The Lido Civic Club of Washington, DC Scholarship Program has been in place since 2000. Since its inception, the Program has awarded $1,260,000 to deserving students of Italian-American descent. Through the efforts of our members, supporters, benefactors, and so many others, The Lido Civic Club continues to embrace this legacy of educating our next generation so that they may seek to both improve the world we occupy and make proud our ancestors on whose shoulders we stand.
To qualify for consideration, students must meet all of the following requirements: be of Italian-American heritage, have a permanent home within 50 miles of the Washington, DC area, be pursuing an undergraduate degree at an accredited college in the United States, and have a demonstrated financial need.
The Scholarship application window for the Fall 2025 academic year opens on 1/1/25. All applications must be completed and submitted by midnight on 4/20/25. Any applications not completed and submitted by 4/20/25 will be unavailable for consideration. If your application is to be considered for review, you will be notified and contacted for an interview by the end of April 2025 which is the final part of the application process. Scholarship Recipients are expected to attend the Annual Scholarship Reception typically held the third Thursday in June and will receive further information on that event once award determinations are made.
Committee Members
Scholarship Committee Chairman
John DeZinno
Applicant Screening Committee Members
Anthony Cancelosi, Loreto Clavelli, John Dovi, Vito Germinario, Francesco Isgro, Sabatino Leo, Thomas A. Regnante, Charles Russo, Joseph Scolaro, Daniel Stabile, Jerry Truman
Investment Committee Chairman
Damian Gallina
Investment Committee Members
Arthur Del Buono, Vincenzo Fragomeni, Thomas A. Regnante
Scholarship Reception, June 20, 2024, Casa Italiana Sociocultural Center
2024 Recipients
The Lido Civic Club of Washington, DC has awarded $120,000 in undergraduate scholarships to these deserving Italian American students. The Lido Civic Club, a group of Italian American professional men, was founded in 1929. It has awarded over $1,260,000 in college scholarships since 2000.
Max Bagileo
Max, a prior recipient of a Lido Scholarship, will be a Senior this Fall at Eastern University majoring in Bio-Chemistry where he has maintained a 3.96 GPA. Max is this year’s recipient of the Domenic F. Antonelli, Jr. Scholarship. His paternal ancestors hail from Avellino in the Campania Region of Italy.
Nicholas DeSante
Nicholas will be a Junior at The College of William and Mary in the Fall where he majors in Public Policy and Economics and has maintained a 3.62 GPA. He is studying in Florence this summer where he will be taking Advanced Italian and Topics in Italian Culture. His paternal relatives are from Calabria and his maternal relatives are from Campania.
Amanda Fairbanks
Amanda, a prior Lido Scholarship recipient, is a rising Junior this Fall at Towson University where she is seeking a B.S. in Pre-Veterinarian. Her maternal ancestors come from the Campania Region of Italy. Amanda is this year’s recipient of The Madeline and Antonio Germinario Memorial Scholarship.
Elena Flaim
Elena will be majoring in Nursing as a Freshmen. She is currently choosing between Benedictine University and Franciscan University. Her paternal relatives are from Trentino-Alto Adige and her maternal relatives are from Lazio and Sicily.
Patrick Gannon
Patrick will be a Sophomore at Gettysburg College in the Fall where he will be majoring in Business, Management and Organizations. He plays soccer at Gettysburg. His maternal relatives hail from Sicily. Patrick is this year’s recipient of the Solazzo Caputo Trimboli Scholarship.
Shannon Gibbons
Shannon will be a Senior this Fall at the University of Tennessee pursuing a degree in Business Analytics. She has maintained a 3.55 GPA thus far. Her maternal relatives hail from Lucca in Tuscany.
Gabriella Manziano
Gabriella is a rising Senior at Boston College majoring in Elementary Education and Applied Psychology. She studied in Rome for her Spring ‘24 Semester and is currently working in Italy for the Summer. Her father’s family is from Santomenna in Salerno.
