CIAO ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP

CIAO is proud to award annual scholarships to students from Auburn High School and/or Tyburn Academy. Information is available in the spring from the school guidance office. 

2025 Scholarship Winners

The Cultural Italian American Organization of Cayuga County awarded eight scholarships to graduating seniors at their picnic on June 23. CIAO has awarded a total of 43 scholarships since 2015, and its members are proud of their ongoing efforts to give back to the community. Pictured are the 2025 scholarship winners: Luke Fallat, Aiden Musso, Jake Ackerman, Gabriella Turo, Lily Stryker, Sara Alberici, and Mitchell Homick. Skyler Bishuk, another winner, is not pictured. Also included are scholarship committee members John Murtari, Mary Ann Mucedola, Tony Gucciardi, Arlene Ryan who recused herself from the selection process this year, and Jay Elice.

Congratulations to past winners:

2024: Ella Noble, Riccardo Caruso, Anthony LoMascolo, Carter DeRosa, Ashley Meyers, Caroline Smith, Ariana Bartolotta, Mary Vitale

2023:  Matthew Crawford, Sophie Pettigrass, Shae Fitzgerald, Colin Musso, Michael Clark, Abigail Carr, Mia D'Angelo.

2022:

2021: Amelia Bartolotta, Elizabeth Moriarty, Emma Lomascolo, Krysha Pierce, Luca Pirozzolo, Zachary Saurini

2020: Elisa Faiola, Caroline Netti, and Zachary DeCaro

2019: Ashley Reilly and Zachery Moore

2018: Victoria DeJoy and Emma Clark

2017: Lydia Marteney and Christopher Moriarty