Education Office

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has issued the Decree 4815/0229 – attached hereto – by which it establishes the criteria and procedures for the disbursement of funds allocated in Chapter 2619, Management Plan 2. These grants are aimed at the promotion of Italian language and culture exclusively in primary and secondary schools. The grants contribute to the payment of teachers’ salaries hired under local law, scholarships and study trips to Italy.

Schools interested in competing and subsequently submitting their application for grants, will have to submit the forms and the letter through the Education Office at the Consulate General of Italy in Boston no later than March 8th 2024.

• Capitolo 2619, Programma Gestionale 2, 2024: Contributions for K-12 schools to support Italian teaching positions, both existing or to be started, and contributions to study trips to Italy:

1. A) contributions to support Italian teaching positions, both existing or new (Forms A and A2);
2. B) contributions to study trips to Italy (Forms B and B2, to be awarded in case funding requests in Program A are not completely used).

Please take the time to read the annexes below:

• CM_20568 
• ALL. A 2_2024 (editabile)
• ALL. A_2024 (editabile)
• ALL. B 2_2024 (editabile)
• ALL. B_2024 (editabile)

In order to submit applications, both the letter and the forms are to be signed by the Principal or Head of Department.

Please note that the deadline to submit the application form and documents to this office is March 8th, 2024.

The application should include:

1. dated and signed letter of request of the School, on the School’s headed paper, signed by the Principalwith the motivation of the request and description of Italian Language activities;
2. application Forms A, B, as applicable, in editable .pdf format, completed in all their parts in Italian, also dated and signed by the Principal;
3. If your School was awarded contributions in the past five years, a report on the results achieved and evidence of the usage of the last grant received should be submitted (Forms A2, B2 in editable .pdf format, as applicable).

The contribution request for Italian teaching positions should not exceed euro 25,000.00.

The forms are in editable PDF format to facilitate data entry, to allow the Legal Representative of the requesting school to upload their signature (in jpeg format), the Consulate to insert the stamp (in jpeg format) and its digital signature.

To ensure full functionality of the editable PDF format you will need to open attachments using Adobe, Internet Explorer or Edge.

Only applications that are filled out in the editable PDF format will be accepted.

For any further information and/or support in preparing the requested documents and filling out the required application forms, please contact the Education office:

Tel +1 617 722 9409

email: ufficioscuole.boston@esteri.it

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has issued a decree by which it establishes the criteria and procedures for the disbursement of funds allocated in chapter 2619 – Management plan 2.

These grants are for the creation and operation of chairs/professorships/lectureships of Italian language at foreign universities and are intended for the partial coverage of the remuneration of teachers hired by universities under local law contracts. The term “cattedra” i. e. chairs/professorships/lectureships means positions and/or courses in universities, in which the Italian language is among the languages taught, according to the regulations of the institution concerned, even if the position or course has a different denomination. These grants are intended for the partial contribution to the payment of the Italian position. The contribution request for the Italian teaching position should not exceed 25,000.00 euros.

The contributions granted in the financial year 2024 must be used by the end of the activities of the academic year 2024/25.

Please note that the deadline to submit the application form and documents to this office is March 8th, 2024.

Universities interested in competing and subsequently applying for grants must submit the following documents, each individually dated, signed and stamped by the Dean or Department Head:

• DATED, SIGNED AND STAMPED LETTER OF REQUEST (maximum 1 page) with the motivation of the request;
• Form A (request for contribution);
• Form B (final report on the use of the last contribution received, as applicable).

Please note that both Form A and Form B should be filled out electronically, preferably in Italian. All documents should be completed in full, dated, signed and stamped by the applicant. The letter and the forms must be submitted to the Education Office of the Consulate General of Italy in Boston by March 8th, 2024.

For any further information and/or support in preparing the requested documents and filling out the required application forms, please contact the Education office:

Tel +1 617 722 9409

Email: ufficioscuole.boston@esteri.it

The Consulate General of Italy in Boston wishes to promote Italian food and wine culture within educational institutions and universities in New England through the organization of guided tours and cooking workshops at the Boston headquarters of Eataly, the world-famous model of Italian slow food.

Study tours represent a valuable opportunity for Italian students of all ages to come into contact with Italian culture through the exploration of the variety of Italian raw materials and food and wine products, their origins, as well as the preparation and processing techniques, from the most traditional to the most innovative, for which Italy is world-famous.

Study tours are normally composed of two phases: the first is dedicated to a guided tour of the store, observing its display dimensions and its gastronomic and commercial offerings, with tastings and samples of a selection of typical products; in the second phase, on the other hand, the students are called upon to literally put their ‘hands in the dough’, by engaging in cooking workshops, such as hand-made pasta preparation. At the end of the tour, each student is also given a voucher for a food tasting on site.

Through an application process, the Consulate will offer this study tour experience to three groups of Italian students, of about 40 each, to be carried out by December 2024. Please note that, for school or university institutions, no financial obligation is foreseen, with the exception of any transportation costs to and from Eataly Boston.

In order to schedule the events in a timely manner, interested schools and teachers are asked to submit their applications to the email address ufficioscuole.boston@esteri.it by the deadline of March 31, 2024, providing the following information:

• name of the school or university
• name of the Italian teacher in charge of the project
• details of the school group involved (approximate number of students, age, grade and level of knowledge of the Italian language)
• reasons for the application (definition of the educational project in which the study tour experience is included)
• calendar preferences (indication of the month(s) of the year in which you wish to carry out the study tour).

The Consulate reserves the right to select, through its own sound and reasoned judgement, the student groups that will benefit from the study tour experience, based on the following criteria:

• number of participations (with priority for school or university institutions that have not already benefited from the experience)
• quality and coherence of the project and educational motivations
• compatibility of timetable

For information, please do not hesitate to contact the Consulate’s Education Office at the above address.