Marianna Manziano
Marianna is going to be a Sophomore at James Madison University in the Fall and is majoring in Communications Sciences and Disorders where she maintains a 3.48 GPA. Her ancestors are from Santomenna in Salerno.
Alexa Mulroe
Alexa will be a Senior this Fall at the University of Notre Dame and is majoring in Neuroscience and Behavior with a minor in International Development Studies. Her paternal ancestors are from the Calabria region of Italy.
Bella Mulroe
Bella is with her sister at Notre Dame and just completed her Freshman year. She is pursuing a degree in Business. She is this year’s recipient of the Loreto J. Clavelli Scholarship. Her relatives hail from Calabria.
Leonardo Passani
Leo is going to be a Freshman at Virginia Polytechnic Institute where he will be majoring in Engineering. He was born in Italy and migrated to the US at the age of 5. He speaks fluent Italian. His father his from Carrara in Massa-Carrara. He is the recipient of the Rosario (Roy) and Rosemarie Argento Memorial Scholarship.
Annalisa Russo
Annalisa is currently deciding between St. Joseph’s University and Duquesne University and is planning to major in Marketing as a Freshman. She is this year’s recipient of the Gastone Monticelli Memorial Scholarship. Her paternal relatives are from the Campania region and her maternal relatives from Abruzzo.
Sara Sadek
Sara is entering Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the Fall as a Freshman. She plans to study Business. Sara’s mother’s family is from Ercolano in Campania.
Prior to initiating an application, you should have the following items available for uploading: current Transcript, FAFSA/SAR, Resume and email address for Reference(s).
2022 Recipients
The Lido Civic Club of Washington, DC has awarded $95,000 in undergraduate scholarships to these deserving Italian American students. The Lido Civic Club, a group of Italian American professional men, was founded in 1929. It has awarded over $1,000,000 in college scholarships since 2004.
Luke Evans
Luke is a graduate of Our Lady of Good Counsel High School and will be a freshman at either Salisbury University or St. Mary’s College. His maternal grand-father was from the Abruzzo region and his maternal grand-mother was from the region of Lazio.
Nicole Fairbanks
The Madeline and Antonio Germanario Scholarship: Nicole will be a Junior at the University of Pittsburgh and is majoring in Psychology and Neuroscience. Her maternal ancestors are from Campania.
Vincent Fanelli
Vincent will be a sophomore at George Mason University majoring in Cyber Security Engineering. His paternal roots are from Riccia, Molise.
Stephanie Farace
Stephanie will be a Sophomore at The University of Maryland College Park and is majoring in Computer Science. Her paternal ancestors are from Lazio and Apulia.
Shannon Gibbons
Shannon is a graduate of the Academy of the Holy Cross and will be a freshman at High Point University in Exercise Science. Her maternal ancestors are from Florence, Italy.
Gabriella Manziano
The Rosario (Roy) Argento Memorial Scholarship: Gabriella is a graduate of Stone Bridge High School and will be a freshman at Boston College in Elementary Education. Her paternal and maternal ancestors are from Campania.
Patrizia Manziano
The Loreto J. Clavelli Scholarship: Patrizia will be a Senior at the University of Notre Dame and is majoring in Neuroscience and Behavior. Her paternal ancestors are from Campania.
Alexa Mulroe
Alexa is a graduate from Marriotts Ridge High School and will be a freshman at the University of Notre Dame in the Pre-Med program. Her maternal and paternal ancestors are from Calabria.
Chiara O’Neill
The Gatone Monticelli Memorial Scholarhship: Chiara will be a Senior at Drexel University and is majoring Mechanical Engineering. Her maternal ancestors are from Molise, Abruzzo, and Sicily
Annamaria Palmiero
Annamaria is a graduate of Sidwell Friends School and will be a freshman at UMBC with a double major in Nursing and Anthropology. Her father and her paternal grandparents were born in Benevento and her maternal grandparents were born in Sorrento.
