The Police Forces Grants Scheme aims to support members of
the Venetian Police Forces, seriously wounded in the course
of duty, who wish to undertake or are already undertaking
a university degree course.
A special thank you to these individuals in uniform who
risk their life every day to protect our civil society from
criminality.
ELIGIBILITY:
- Individuals seriously wounded in the course of duty while
serving with one of the following Police Forces (Carabinieri,
Polizia di Stato, Guardia di Finanza, Polizia Municipale).
Awards are open to both current and past members of these
Police Forces.
- Candidates must have been born in the Venices*. Candidates
not born in North-East Italy* may still be considered -
at the discretion of the Awarding Committee - only if seriously
wounded in the course of duty while serving in Venetia*.
- Candidates must be planning to enrol or must be currently
enrolled at academic institutions in the Venices*. Academic
institutions in other European* countries may be considered
at the discretion of the Trustees.
(*) For the purpose of this
scheme:
1) the words "Venices", "Venetia" and
"North-East Italy" are interchangeable and are
taken as meaning the current italian Regions of Venezia
Tridentina-Sud Tirol/Alto Adige, Venezia Euganea, Friuli-Venezia
Giulia, the provinces of Bergamo, Brescia, Cremona (i.e.
Venezia Orobica), and Mantua.
2) Europe extends to the Urals and includes Israel and Turkey.
VALUE: - a cash allowance of up to 1,000 euros. The
number of bursaries awarded each year will be at the absolute
discretion of the Awarding Committee and will depend on the
actual financial situation of the Fund. In order to maximize
the number of beneficiaries the Committee reserves the right
to make partial awards.
CLOSING DATE: - no deadline. Applications are accepted
all year round.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE: - the candidate will be asked
to provide (1) details of her/his financial situation, (2)
any other applications made, (3) medical certificates, and
(4) references from current and/or past commanding officer.
In most cases the candidate will be invited to a confidential
discussion with a member of the Awarding Committee before
any firm decisions are taken.
The scheme is being run by the Venezie Institute's parent
organization - Confederazione Veneziana.
Once completed, the application form should be sent (with
the required attachments) to:
CONFEDERAZIONE VENEZIANA, Via Forcellini 265/B, (35128) Padova,
VENEZIE, Northern Italy.
If you have any queries regarding the application please
write to
grants(at)confederazioneveneziana.org
- [replace (at) with the correct symbol to get a valid e-mail
address].
Download
the Application Form 
The application form is in PDF format.
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We urgently need the support
of individuals, foundations and businesses in order to increase
the capital reserves of the 'Grants Fund' - for every €2,000
disbursed in grants, we need €60,000 of capital to provide
the necessary income. Please consider Making
a Donation to the Fund (however large or small) or Establishing
a Prize (either to celebrate a special occasion or as
a perpetual tribute to a loved one).
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