Takis Chrysanthou Honored Scholar Award

Important Announcement

Announcing 200 Merit-Based Scholar Awards for Fall 2010 and Spring 2011  NEW!

We are (vastly) expanding our Takis Chrysanthou Honored Scholar Award program to accept 100 students in Fall 2010 and 100 students in Spring 2011!

Each award is $1,500 and is in addition to any other GLS awards or discounts a student may have earned.

The awards are 100% merit-based as per the request of the funding source and apply to students with a GPA of 3.5 or higher who meet all other admission requirements.

The awards will be distributed on a rolling basis as a discount on program fees, to admitted students who request consideration until the spots are filled.

We strongly recommend that students apply for this program before April 15th for Fall 2010 programs and before July 15th for Spring 2011 programs.

The Takis Chrysanthou Honored Scholar Award

Global Learning Semesters awards the Takis Chrysanthou Honored Scholar Award to one student each semester. The student must be attending a semester-long program that is home-based in Cyprus. The award winner is selected based on academic merit, expected contribution to the group experience, and financial need.

This award is a $2,500 discount that is credited against program fees.

In order to be eligible for this scholarship a student must first be accepted into a semester-long Global Learning Semesters program based in Cyprus and then send us the following:

• a copy of his or her latest FAFSA
• a list of expected financial aid from other sources
• an essay, not to exceed 600 words, describing what he or she will contribute to the group experience on the program

Students should mail their award application material to: Global Learning Semesters, Inc., ATTN: Scholarships, P.O. Box 8458, Reston, VA 20195.

Application Deadlines

In order for an application to the Takis Chrysanthou Honored Scholar Award to be considered valid, we need to receive all the application materials described above, before the dates below:

• Spring Semester - October 15th
• Fall Semester - April 15th
  

The Takis Chrysanthou Honored Scholar for each semester is selected approximately two weeks after the award application deadline for each semester.