Undergraduate Greece Government Scholarships for Foreign Students

Scholarship Overview

• Scholarships granted by the Greek Government to foreign nationals for academic year 2013-2014 and for Greek language and civilization summer seminar 2013

Host School(s)

• Study in Greece

Field(s) of Study

• Listed Below

What does the scholarship cover?

• a) Monthly allowance: 400€, for scholarship holders carrying out undergraduate studies and 450€, for scholarship holders carrying out postgraduate studies or research.
• b) One-off allowance for settlement expenses: 500€, for those who shall settle in Athens and 550€, for those who shall settle in the province. The scholarship holders whose scholarship is being renewed are not entitled to this amount.
• c) One-off amount of 150€ annually for covering transportation expenses within the country for postgraduate students or researchers who are obliged to move from their place of residence, in order to carry out the research program approved by our Office and as long as there is a justified proposal by their supervisor.
• d) Exemption from tuition fees only for undergraduate studies.
• e) It is clarified that scholarship holders for postgraduate studies or research who wish to follow the Greek language courses as well, shall not be exempted from tuition fees. Additionally, they should select the postgraduate programs offered without tuition fees from the list they will find at www.minedu.gov.gr under the indication “State Budget”. In case their choice is not included in the free programs they should cover tuition fees on their own.
• f) Free medical treatment in case of an emergency, only in Public Hospitals.

How many scholarships are given?
Which countries are targeted?

We announce the scholarships granted by the Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs, Culture and Sports to foreign citizens, who wish to attend undergraduate or postgraduate studies in our country’s Universities or a research in our country’s Universities or Research Centres for the academic year 2013-2014, as well as a summer seminar of Greek Language and Civilization for the summer of 2013 as follows:

1. AZERBAIJAN

• Two (2) scholarships for attending a summer seminar in Greek Language and Civilization

2. ARMENIA

• Two (2) scholarships for attending a summer seminar in Greek Language and Civilization

3. BELGIUM

• (a) : Flemish community
• (b) : French community
• Two (2) scholarships of a duration of ten (10) months each for postgraduate studies. One of these scholarships shall be granted for studies in the Greek language and civilization
• One (1) scholarship for attending a summer seminar in Greek Language and Civilization

4. BULGARIA

• a) One (1) one scholarship of a duration of 12 months for a full course of undergraduate or postgraduate studies provided that scholars already studying complete their studies
• b) One (1) scholarship for specialization studies or research of a duration of 10 months
• c) Two (2) scholarships for attending a summer seminar in Greek Language and Civilization

5. ESTONIA

• a) One (1) scholarship of a maximum duration of 10 months for postgraduate studies or research
• b) Two (2) scholarships for attending a summer seminar in Greek Language and Civilization
• Such scholarships are exclusively intended for ‘active’ professors, researchers and students. Candidates must therefore fall within one of these categories when filing their applications as well as on the date of commencement of the respective programme of studies

6. ISRAEL

• a) Two (2) scholarships of a maximum duration of ten (10) months each for postgraduate studies or research
• b) Two (2) scholarships for attending a summer seminar in Greek Language and Civilization

7. CHINA

• a) Three (3) scholarships of a duration of 10 months each for postgraduate studies or research
• b) Four (4) scholarships of a duration of 10 months each for learning Greek
• c) Four (4) scholarships for attending a summer seminar in Greek Language and Civilization

8. CROATIA

• a) Ten (10) months of scholarship for postgraduate studies or up to ten (10) months for research
• b) Two (2) scholarships for attending a summer seminar in Greek Language and Civilization

9. CYPRUS

• a) Two (2) scholarships of a maximum duration of ten (10) months each for postgraduate studies or research. This number includes both the new scholarship and the renewal of an old scholarship with priority being given to the second one
• b) One (1) scholarship of a maximum duration of ten months for postgraduate studies intended for a permanent teacher in primary education
• c) One (1) scholarship of a maximum duration of ten months for postgraduate studies intended for a permanent teacher in secondary education

10. LATVIA

• a) One (1) scholarship of a duration of ten (10) months for postgraduate studies or research
• b) One (1) scholarship for attending a summer seminar in Greek Language and Civilization

11. MEXICO

• a) Ten (10) months of scholarship for postgraduate studies or research. The duration of each scholarship may vary from five (5) to ten (10) months
• b) Two (2) scholarships for attending a summer seminar in Greek Language and Civilization

12. NORWAY

• a) One (1) scholarship of a maximum duration of ten (10) months for postgraduate studies or research
• b) One (1) scholarship for attending a summer seminar in Greek Language and Civilization

13. SOUTH KOREA

• a) One (1) scholarship of a duration of ten (10) months for postgraduate studies or research

14. HUNGARY

• a) One (1) scholarship of a duration of ten (10) months for postgraduate studies or research
• b) Three (3) scholarships for attending a summer seminar in Greek Language and Civilization

15. UKRAINE

• One (1) scholarship for attending a summer seminar in Greek Language and Civilization

16. POLAND

• a) Twenty (20) months of scholarship for postgraduate studies or research. The duration of each scholarship may be up to ten (10) months
• b) Two (2) scholarships for attending a summer seminar in Greek Language and Civilization

