wfn.org | GOAA 2009-2010 Gioles Scholarships Applications Available

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2009-2010 Gioles Scholarships Applications Available

NEW YORK ? Appplications are now available for scholarships to be awarded for the 2009-2010 academic year from the George and Naouma (Gioule) Gioles Scholarship Fund, which is administered by the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. The Gioles Scholarship Fund was established in 1997 with a generous gift in memory of George and Naouma Gioles.  At least three scholarships of
$1,500 each will be awarded for the 2009-2010 academic year.  Selection of the recipients will be based on the following criteria:
Candidates must be of the Greek Orthodox faith
(with preference to those of Greek descent) and must be high school seniors at the time of application or full-time matriculated students committed to serious study in an undergraduate degree program at an accredited college or university in the United States.
Candidates must be firmly planning to commence or continue their studies, full-time, at a college or university in the United States in the next academic year.
Candidates must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States.
Candidates must provide the Scholarship Committee with evidence of their scholastic standing, including transcript records with a grade level of at least a B, 85 percent or 3.0 average.
Candidates who are high school seniors must have achieved and must provide proof of a combined new SAT minimum score of 1500*, or older SAT minimum score of 1000. If the SAT is not administered, another measure used by the academic community, for example the ACT, should be substituted.  College students must also submit both current college as well as high school transcripts, including their testing record of SAT and/or ACT scores.    *NOTE: The new SAT writing section may be waived.
Candidates must submit a completely filled-in application (with the checklist as the top page), plus all the required documentation, to the Scholarship Committee and be available for an interview at the Committee's discretion. Applications must be filled out in their entirety. It is the responsibility of the applicant to insure that their application is complete.  The committee will not consider incomplete applications, nor will they accept any late submissions.
Candidates must provide evidence of financial need. Preference will be given to candidates who are orphans and to those who are undertaking studies in the sciences, business and the arts, with one scholarship reserved for a candidate who has chosen to study journalism.

Applications are available on-line on the website of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America at this address: http://chancellor.goarch.org/scholarships. Applications can also be requested from the Office of the Chancellor of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese by calling (212) 774-0513, by sending an e-mail to scholarships@goarch.org, or by written request to the Chancellorâ??s Office at the Archdiocese. Completed applications should be sent to the Gioles Scholarship Committee, Office of the Chancellor, Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, 8 East 79th Street, New York, NY  10075.

Scholarships must be postmarked by the April 20, 2009 deadline.