"The Mariano Elia Bursaries were established by Dr. Marian Elia to provide financial assistance to undergraduate students at St. Michael's College and are minoring/majoring/specializing in Italian Studies. Students must be in their second, third or fourth year of studies at St. Michael's College , be in good academic standing and demonstrate financial need. Students must be enrolled in a minor, major, or specialist program in Italian Studies and demonstrates excellence in the Italian Language or Italian Linguistics, and/or Italian Literary Studies. Students receiving Ontario Student Assistance Program funding; Canada Student Loan, or other government aid will be given priority.