Sydney Pizza
The Angelo Caputo and Frank Trimboli Memorial Scholarship: Sydney is a graduate of Walter Johnson High School. During her senior year, she was dual enrolled at Montgomery College. She will be attending the University of Delaware pursuing a Bachelors degree in Business. Her maternal roots are from Salerno, Italy and Avellino, Campania, Italy. Her paternal roots are from Montella, Italy and Calabria, Italy.
Sofia Sergi
The Glickfield Family Foundation Scholarship: Sofia will be a Sophomore at Salisbury University and is majoring in Economics. Her maternal roots are from Salerno, Italy and Avellino, Campania, Italy. Her maternal and paternal ancestors are from Naples, Sorrento and Sicily.
Domenico Toscano
The Domenic F. Antonelli, Jr. Scholarship: Domenico will be a Senior at the University of Delaware and is majoring in Finance and Entrepreneurship with a minor in Italian. His paternal ancestors are from Antillo and Messina in Sicily.
2021 Recipients
The Lido Civic Club of Washington, DC has awarded $95,000 in undergraduate scholarships to these deserving Italian American students. The Lido Civic Club, a group of Italian American professional men, was founded in 1929. It has awarded over $1,000,000 in college scholarships since 2004.
Luke Evans
Luke is a graduate of Our Lady of Good Counsel High School and will be a freshman at either Salisbury University or St. Mary’s College. His maternal grand-father was from the Abruzzo region and his maternal grand-mother was from the region of Lazio.
Nicole Fairbanks
(The Madeline and Antonio Germanario Scholarship) – Nicole will be a Junior at the University of Pittsburgh and is majoring in Psychology and Neuroscience. Her maternal ancestors are from Campania.
Vincent Fanelli
Vincent will be a sophomore at George Mason University majoring in Cyber Security Engineering. His paternal roots are from Riccia, Molise.
Stephanie Farace
Stephanie will be a Sophomore at The University of Maryland College Park and is majoring in Computer Science. Her paternal ancestors are from Lazio and Apulia.
Shannon Gibbons
Shannon is a graduate of the Academy of the Holy Cross and will be a freshman at High Point University in Exercise Science. Her maternal ancestors are from Florence, Italy.
Gabriella Manziano
(The Rosario (Roy) Argento Memorial Scholarship) – Gabriella is a graduate of Stone Bridge High School and will be a freshman at Boston College in Elementary Education. Her paternal and maternal ancestors are from Campania.
Patrizia Manziano
(The Loreto J. Clavelli Scholarship) – Patrizia will be a Senior at the University of Notre Dame and is majoring in Neuroscience and Behavior. Her paternal ancestors are from Campania.
Alexa Mulroe
Alexa is a graduate from Marriotts Ridge High School and will be a freshman at the University of Notre Dame in the Pre-Med program. Her maternal and paternal ancestors are from Calabria.
Chiara O’Neill
(The Gatone Monticelli Memorial Scholarhship) – Chiara will be a Senior at Drexel University and is majoring Mechanical Engineering. Her maternal ancestors are from Molise, Abruzzo and Sicily
Annamaria Palmiero
Annamaria is a graduate of Sidwell Friends School and will be a freshman at UMBC with a double major in Nursing and Anthropology. Her father and her paternal grandparents were born in Benevento and her maternal grandparents were born in Sorrento.
Sydney Pizza
(The Angelo Caputo and Frank Trimboli Memorial Scholarship) – Sydney is a graduate of Walter Johnson High School. During her senior year, she was dual enrolled at Montgomery College. She will be attending the University of Delaware pursuing a Bachelors degree in Business. Her maternal roots are from Salerno, Italy and Avellino, Campania, Italy. Her paternal roots are from Montella, Italy and Calabria, Italy.
Sofia Sergi
(The Glickfield Family Foundation Scholarship) – Sofia will be a Sophomore at Salisbury University and is majoring in Economics. Her maternal roots are from Salerno, Italy and Avellino, Campania, Italy. Her maternal and paternal ancestors are from Naples, Sorrento and Sicily.
