The Nicola Benedetti Scholarship Fund
Scholarship Schemes
- The John Di Ciacca Scholarship
- Research area: Italian Diaspora Studies
Research Programme: Master by Research
Scholarship type: fees only
Background: Giovanni (Johnny) Di Ciacca
Status: no calls
- The Vittoria Group Scholarship
- Research area: Gadda Studies
Research Programme: Master by Research
Scholarship type: fees only
Status: no calls
- The John Di Ciacca Postdoctoral Fellowship
- Research area: Italian Diaspora Studies
Background: Giovanni (Johnny) Di Ciacca
Status: no calls
Scholarship in the News
- Edinburgh 2012 Scots-Italian links – 26 September 2012
- Italians in Scotland: what have they done for us?
BBC News,
South Scotland – by Giancarlo Rinaldi
- Edinburgh 2012 Scots-Italian links – 21 September 2012
- Scots-Italian link celebrated with scholarship
BBC News, Edinburgh, Fife and East Scotland
- Edinburgh 2012 UOE News Items – 19 September 2012
- Celebrations for Italian literary great
- The Scotsman, 18 September 2012
- Classical star keeps Italian studies in tune
- The Herald, 18 September 2012
- Star backs scholarship
- Evening Times, 18 September 2012
- Nicola backs Italian scholarship
- The Herald, 24 November 2011, p. 10
- The Music Doctor – Classical music star Nicola Benedetti was clearly thrilled to receive an honorary degree from Edinburgh University yesterday.
- The Scotsman, 24 November 2011, p. 11
- Edinburgh University honours musician – Violinist Nicola Benedetti received an honorary music doctorate from the University of Edinburgh at a ceremony yesterday.
- The Times, 24 November 2011, p. 30
- Violinist and Chef awarded degrees – Nicola Benedetti, who has Italian heritage, is Patron of the Nicola Benedetti Scholarship Fund for Italian Studies at the University of Edinburgh.
- The Evening News, 24 November 2011, p. 4
- Another string to her bow – Scots-born Ms Benedetti, who is proud of her Italian heritage, is a patron of a University of Edinburgh scheme to provide scholarships for postgraduate Italian Studies.
- The Courier and Advertiser, 24 November 2011, p. 7
- Classical music star becomes a Doctor of Music – Classical music star Nicola Benedetti is pictured after being made a Doctor of Music by Edinburgh University at a ceremony in the McEwan Hall in the capital yesterday.
- The Daily Mail, 24 November 2011, p. 33
- Benedetti vows with her bow – 24-year-old virtuoso became a Doctor of Music yesterday in the University’s McEwan Hall.
- The Daily Record, 24 November 2011, p. 37
- Another string to her bow – Nicola Benedetti looked delighted as she showed off her honorary degree yesterday.
- The Daily Star, 24 November 2011, p. 38
- Now Nic is a Doc – Nicola, 24, who has Italian heritage, is Patron
of the Nicola Bendetti Scholarship Fund at the University of Edinburgh.
- The Daily Telegraph, 24 November 2011, p. 21
- Note perfect – Violinist Nicola Benedetti received an honorary doctorate from the University of Edinburgh yesterday.
- Nicola Benedetti Scholarship in the News – 23 Nov. 2011
- Radio Forth, BBC One Scotland News at One, BBC One Reporting Scotland, STV News at Six and Scotland Tonight – Classical music star and Edinburgh Scholarship Patron receives Honorary Doctorate at the McEwan Hall today.
- UOE Press release 1 March 2011
- Fund hits high note – Nicola Benedetti launches scholarship scheme from the Playfair Library in Edinburgh.
- The Times, 19 February 2011, p. 23
- Musician’s Fund – To give Italian postgraduate students a helping hand.
- The Glasgow Herald, 19 February 2011, p. 5
- Strong connections – In launching new sholarship scheme at Edinburgh Nicola Benedetti stresses cultural links.
- The Guardian, 19 February 2011, p. 18
- Scots’ Italianate view – Nicola Benedetti becomes patron of scholarship fund at Edinburgh Universit.y
- The Scotman, 19 february 2011, p. 13
- Music the the ear – Nicola Bendetti unveils Italian scholarship.
- The Courier, 19 February 2011, p. 6
- Launch of Italian Scholaship at Edinburgh – A new scholarship has been launched by Nicola Benedetti.
- Evening News, 19 February 2011, p. 1
- Nicola pulls strings to fund studies – Virtuoso Violinist Nicola Benetti is backing a new scheme.
- BBC Scotland, 18 February 2011
- Violin virtuoso Nicola Benedetti launches new postgraduate scholarship at Edinburgh University.
- STV, 18 February 2011
- Nicola Benedetti launches new university scholarship in Italian postgraduate studies.
- Press Release 17 February 2011
- Nicola Benedetti adds string to her bow with scholarship scheme in Italian postgraduate studies at Edinburgh.
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