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Meropi Kyriacou Honored as TNH Educator of the Year
NEW YORK – Meropi Kyriacou, the new Principal of The Cathedral School in Manhattan, was honored as The National Herald’s Educator of the Year.
CHICAGO – The PanHellenic Scholarship Foundation has released the 2018/19 scholarship application, today, October 1. The Foundation will accept applications from eligible Greek American college students through January 31, 2019, and will distribute $250,000 in scholarship awards to exceptional undergraduates as follows:
Twenty (20) Awards of $10,000 each based on academic merit and financial need
Twenty (20) Awards of $2,500 each based solely on academic achievement.
Undergraduate students of Hellenic descent from all fifty states are encouraged to apply. Applications should be submitted electronically as instructed by January 31, 2019.
To be eligible to apply for a scholarship, applicants must:
Be U.S. Citizens or U.S. permanent residents.
Be of Hellenic descent.
Be a full-time undergraduate student at an accredited 4-year university in Fall 2018.
Have a minimum 3.5 cumulative GPA.
For any questions or inquiries, please email [email protected] or call 312-357-6432.
As of June 2018, the Foundation has awarded over $3 million in scholarships to more than 450 Greek-American students.
NEW YORK – Meropi Kyriacou, the new Principal of The Cathedral School in Manhattan, was honored as The National Herald’s Educator of the Year.
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Sabreen Jouda came into the world seconds after her mother left it.
ATHENS, Greece — A far-right Greek lawmaker has been charged with criminal assault for allegedly punching a colleague on the sidelines of a parliamentary debate Wednesday.
BROOKLYN, NY – From Greece to Miami to Brooklyn, Meraki Greek Bistro is now open in Williamsburg at 252 Grand Street.
SANTORINI – The prestigious sports event of Santorini, Santorini Experience, which highlights one of the top tourist destinations in the world through sports activities, will be held for the 7th year from October 3-6.
ATHENS – The distinguished Greek-American scientist Nikos Kyrpides, biologist, researcher, head of the Prokaryotic Genomics Program at the Joint Genome Institute of the U.