Domenico Toscano
(The Domenic F. Antonelli, Jr. Scholarship) – Domenico will be a Senior at the University of Delaware and is majoring in Finance and Entrepreneurship with a minor in Italian. His paternal ancestors are from Antillo and Messina in Sicily.
2020 Recipients
The Lido Civic Club of Washington, DC has awarded $60,000 in undergraduate scholarships to these deserving Italian American students. The Lido Civic Club, a group of Italian American professional men, was founded in 1929. It has awarded over $1,00,000 in college scholarships since 2004.
Dominic Allegra
Dominic is graduate of Bishop O’Connell High School in Virginia. His paternal and maternal grandparents emigrated from Sicily and Naples, respectively. He is a senior at George Mason University.
Matthew Fairbanks
Matthew is the recipient of the Madeline and Antonio Germinario Scholarship. Matthew is a graduate of Urbana High School in Maryland. He is a senior at The Catholic University and plans to major in Electrical Engineering. His great-grandparents emigrated from Lombardia and Campania. This scholarship is funded by Lido member and Past Lido Civic Club man of the year, Vito Germinario.
Nicole Fairbanks
Nicole is the recipient of the Domenic F. Antonelli, Jr. Scholarship. She is a graduate of Urbana High School in Maryland, and is now sophomore at the University of Pittsburgh with double major in Neuroscience and psychology; Nicole’s great-grandparents emigrated from Lombardia and Campania. This scholarship is named for Domenic Antonelli, who was a Lido Civic Club member for 30 years. Nick provided a significant financial contribution to help establish our scholarship fund.
Stephanie Farace
Stephanie is a graduate of Glenelg High School. She is a freshman at the University of Maryland College Park. Her Italian roots are in Alatri, Lazio and Roseto Valfortore, Puglia.
Patrizia Manziano
Patrizia is a graduate from Stone Bridge High School in Ashburn, Virginia. She is a junior at Notre Dame University, pursuing a major in Neuroscience and Behavior. Her Italian roots on her father’s side are from Salerno, Campania.
Alyssa Marinaccio
Alyssa is a junior at the East Stroudsburg University. She graduated from Damascus High Schoool. Her Italian roots or her mother’s side hail from Sicily.
Gaia Mirien
Gaia is a graduate of Walter Johnson High School in Bethesda, Maryland. She is a Senior at the University of Maryland, College Park, with a double major in Communications and Psychology. Her Italian roots are on her maternal side from Vicenza, Veneto.
Asa Nugent
Asa is a freshman at Northern Virginia Community College. His Italian roots through are in Campania and Basilicata regions.
Chiara O’Neill
Chiara is the recipient of the Gastone Monticelli Memorial Scholarship; Chiara is a graduate of Fairfax High School in Virginia and is a Junior at Drexel University, majoring in mechanical engineering and computer science. Her Italian roots are from Naples, Sicily, Abruzzi, and Molise. This scholarship is funded by Lido member Claudio Monticelli.
Manuel Rettore
Manuel is a graduate of the James Hubbert Blake High School. He is a freshman at Muhlenberg College. His Italian roots are in the Veneto and Campania regions.
Paul Russo
Paul is a graduate of Oakton High School in Vienna, Virginia. He is a junior at Liberty University. His Italian roots though his father are from Rome, Lazio.
Sofia Sergi
Sofia is a graduate of Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School. She is a freshman at Catholic University. Her Italian roots through her parents are from Sicily and Campania.
Dominico Toscano
Dominico is a graduate of Margruder High School in Montgomery County, Maryland. He is a junior at the University of Delaware and majoring in finance and entrepreneurship. His father was born in Messina, Sicily.
Angelo Tundo
Angelo is a senior at the University of Maryland, Robert H Smith School of Business – His Italian roots are on his father’s side from the Chieti province in Abruzzi. He is the recipient of the Angelo Caputo and Frank Trimboli Scholarship named after late Lido Club President Angelo Caputo and lido member Frank Trimboli.
