FAITH announces Expansion of Scholarship Programs


In 2010, Faith: An Endowment for Orthodoxy and Hellenism will underwrite two scholarships (one graduate student scholarship and one senior lecturer research fellowship) through the US-Greece Fulbright Exchange program in commemoration of His All Holiness, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew’s visit to the United States and in honor of the 10th anniversary of His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios archiepiscopacy this past year.

Since its inception, grants from Faith funded many merit-based scholarships to high school students graduating from public, parochial and private high schools across the country for academic excellence. In 2010, a generous grant from Faith will support the expansion of the Archdiocese scholarship program which originally only included valedictorians and salutatorians to also include students who display extraordinary academic achievement and display an acute need for financial support for their university studies. In 2009, a total of 37 young people received Faith Scholarships for Academic Excellence through the Archdiocese.

Faith’s President, Mr. Peter Kikis, remarked on behalf of the Founders that “past scholarship recipients, all of whom are now attending the country’s leading colleges and universities, are especially impressive young people. In addition to their exceptional intellectual abilities and academic achievements, they have also actively participated in programs for the young people of the Hellenic American community and dedicated their skills and time to several extracurricular school activities, athletics, and community service initiatives. Faith scholarship recipients display the extraordinary scholarly intellect lauded by our Hellenic ancestors and a magnificent spirit of charity, philanthropy and altruism which is at the very core of our Christian Orthodox humanitarian values.”

This summer, Faith: An Endowment for Orthodoxy and Hellenism will continue to underwrite a series of financial aid scholarships to students traveling to Ionian Village to experience Greece and learn more about their Hellenic heritage through visits to ancient sites, monasteries, and cultural institutions. In 2009, Faith supported 34 scholarships for young people to participate in Ionian Village; in commemoration of the 40th Anniversary Celebration of Ionian Village, Faith has increased its budget for the 2010 scholarships. In 2010, the organization will continue to support several scholarship awards to the winners of the St. John Chrysostom Oratorical Festival.

The core mission of FAITH: An Endowment for Orthodoxy and Hellenism is to promote Hellenism and an understanding of the Greek Orthodox faith through a series of high quality educational programs and cultural initiatives through an endowment for the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. For more information about these programs and the application process, visit the FAITH website: www.faithendowment.org.

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