A week ago, the Cyprus Children’s Fund (CCF) announced that 18 students had been selected and would receive scholarships worth $42,000.

The CCF receives a large number of applications each year. Scholarship committee members are always faced with the difficult choice of selecting the most worthy.

The Children’s Fund traditionally provides scholarships to students of Greek origin studying full-time at U.S. colleges/universities. Applications can be made up to April 30.

In an official statement the president of the Children’s Fund of Cyprus Nicos Zittis said: “Despite the very difficult circumstances surrounding the pandemic, we are still able to provide a tangible amount of scholarship funding again this year. Scholarships will be awarded to a group of young people with outstanding academic achievements and talents. We were very impressed by their applications and feel that by awarding them our scholarships, we contribute to the development of very capable and progressive leaders of the future world. Congratulations to them all!”

The full list of Fellows is presented below:

Dennis Drushiotis Award, funded by the Cyprus American Chamber of Commerce: George Gemelas.

Makarios Awards funded by CCF: Panayot Panayothi, Stefanos Haralambus, Michael Kutumbas, Alexander Darna, Anna Maria Styliana, Christiana Miltiadus, Stefanos Kiprianu, Maria Pulli;

CCF Sponsored Awards: John Petris, Christopher Dimitropoulos, Emily Philipu, Stephen Manarides, Foyvoce Geralis, Emily Aspromalis, Angelos Picillis, Sofia Petru, Demetrios Petru.

Scholarship applications in 2021 can be completed from January 1, 2021 for students of Greek origin who are citizens of the United States, Greece or Cyprus. All students must be enrolled in September 2021 for full-time study at a college or university accredited in the United States. Applications must be mailed no later than April 30, 2021, and the application form and all additional information can be viewed at www.Cyprus-childrensfund.org.

Source: Parikiaki