Scholarship Applications

 

 

SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION

 

 

 

INSTRUCTION PAGE

(Download all inclusive application form at the bottom of this page)

 

APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED and received by April 30 of the application year . Applications received after April 30 will not be considered and will automatically be disqualified from the selection. A new application must be filed every year. Application should be mailed to:

 

Cyprus Children's Fund

13 E. 40th Street

New York , NY 10016 .

Tel. (212) 696-4590, Fax. (212) 532-9640

Website : www.cyprus-childrensfund.org ; E-mail: info@cyprus-childrensfund.org

 

 

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

The following documents MUST accompany this application .

 

One page personal/ mission statement

Biographical data

Two (2) passport size current photographs

Copy of Birth Certificate

Copy Passport page (where name, date of birth, address, passport number and photograph are visible)

Copy of I-20 Student Visa (For Foreign Students)

Copy of Social Security (For United States residents and citizens)

Copy of refugee ID card (for Cypriot nationals, if applicable)

High school diploma (for freshmen)

Official Letter of acceptance

Official Proof of Enrollment

Official College Transcripts

College Diploma

Honors Documentation (Dean's list, etc.)

Two Letters of Recommendation (One from academia and second from person outside academia)

Financial Documents - (United States Citizens and Residents please submit individual or family Tax Returns)

Proof of Student loans

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MAKARIOS SCHOLARSHIP FUND, INC/ THEODORE AND WALLY LAPPAS AWARDS

The Theodore & Wally Lappas Award is given as a special award of the Makarios Scholarship Fund, Inc. Its purpose is to recognize and provide monetary support to needy Greek Cypriot students of high academic standing in their pursuit of a higher level of education - college or university degrees in the United States . The Award is named after a man and his wife, who were great friends of Archbishop Makarios III. Mr. Lappas came to the United States from Cyprus at the age of 17, with less than a high school education and with no family or friends here. He, and his wife Wally, who arrived in this country from Germany , at the age of 21, established a flourishing real estate business and are the major contributors to the Scholarship Award.

To be eligible for the Theodore & Wally Lappas Award, the applicant must be a Greek Cypriot born on the Island of Cyprus with a permanent residence on the island and a citizen of the Republic of Cyprus . And must be currently enrolled or will be enrolled in September of the year of application, as a full-time student in a U.S. College or University.

 

MAKARIOS SCHOLARSHIP/THOMAS & ELAINE KYRUS ENDOWMENT

Applicant must be enrolled in an accredited United States College or University with a valid student visa with origins from the town, or area of Morphou , Cyprus , pursuing full-time studies in the United States .

 

 

MAKARIOS SCHOLARSHIP/PETER G. & BESS KOLANTIS DECKER

Applicant must be enrolled in an accredited United States College or University, pursuing full-time studies in the United States and must have a valid student visa with origins on the island of Cyprus .

 

 

CYPRUS CHILDREN'S FUND SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT

Applicant must be enrolled in an accredited United States College or University, pursuing full-time studies in the United States . Applicant may be resident or citizen of Greece and Cyprus as well as the United States (provided he/she can provide proof of Greek origin).

 

 

CYPRUS CHILDREN'S FUND

AWARDS SOLICITED BY MICHAEL AND DESPINA ANASTASIOU

Applicant must be enrolled in an accredited United States College or University, pursuing full-time studies in the United States . Applicant may be resident or citizen of Greece and Cyprus as well as the United States (provided he/she can provide proof of Greek origin).

 

 

CYPRUS CHILDREN'S FUND SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT

STANLEY J. DRU AWARDS

Applicant must be enrolled in an accredited United States college or University, pursuing full-time studies in the United State and may be resident or citizen of Greece , Cyprus , the United States (provided he/she can provide proof of Greek origin). These awards are administered in honor of John Droushiotis and Charles Droushiotis.

 

The Board retains the right, without recourse, by the applicant/recipient or educational institution to terminate the distribution of scholarship awards/grants as a result of such factors as misinformation, educational problems, misdirection of funds, death of applicant, fund depletion, failure of applicant/recipient to meet requirements.