College Scholarship Awards for Greece

Experience The European Culture

Consider everything you’ve learned and heard about Greece and it’s no wonder that archaeology students flock to the country. The region is rich in ancient ruins and innumerable social, political, economic and even recreational creations and institutions. The Olympics were an invention originally of the Greeks. Students in almost any discipline discover Greece to be the root of most scholastic studies including the very study of mankind.

Greece is also one of the most visually sublime destinations. People only dream of lazing along the white washed edges of the Greek coastline, so when not on some important archaeological dig or dusting off tomes in some Greek library, take a break to take in the landscape.

Government Scholarships

From the federal government two scholarships are well-recognized and widely applied for:

• The Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarships help underprivileged undergrads who are traditionally not part of study abroad programs. Applicants must be Pell Grant recipients and facing financial challenges, at least. Students with a proposed program of study in Greece may qualify with up to 700 others for awards up to $7,000.
• The David L. Boren Scholarships are training the next level of Americans to be more internationally savvy and aware of the world outside our borders and how it affects us at many levels. Applicants must be top-notch students and pursuing either a language and culture program in Greece or one emphasizing law, education, technology or the sciences. Open to undergraduate and graduate level students. Up to $26,000 available per award.

Private Funding

The Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) sponsors the following fellowships and scholarships for student scholars seeking funding to pursue projects abroad in Greece:

• Harriet and Leon Pomerance Fellowships are intended for graduate or post-graduate archaeology students whose concentration is in the Bronze Age and within the region of Greece. Eligible applicants must have a well-defined project to pursue. Awards are $4,000.
• The Olivia James Traveling Fellowship gives away an extremely generous $22,000 for just the right student. Applicants must be pursuing fieldwork in Greece or the surrounding area.
• Anna C. and Oliver C. Colburn Scholarships go to eligible and talented students who are heading into their Ph.D. studies and are wishing to study at the American School of Classical Studies in Athens. Qualified applicants compete for up to $11,000 for a year program.

Rotary International has become one of the largest and most well known philanthropic organizations in the world. Besides humanitarian and sustainable development projects and organizations, the Rotary also funds one of the most competitive and large-scale scholarships in the country. The Ambassadorial Scholarships assist outstanding students with $26,000 for a year of study in an eligible country, including Greece. Applicants must be excellent in every way and embody the tenets of the Rotary.

The Onassis name is of course associated with both wealth and Jackie Kennedy. The Alexander S. Onassis Foundation, from the same family, funds scholarships for graduate and Ph. D. students who wish to do research or study in the country for a length of time. Eligible applicants may be pursuing a flexible range of disciplines. Awards vary based on project and length of proposed study/research.

College Scholarships

The American School of Classical Studies at Athens is chock full of international scholars at their graduate level or above that are studying everything from law to archaeology. The university offers, among others, the following fellowships and scholarships:

• Cotsen Traveling Scholarships assist scholars with the funds necessary to study at the school for a short term. Awards are $2,000.
• M. Alison Frantz Fellowships are offered to applicants who are graduate or heading into post-graduate programs in the area of Byzantine Studies or Modern Greek Studies. Applicants are considered based on how relative their proposed research is to on site study and their educational goals. Awards are $10,500.
• Need to rework that dissertation with rare Greek texts? The Jacob Hirsch Fellowships award $10,500 for a stint of study at the school for just such purposes.
• Students conducting research at the school may require additional funding for in-country travel. In that case, the Paul Rehak Memorial Traveling Fellowships are designed to fund short periods of travel with up to $1,000.