A scholarship for students who completed their secondary schooling in Greece’s most remote island, border, or mountainous municipalities.
Scholarship Level
20% of tuition for the entire duration of the student’s programme.
Eligibility
- Applicant must be admitted to and enrolled full‑time in an undergraduate programme at UNIC Athens.
- The permanent home address and the final two years of secondary schooling must both be in one of the eligible localities listed below.
- EU citizens are equally eligible if they meet the same residence and schooling criteria.
Eligible Localities
- North Aegean Region: Lesvos, Chios, Samos, Ikaria, Lemnos, Agios Efstratios.
- Dodecanese border islands: Kalymnos, Karpathos, Kastellorizo (Megisti), Symi, Nisyros, Kasos, Tilos, Chalki.
- Small South Aegean islands (pop. < 5,000): Amorgos, Anafi, Donousa, Schoinoussa, Koufonisia, Iraklia, Sikinos, Folegandros, Kimolos.
- Ionian Islands (other than Corfu): Lefkada, Kefalonia, Ithaca, Zakynthos, Paxos, Kythira, Antikythira, Othonoi, Erikousa, Mathraki.
- Land‑border municipalities:
- Evros: Didymoteicho, Orestiada
- Rhodope: Maroneia, Sapes
- Florina: Prespes
- Kastoria: Nestorio
- Kilkis: Paionia
- Mountain municipalities in Epirus (pop. < 10,000): Zagori, North Tzoumerka, Konitsa, Metsovo.
Required Documentation
- Municipal certificate of permanent residence.
- High school leaving certificate showing the school location in an eligible locality.
Renewal
- Maintain CPA ≥ 2.50/4.00 and meet Satisfactory Academic Progress benchmarks.
- Remain enrolled full‑time each semester (minimum 30 ECTS undergraduate).
- Scholarship may be reinstated if eligibility is regained after a one‑semester academic lapse.
- Has maintained a clean disciplinary record.