
<span style="color: #808080;"><strong>APPLICATIONS FOR  SCHOLARSHIPS TO STUDY IN GREECE</strong></span>
<p><span style="color: #808080;">Applications are invited for nationals of the following  countries to study in Greece:</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #808080;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Albania</span><span style="text-decoration: underline;">, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belgium,  Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, </span><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt,  Estonia, Ethiopia, France, Finland, Germany, Hungary, India, Iran, Iraq,  Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Latvia, Luxembourg, Mexico, Norway,  Netherlands, Pakistan, Palestine, Peru, Poland, Romania, Serbia,  Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine and </span><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Uzbekistan</span>.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #808080;">Information about the scholarships available for each country can  be found here</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #808080;"><a href="http://apps.gov.gr/minedu/foreigner_scholarships/index/scholarships-per-country">http://apps.gov.gr/minedu/foreigner_scholarships/index/scholarships-per-country</a></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #808080;">Candidates should fill in the online application available in the  website <strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://apps.gov.gr/minedu/foreigner_scholarships">http://apps.gov.gr/minedu/foreigner_scholarships</a></span></strong><strong> </strong></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #808080;"><strong>The deadline for applications is May 31<sup>st</sup> 2011</strong> .</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #808080;">A number of supportive documents, translated in Greek, French or  English, should be scanned and uploaded on the online application.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #808080;">Successful applicants will be formally notified through the  Greek embassy in their country or the embassy of their country in  Athensand they will be contacted by our Office by e-mail (<a href="mailto:foitmer.yp@minedu.gov.gr">foitmer.yp@minedu.gov.gr</a>).</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #808080;">The names of successful applicants will be also announced in <strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://apps.gov.gr/minedu/foreigner_scholarships">http://apps.gov.gr/minedu/foreigner_scholarships</a></span></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #808080;">The scholarships are:</span></p>
<ul>
<li><span style="color: #808080;">Monthly allowance: </span> 
<ul>
<li><span style="color: #808080;">500€, for undergraduate studies and</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #808080;">550€, for postgraduate studies or  for research.</span></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><span style="color: #808080;">One-off allowance for settlement expenses: </span> 
<ul>
<li><span style="color: #808080;">500€, for those who shall be settled  to Athens and</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #808080;">550€, for those who study away from  Athens.</span></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<p><span style="color: #808080;">Scholarships for summer seminars in Language and Civilization  cover all expenses (tuition fees, accommodation, food allowance, as well  as their participation in cultural events).Travel expenses are not  covered. Undergraduate Students are exempted from tuition fees. The  scholarships for undergraduate studies cover tuition fees for master’s  degrees covered by state budget only.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #808080;">Age limits:</span></p>
<ul>
<li><span style="color: #808080;">25 year’s old for undergraduate studies</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #808080;">40 year’s old for postgraduate studies,  research or summer seminar</span></li>
</ul>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #808080;">The deputy minister for Higher  Education, Research and Innovation<br />Professor Ioannis Panaretos</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #808080;"> </span></p>
<p><span style="color: #808080;"><strong>INTERNAL DISTRIBUTION </strong></span></p>
<ol>
<li><span style="color: #808080;">Minister’s office</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #808080;">Deputy Minister’s Offices</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #808080;">Directorate of International Educational  Relations-Department of Educational Exchanges</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #808080;">Directorate of Studies and Student Welfare,  Department B'</span></li>
</ol>
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