The State Scholarships Foundation (Ι.Κ.Υ.) announces that it will offer up to sixty (60) scholarships to foreigners (or foreign nationals of Greek descent) from countries worldwide in order to attend courses and seminars in the Modern Greek Language and Culture.
Applicants must hold a graduate degree from a foreign University in Humanities, Social and Political Sciences. Eligible to apply are also university graduates who teach the Greek as a foreign language.
Applicants should submit their application form and their CV via the Ι.Κ.Υ. electronic application system (www.iky.gr), whereas the remaining documentation (certified copies of University Diplomas – Degrees, certificates indicating the knowledge of Greek and English or French language, two (2) letters of reference, written evidence of employment as a teacher of Greek, if any; birth certificate, recent health certificate by a state hospital, copy of the passport/identity card, where applicable) is to be sent by post.
The electronic application deadline is 15 November 2011. The remaining documentation required has to be sent by 30 November 2011.
Applicants will be notified of the outcome in late December 2011.
The duration of this scholarship is five (5) months and is offered only for a special course in the Modern Greek Language and Culture organized mainly at one of the following Greek Universities: Athens University, Thessaloniki University, Ioanninna University, Patras University, Crete University.
The courses start on 9th January 2012 and end on 8th June 2012.
After completion of the programme of studies the Greek University will provide students with a certificate of attendance.
