[MGSA-L] Call for applications - a new scholarship for Greek American students in STEM fields - please forward

[Roland Moore]

From: "Karakatsanis, Neovi M" <nkarakat at iusb.edu>

From: Leon Stavrou <leonstavrou at hellenext.org>
Organization: Hellenext
Date: Friday, December 12, 2014 2:28 PM
To: "foundersandfriends at hellenext.org" <foundersandfriends at hellenext.org>
Subject: Call for applications - a new scholarship for Greek American students in STEM fields - please forward

Dear Professor,

I am pleased to announce a new scholarship — the Archimedes Award — for outstanding Greek American students pursuing studies and careers in science, technology, engineering or math (STEM) related fields.

This is the very first scholarship to be offered through the Next Generation Initiative — and it represents a significant new addition to the Initiative’s programs that already reach thousands of students and professors on 200 campuses across the United States. We are proud that the founder of the Archimedes Award, Dr. Andrew Economos, has chosen to make the Next Generation Initiative the home for the Archimedes Award — and thrilled to be able to offer this new means of advancing the careers of young people, and to be able to do so in areas of such vital interest to our nation.

Please help us get the word out about, by forwarding this email to anyone who would want to know about this new scholarship.

Thank you,

Leon Stavrou
Executive Director
The Next Generation Initiative
www.hellenext.org

ABOUT THE ARCHIMEDES AWARD

Dr. Andrew Economos, the retired founder of RCS, a New York-based software company, is not only an accomplished high-tech entrepreneur, he is also a strong supporter of education who continues to give back to his local community and to his field — and now, is stepping forward to help young Greek Americans who share his passion for science and learning. To encourage Greek American students to excel in these fields, the Archimedes Award scholarship will be offered, beginning in 2015, to graduating high school seniors of Hellenic heritage who are on track to be first-year university students, and who will be pursuing studies in science, technology, engineering or math at a recognized institution of higher learning in the United States.

The Award guidelines call for candidates to apply online and complete their applications by March 1, 2015, in order to be considered for a 2015-16 scholarship. Finalists will be selected by an independent committee of university professors and experts with records of experience in STEM education, including Dr. Kyriacos Athanasiou, the chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California at Davis; Dr. George Korfiatis, the Provost of the Stevens Institute of Technology; Dr. Evangelos Hadjimichael, the founding Dean of the School of Engineering, Fairfield University; and Dr. Petros J. Katsioloudis and Dr. Aikaterini Bagiati, STEM curriculum specialists respectively from Old Dominion University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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You have received this email from the Next Generation Initiative as a part of its outreach efforts to connect students and recent graduates of Hellenic descent with internships, scholarships, fellowships, mentoring and other opportunities that can aid them in their academic and career pursuits.
 
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