17. ROMANIA

• a) Three (3) new scholarships for a full course of undergraduate studies of a duration of twelve (12) months each. This number includes both the new scholarship and the renewal of an old scholarship with priority being given to the second one
• b)  One (1) scholarship of a duration of ten (10) months for postgraduate studies or research

18. SERBIA

• a) Twenty (20) months of scholarship for postgraduate studies or research to be accordingly allocated to the candidates. The minimum duration of the scholarship may be five (5) months and the maximum duration ten (10) months
• b) Five (5) scholarships for attending a summer seminar in Greek Language and Civilization

19. SLOVAKIA

• a) Ten (10) months of scholarship for postgraduate studies or research. The duration of each scholarship may vary from five (5) to ten (10) months
• b) Two (2) scholarships for attending a summer seminar in Greek Language and Civilization

20. SLOVENIA

• a) One (1) scholarship of a maximum duration of ten (10) months for postgraduate studies or research
• It is noted that the scholarships are granted to postgraduate or PhD students who are already enrolled in a Slovenian university and wish to undertake part of their studies in Greece in agreement with both the university where such students perform their studies and the Greek university of their choice
• b) One (1) scholarship for attending a summer seminar in Greek Language and Civilization

21. TURKEY

• a) Two (2) scholarships for research of a maximum duration of ten (10) months each. At least one of these scholarships shall be granted to a graduate of the Department of Classical Studies of the Istanbul University
• b)  Seven (7) scholarships for attending a summer seminar in Greek Language and Civilization

22. CZECH REPUBLIC

• a) Ten (10) months of scholarship for postgraduate studies or research. The duration of each scholarship may vary from five (5) to ten (10) months
• b) Two (2) scholarships for attending a summer seminar in Greek Language and Civilization

Am I Eligible to Apply? – undergrad

• For scholarship holders who are about to follow a full course of undergraduate studies in Greece, a scholarship is initially granted for one (1) academic year in order for them to follow Greek language courses (if they do not have a language certificate). In case they fail in the language exams, scholarship is interrupted. In case they succeed, a scholarship is granted for a full course of undergraduate studies and shall be renewed every year.
• Each scholarship holder is obliged, throughout the scholarship program, to be in Greece and be exclusively devoted to carrying out the program of studies submitted by him/her and approved by our Office. Absence is justified for two (2) consecutive months (during summer) and in case the scholarship holder is absent for more than 2 months, then he/she should inform our Office.
• During the first year of his/her staying in Greece, the scholarship holder is admitted to a Department of a Higher Education Institution according to the preference list he/she has submitted in his/her scholarship application (see (a) supporting documents for undergraduate studies). The application is equivalent to a solemn declaration. Any change of Department is allowed upon application of the scholarship holder only during the 1^st year of Greek language learning.
• It is emphasized that after the first year of successful attendance of Greek language courses, the scholarship holder shall submit in person the necessary supporting documents for his/her enrollment in the department of his/her choice; therefore, he/she should have under his/her possession certified copies of all original and translated supporting documents which he/she shall submit to our Office.
• A scholarship for undergraduate studies shall be granted for a period of time equal to the one required according to the program of studies of the school of attendance. The scholarship holder may apply for an extension of his/her scholarship for one more year beyond the abovementioned period. This application is filed annually from May till the end of June directly to our Office, which decides for the approval or dismissal of the application for renewal.
• Our office grants the scholarship until the month of oath taking in case the scholar completes his/her studies in time during the compulsory duration of studies. If the student goes over the compulsory years, the scholarship shall be granted only until the date of completion of his/her obligations and not until the oath taking.
• Each scholar student is obliged to file to our Office, after the end of each exam period, a detailed certificate of studies (“transcript of records”) certifying that the student has passed a sufficient number of courses, in accordance with the program of studies of the department that he/she attends. In case of non-satisfactory progress his/her scholarship shall not be renewed. More particularly, as satisfactory performance is meant the successful examination in at least 70% of the compulsory or elective subjects required by the curriculum of Studies of the Department or Faculty of Attendance. The scholar student is obliged to participate in all exam periods of his/her faculty when he/she has subjects to pass.

How to I Apply – Next Steps

• Interested persons should address the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or the Ministry of Education of their country of origin which are competent for collecting the applications of candidates for Bilateral Cultural Agreements, selecting the proposed candidates and forwarding the files to our Office.
• The proposals made by each country’s competent authorities, along with the files of the proposed candidates should arrive to our Office no later than April 30^th 2013. However, it is noted that each country shall determine by itself the closing dates for application submission which do not coincide to the final closing date of file consignment to Greece and interested persons should address the services of their own country. All available information regarding the initial submission service abroad can be found to the Ministry’s website under scholarships to foreign nationals within the framework of Bilateral Educational Programs.

Closing Date:

• Our Office shall notify the competent authorities with the scholarship approval decision for the proposed persons no later than May 31^st 2013 for summer seminars and no later than June 30^st 2013 for undergraduate and postgraduate studies (on the condition that candidates’ files are complete).

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