community College.

Since 1963, the Dorothea vanDyke McLane Association has awarded more than 800 scholarships to local students. The scholarship program is open to all students who are permanent residents of Princeton who will be attending a two-year or four-year college in the United States. Awards are granted based on achievement, character, motivation, and financial need and are subject to renewal throughout the recipient’s undergraduate college career.

The association also gives out four special awards: the Frank Clark Award to a student committed to community service; the Robert Immordino Award to a student with a deep interest in history; the Anthony Cifelli Award honoring a longtime board president and one of the original recipients of a Dorothea’s House scholarship; and the Borelli Award, established by Nicholas Borelli in honor of his parents, Donato and Mary Borelli, who emigrated to the United States in 1933.

For more information about Dorothea’s House, visit dorotheashouse.org.


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