Peter Agris Scholarship

The 15th Annual Peter Agris Memorial Scholarships are offered to graduate and undergraduate students of journalism or communications who are of Greek heritage. The $5,000 scholarships are given by the Alpha Omega Council of New England in honor of its founder, the late Peter Agris, also founder and publisher of The Hellenic Chronicle, for fifty years the premier Greek American national English-language weekly newspaper.

Criteria:

Greek American heritage; current full-time enrollment as a journalism or communications major at the graduate or undergraduate level in an accredited college or university; active participation in school, community, church organizations; a
minimum of a 3.0 GPA and demonstrated financial need.

To apply:

Request an application via www.alphaomegacouncil.com or by writing to: The Peter Agris Memorial Scholarships Committee, c/o Nancy Agris Savage, 9 Nonesuch Drive, Natick, MA 01760. Applications, transcripts and required essay must be returned by mail to the above address, by fax to 508-655-1402, by email to nancyasavage@cs.com.

Application Deadline: March 1, 2007.

If you have questions about this scholarship, contact Beverly Dominick at bdominick@sc.edu or Nancy Agris Savage at nancyasavage@cs.com.