NEW YORK – The Founders of Faith: An Endowment for Orthodoxy and Hellenism are pleased to announce that forty-two (42) college first-years have been selected for the prestigious “Faith Scholars for Academic Excellence” and will receive college scholarships for their university studies.
Each year since its inception in 2004, grants from Faith fund a series of merit-based and need- based scholarships to seniors ranked within the top of their graduating class at public, parochial and private high schools in the United
States across the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. To date, many of the Hellenic American community’s
most promising graduating high school seniors have been awarded generous scholarships which range in size from $1,500-$25,000. In addition, high school valedictorians and salutatorians also receive special recognition through this series of scholarship awards as do young people wishing to focus their university studies in STEM fields (science, technology, engineering and math).
In addition, the “FAITH Scholarships for Excellence in STEM” series was inaugurated in 2012 (under the same program umbrella) at the recommendation of Faith Founder Dr. P. Roy Vagelos. These scholarships are an extension of the existing “Faith Scholarships for Academic Excellence” for students entering their freshman year at
colleges and universities in the USA and award support to students for all four years of their undergraduate studies based on the recipients’ abilities to fulfill the following three criteria: major in a STEM field, maintain a 3.6 mini
mum GPA, and participate/serve in organizations related to the Hellenic and Greek Orthodox community.
“The future of the U.S. economy is dependent on STEM subject knowledge and mastery by our students. I know they will meet this challenge. The Founders of Faith are very pleased to support this important initiative and also
support the best and brightest young people and future leaders of our community,” said FAITH Founder Dr. P. Roy Vagelos.
“I am so fortunate to be a part of the Hellenic community and will do my best to continue to serve. The Greek community has truly shaped who I am, and it is an opportunity that very few people get to experience. I am honored to have received the Faith scholarship and will continue to strive and do my best in the classroom and the Hellenic
community,” remarks, Ms. Stephanie Rouvalis, who will be entering her first year at the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences.
“I am honored and humbled to be one of the recipient of the FAITH Scholarship for Academic Excellence. I am looking forward to attending Fordham University in the fall to study Biology. While I am unsure of which biology related career my future holds, I am confident that I will utilize my talents to aid others, serve the public good, and make a positive impact on the world,” commented Angelica Storino who is originally from North Salem, NY.
“Once again, this year’s Faith Scholars will be attending some of the country’s best universities and through their applications have displayed the extraordinary scholarly intellect lauded by our Hellenic ancestors and also, a ma
gnificent spirit of charity, philanthropy and good citizenship which is at that very core of our Orthodox Christian
humanitarian values,” states Michael Jaharis who is one of the Original Founders of Faith.
In addition to the Academic Scholarships, this summer Faith awarded sixty-three (63) financial aid travel grants to young people from all over the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America to attend Ionian Village throug
h its Faith-Ionian Village Travel Grants Program for the 2015 summer season. Recipients of the financial-aid Faith
Ionian Village Travel Grants had the once in a lifetime opportunity to experience Greece and learn more about their Hellenic heritage and Orthodox faith through visits to ancient sites, monasteries, and cultural institutions through Ionian Village.
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