Foundation Scholarships & Prizes
Academic Registry provides general information regarding the Foundation Scholarship examinations and is available at the following link: https://www.tcd.ie/academicregistry/exams/scholarship/. Further information can also be found in the School Handbook. For details of the content and format of the Foundation Scholarship examinations in the Department of Italian, please consult the Departmental website.
XSCH3477: ITALIAN LANGUAGE COMPETENCE (two components: written paper and oral test)
1. Language paper (1 hour 30 mins, 70%). Two questions (a) and (b) equally weighted:
(a) reading comprehension; (b) guided essay in Italian (200 words).
2. Oral (30%). Present an article in Italian to be discussed in a short oral examination.
XSCH3476: JF COURSE WORK (TJH) (two hours, answer three questions). Answer one question from Section A General Questions (1-4 questions given) – worth 50%; Answer two questions from Section B (one question for each module) worth 25% each: ITU11041 Making Italy: from Unification to the fall of Fascism; ITU11051 Italy through cinema and art; ITU11042 Italy through poetry, theatre, and literature; ITU11092 Florence and the birth of the Renaissance.
XSCH3458: SF COURSE WORK (TJH) (two hours, answer three questions). Answer one question from Section A General Questions (1-4 questions given) – worth 50%; Answer two questions from Section B (one question for each topic): worth 25% each. ITU22161 Dante commentary; ITU22161 Dante; ITU22061 Visions of Italy; ITU22071 Language through literature, literature through language.
XSCH3401: ITALIAN AREA STUDIES (MEELC) (1 hour 30 mins, answer two questions) (based on JF modules and SF MT modules): ITU11041 Making Italy: from Unification to the fall of Fascism; ITU11092 Florence and the birth of the Renaissance; ITU22001 Reading Italy; ITU22061 Visions of Italy.
CALENDAR PRIZES
COMPOSITION PRIZES
The composition prize is awarded to the students with the best writing skills in Junior and Senior Fresh. It may be divided between students of equal merit.
ITALIAN 1776 PRIZE
This prize is awarded annually to the ab initio Junior Fresh deemed to have made most progress in Italian. Value, 100 euro.
ITALIAN CULTURAL INSTITUTE PRIZE
This prize was founded in 1978 by a gift from the Italian Cultural Institute and has been
awarded annually to the best senior sophister student in the Italian Department at the discretion of the Department.
EVASIO RADICE PRIZE
This prize was founded in 1982 by a gift from Fulke R. Radice, C.B.E., M.A. (OXON.), in memory of his grandfather, the patriot Evasio Radice, who was Professor of Italian 1824-49. The prize is awarded annually to the Senior Sophister in the two-subject moderatorship course who obtains the highest result, and not less than a second class (first division), in the Moderatorship examination in Italian.
THE CARMEL MCCULLAGH FRIENDSHIP FUND BURSARY
The Carmel McCullagh Friendship Fund Bursary. Friends of Carmel McCullagh (Mod. 1983) currently offer a Bursary to a Joint Honours student. It is not necessarily for the highest academic achiever but is intended for a student who has a love of Italian and is thoroughly committed to Italian studies. Application is by letter (e-mail) that will be forwarded to the committee of Friends. The Bursary was worth approx. €850 in 2018 and was tenable during the Summer at the University for Foreigners in Perugia.
OTHER GRANTS
Some grants, normally covering fees partly or totally, may be available from institutions or schools of languages in Italy to learn Italian during the summer. Please enquire about these from Ms Silvia Bertoni (sbertoni@tcd.ie).