Foundation Activities
Financial Aid for Students
Supporting deserving Kefalonian students
The George & Marie Vergottis Foundation offers financial assistance to students of Kefalonia highschools who distinguished themselves in the Panhellenic examinations.
Selected students are qualified directly by the Directorate of Secondary Education - Ministry of Education - in Kefalonia, on the basis of their entrance exam grades. Honoured students receive a diploma and are recognised at a special awards event.
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Additionally, there are George & Marie Vergottis scholarship programs available exclusively to Greek students at five highly selective and disinguished educational institutions.
Please note that the scholarship and fellowship programmes at the institutions below are managed and awarded directly and independently by each respective institution. As a rule, an interested student has to follow a two-step process ...
(a) apply first for Admission, and
(b) if Entrance is granted, he or she may qualify for "George and Marie Vergottis" scholarship funding by applying for financial assistance.
Any questions relating to the Admission and Financial Aid process should be addressed directly to each institution. The Foundation's Board can not and does not interfere with the selection process. Scholarship programmes have been established at the following institutions:
University of Cambridge, Cambridge,
UK
George & Marie Vergottis Scholarships
The Cambridge Fund provides scholarships to both undergraduate and
graduate students who are Greek citizens, supporting them as they
begin or continue their education on the field of study of their
chosing. The application process is different for undergraduate
versus post-graduate students.
Undergraduate students: financial aid is through the Cambridge Bursary and for the 2017-18 academic year it is approximately GBP 3,500 per year.
https://www.cambridgestudents.cam.ac.uk/cambridgebursary/how-apply/eu-students
Postgraduate students: financial aid is up to
a maximum of GBP 20,000 per year but typically has averaged around
GBP 8,000 per year.
https://www.student-funding.cam.ac.uk/george-and-marie-vergottis-fund-201819
Application is through the Cambridge Trust
https://www.graduate.study.cam.ac.uk/how-do-i-apply
Massachusetts Institute of
Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA, USA
George & Marie Vergottis Fellowship
The permanent fund provides fellowships for Greek students
pursuing post-graduate studies.
http://odge.mit.edu/finances/fellowships/odgefellowships/#vergottis
Application details:
http://odge.mit.edu/finances/fellowships/odgefellowships/
Harvard University Medical
School, Cambridge, MA, USA
George & Marie Vergottis Research
Fellowship
This is exclusively a post-doctoral research fellowship
The Juilliard School, New York, NY, USA
George & Marie Vergottis
Scholarships
Offered exclusively to successful applicants of Greek origin for
both undergraduate (Bachelor's) and graduate (Master's and PhD)
study programmes
http://www.juilliard.edu
Athens Conservatoire, Athens,
GRE
George & Marie Vergottis Scholarships
Offered to Diploma and post-graduate applicants. In 2017-18 the
Athens Conservatoire awarded 5 undergraduate scholarships
consisting of the annual tuition fees and a post-graduate bursary
that covers participation at international seminars and
master-classes
http://www.athensconservatoire.gr