Writing has always been a part of Beatrice's world. Ever since she was a child, she has used her tireless pen to create countless stories and tales. Thanks to the support of the Sanlorenzo Foundation, Beatrice will have the opportunity to live in Rome and attend a master's degree course in creative writing, so that she can develop her skills and realise her dream of writing a novel!

Passionate about nature, biodiversity and the animal world in particular, Giulia will carry out research on the Pontine and Parthenopean islands to study the 'small island' effect on pollinating insects. The objectives of this research include understanding the ecosystem complexity and the relationships between flowering plants and pollinators in order to design targeted interventions to improve community resilience, ecosystem protection and biodiversity conservation. The study conducted on the islands will provide insight into phenomena that would be much more complex elsewhere, and at the same time, will allow important lessons to be learned about how island ecosystems function and how they are best managed by humans.

The project is realised in partnership with Fondazione Cecilia Gilardi

Ludovica is a student at the University of Catania and thanks to a grant from the foundation she will be able to conduct a microbiological investigation into the fermentation of Passito di Pantelleria DOC wine for her thesis project. The accurate study of the heterogeneous microbiome, which is resistant to particular stress conditions, could become an important resource from the perspective of the Sicilian economy, but also, by isolating and banking the strains, a great possibility to protect local biodiversity.

The project is realised in partnership with Fondazione Cecilia Gilardi

Thanks to the support of the Sanlorenzo Foundation, Wiktor will be able to explore the impacts on sustainable territorial development of the Tuscan Islands following the UNESCO Man and Biosphere recognition, with the aim of verifying how this recognition has affected key aspects of sustainable development such as territorial governance, economy, society and environment. In turn, Wiktor's project aims to become a driver for the sustainable development of the territory, proposing an innovative approach to the actions undertaken following the recognition that takes into consideration an accurate definition and constant detection of the impacts.

The project is realised in partnership with Fondazione Cecilia Gilardi

The biodiversity of the Minor Islands is at high risk of extinction as a consequence of limited species abundance, small populations and low genetic diversity that increase the fragility of ecosystems. With the support of the Sanlorenzo Foundation, Gioele will develop a multi-taxonomic database of invasive alien and native species on the Italian Minor Islands. At the end of the development, the database will be accessible through a web page and will allow for the identification of the areas - islands or archipelagos - with the highest density of invasive alien species, allowing for the proper development of local and national management projects that focus on the conservation of native biological richness.

The project is realised in partnership with Fondazione Cecilia Gilardi

The island of Ischia is rich in history and not only on land! With her project Michela will have the opportunity to immerse herself in Ischia's past at the site of Aenaria, an ancient and submerged Roman settlement. With her research in the field of underwater archaeology, Michela will thus have the opportunity to acquire all the data - archival and bibliographic - to systemise an initial reading of the main historical and archaeological dynamics that will contribute to its valorisation in the broader territorial context of the island of Ischia.

The project is realised in partnership with Fondazione Cecilia Gilardi

Thanks to the support of the Sanlorenzo Foundation, Alberto will be able to deepen his knowledge of the economic consequences of climate change on the agricultural sector of the small Mediterranean islands, in particular the Aeolian Archipelago. By quantifying the economic impacts that Aeolian agriculture may suffer as rainfall and temperature changes, Alberto will be able to provide useful indications for the definition of long-term strategies capable of minimising the archipelago's vulnerability.

The project is realised in partnership with Fondazione Cecilia Gilardi

Great ambition and a spirit of initiative are the qualities that distinguish Edoardo, a brilliant young man who is confident that each of our actions can make a difference to improve society! Thanks to the support of the Sanlorenzo Foundation, Edoardo will be able to attend the bachelor course in Economics and Management at Oxford University, so that he can get the best possible education and return to Italy to realise his dream: to help young Italians discover and seize all the opportunities our country has to offer!