Applicant Eligibility Criteria
If you are eligible to apply if you are:
- 18-26 years old and enrolled as an undergraduate/graduate student with a 3.0+ GPA
- A US/Canadian citizen of Hellenic descent*
- Preferably (not mandatory) visiting Greece for the first time
* Hellenic descent is defined as having one or more parents, grandparents, or great grandparents born in Greece or Cyprus.
Please note that siblings or first cousins of past and/or current participants, who meet the program’s eligibility criteria, may be considered but they must reimburse NHS for all expenses related to participation in the Heritage Greece Program.
** Additional criteria may be added in case of pandemic-related changes imposed by the Greek or US governments or the European Union at the time of the program.
