The Pezcoller Foundation-SIC - Ferruccio and Elena Bernardi Fellowship

The Pezcoller Foundation-SIC-Ferruccio and Elena Bernardi Fellowship

Established in 2006 to honor the memory of siblings Ferruccio and Elena Bernardi, this fellowship holds special significance as the Pezcoller Foundation’s very first research grant. It subsequently became part of the two-year fellowship program (€30,000/year) awarded in collaboration with the Italian Cancer Society (SIC).

Since its first edition, the fellowship’s objective has been to provide outstanding researchers with the opportunity to develop high-level scientific projects within Italy’s most prestigious universities and research institutions.

THE WINNERS:

2007-2008 Flavia Cerrato (Napoli)
2009-2010 Marzia Pennati (Milan)
2011-2012 Micol Silic-Benussi (Padova)
2013-2014 Samantha Solito (Padova)
2015-2016 Tiziana Triulzi (Milan)
2017-2018 Annalisa Lonetti (Bologna)
2019-2020 Candida Vitale (Turin)
2021-2022 Maria Teresa Majorini (Milan)
2023-2024 Alessio Biagioni (Firenze)
2025-2026 Maria Valeria Giuli (Rome)

A donation to research is a gift to the future of every single one of us.

Transforming the loving memory of a family life into a concrete commitment to the future of the entire community is an act of profound generosity.

To the memory of Ferruccio and Elena Bernardi goes our most sincere gratitude.