COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

Helping Our Future Generations 

The Buon Tempo Club awards scholarships to deserving High School Seniors of Italian Heritage.  In the past 30 years, the club has given out hundreds of thousands of dollars in athletic, vocational, and academic scholarships to Italian-American youths in the Bay Area.
SCHOLARSHIP CATEGORIES:
The 2026 Scholarship Season begins in January of each year. The Buon Tempo Club will be awarding a scholarship in academics, athletics, and vocational categories. In each category, a boy and girl of Italian descent will be awarded a scholarship, for a total of up to six scholarship awards.  In 2025, the Board of Directors approved a $500.00 increase in the Academic and Athletic Scholarship awards. Starting in 2026 the award in the Academic and Athletic Category will be $2,000.00, and the Vocational Scholarship Award will be $1,500.00.  Additionally, we will be awarding one deserving applicant the 

Bob Grazzini Scholarship Award.
The award is given to one of the applicants who represents the best of Italian Heritige.  The Board of Directors approved a $500.00 increase for 2026.   The Bob Grazzini Scholarship Award in 2026 is $2,500.00.

ELIGIBILITY:

Members who have students or know of someone eligible for any of the awards who meet our criteria are encouraged to have students apply ASAP.  Applications must be received by the Scholarship Committee no later than March 1st of each year. 

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For More Information Contact

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Jeff Colantuono | (510) 557-6805 

   Tim Gutierrez | (510) 589-9752

Gloria Gutierrez | (510) 589-9752

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