HELLENIC BIRTHRIGHT

The PanHellenic Scholarship Foundation's Educational and Cultural Enrichment Program

The PanHellenic Scholarship Foundation is proud to offer our Hellenic Birthright program to Greek American youth.

Hellenic Birthright is a unique educational and cultural experience for Greek American college students with limited financial means, ages 18-25 living in the United States who have never been to Greece. This five-week study-abroad program enables students to experience the history, culture and everyday life of Greece, while broadening their education through accredited college courses designed and taught by highly qualified faculty at the American College of Thessaloniki (ACT), the post-secondary division of Anatolia College.

ACT has developed a rigorous academic program, the Pella Project, available to study abroad students from colleges and universities throughout the US. The Hellenic Birthright program allows participating students to join the Pella Project and gain transferable college credits. Most important, students are offered the opportunity to gain a broader understanding of their rich Hellenic heritage, both ancient and modern.

Hellenic Birthright is an opportunity to gain a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Students explore the land of their ancestors through uniquely tailored educational and cultural activities blending academics, art, architecture, and history. Set against the beautiful backdrop of Thessaloniki and a number of other cities across mainland Greece and Turkey � which have included Vergina, Pella, Athens, Thebes, Philippi, Delphi, Istanbul, Troy, and the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate � Hellenic Birthright is an unforgettable study-abroad journey which participants will remember forever.

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The PanHellenic Scholarship Foundation underwrites all tuition, living, sightseeing and other related expenses for the sponsored students. Students are only responsible for their airfare, health insurance and incidental expenses. Applicants who don�t qualify may also join the program at their own expense.

To be eligible for Hellenic Birthright you must:

• be a college student between the ages of 18-25
• be of Hellenic descent
• have never been to Greece (or visited Greece under the age of 8 years old)
• demonstrate financial need

Hellenic Birthright launched in 2012 and sent 14 students to Greece for five weeks between June 18 � July 20, 2012. Please visit our blog at phsfblog.wix.com/hellenicbirthright where our inaugural participants wrote about their life-changing experiences. You can also see the impact Hellenic Birthright made on these young lives in our newsletter.

In 2013 Hellenic Birthright is sending 20 students to Greece for five weeks between June 17 - July 22, 2013.

The PanHellenic Scholarship Foundation is no longer accepting applications for Hellenic Birthright 2013. Please join our mailing list to receive updates or for more information call 312.357.6432.