Scholarship Requirements

Description

Each year, the AHEPA Mother Lodge Chapter No. 1 Educational Fund, Inc., awards numerous, unrestricted scholarships as well as scholarships designated by their sponsors for specific areas of study.

The scholarship awards range from $1,000 to $3,000, and applicants are considered for any scholarship for which they meet eligibility requirements. Applicants must be registered as full-time students either in the Fall/ Spring semester or the quarter academic calendars to be considered for an award.

Applications are accepted January 1 to March 15 each year, and recipients will be notified of their selection in late May.

Selection Process

All applicants must have a minimum GPA of 3.0

Residency requirements are as follows:

• Students residing in the greater metro Atlanta area are considered for all scholarships for which they are eligible.

• Students residing anywhere in the state of Georgia are eligible to apply for the graduate Nursing Scholarship.

• There are three scholarships available to students residing anywhere within the geographical area of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Atlanta who will be attending Holy Cross School of Theology.

• Applications for the Johnny N. Economy Scholarship are open to all applicants with no residency restrictions. Regardless of residency, the application for this scholarship requires the submission of an additional essay on Hellenism.

Note that unless you are from the greater metro Atlanta area, your residency status is considered “out of area” regardless of your current address, and with the exceptions noted above (graduate nursing & Holy Cross student applications), you are only eligible to apply for the Johnny N. Economy Scholarship.

Essays

Applicants are required to upload an original Personal Essay not to exceed 500 words, which must provide information on the student’s interests and career goals, as well as related school and career experiences from the current academic year. The essay will test the applicant’s ability to organize and relate facts and ideas, as well as the applicant’s overall writing skills. Essays not written to this topic prompt or submitted previously will not be considered.

If you wish to be considered for the Johnny N. Economy Scholarship, you must upload an additional, original essay on Hellenism not to exceed 750 words. Note: AI and plagiarism tools via Kaleidoscope are also used to evaluate the essays in this section, as noted above.

In composing this essay, consider this excerpt from one of Mr. Economy’s keynote addresses:

At the soul of Hellenism, we find the opportunity to share in the gift of this ancestral culture, to transform ourselves from mere Greeks to Hellenes, from non-Greeks to Philhellenes, and in effect, meet our obligations to society and our fellow man by embracing its basic tenets: Philanthropy (philanthropia), brotherhood (philadelphia), respect (philotimo), fellowship (philoxenia), and knowledge (gnosis) are but a few of these Hellenistic principles.

Finally, the foundation utilizes AI and plagiarism tools via Kaleidoscope in order to evaluate applicants on their original work. The use of these tools to write an essay will negatively impact your scoring on this portion of the application.

Transcripts

Applicants are asked to list and document their academic honors and other awards in addition to their involvement with school and/or community clubs and organizations, participation in sports, and any part-time work.

This is a very important component of the application that should not be ignored. Include dates of awards and years of participation in activities. You must upload supporting documentation (using the available fields) for it to be considered.

Honors and Activities

Applicants are asked to list and document their academic honors and other awards in addition to their involvement with school and/or community clubs and organizations, participation in sports, and any part-time work. This is a very important component of the application that should not be ignored. Include dates of awards and years of participation in activities. You must upload supporting documentation (using the available fields) for it to be considered.

Note: For any offices and chairmanships held, HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS are required to upload supporting documentation. This may be in the form of scanned certificates or programs that list the applicant’s participation (induction ceremonies, playbills, athletic programs, etc.). In the absence of these, a letter from the applicant’s Academic Advisor or College Counselor, which verifies the list of the student’s honors and activities, should be uploaded.