Grants and Prizes
On this page you will find the following sections:
Council Grants
Schools Grants
Dover Fund
Report on Grant Activities
Schools Artwork Competition 2008
GRANTS TO INSTITUTIONS MADE BY THE COUNCIL OF THE HELLENIC SOCIETY
The Hellenic Society Council considers applications from institutions for small grants to assist projects and events in the field of Hellenic Studies. Typical projects include:
The grants are usually in the range £100-£400, but larger amounts are sometimes awarded. In order to spread limited resources fairly, all awards are decided annually at the November meeting, when applications will be accepted for grants to projects occuring during the next 18 months from the following 1 January. Application forms are available from the Secretary.
Deadline for application to the November 2007 Council meeting will be early-mid October 2007.
GRANTS AWARDED BY THE SCHOOLS SUB-COMMITTEE
Details about these grants, along with a downloadable Grant Application Form can be found on the Support for Schools page of this site.
GRANTS TO POSTGRADUATES AND YOUNG SCHOLARS AVAILABLE FROM THE DOVER FUND
The Dover Fund, set up in honour of Sir Kenneth Dover, is administered by the Hellenic Society. Its purposes are
Grants will be made for such purposes as:
The sums awarded will vary according to the needs of the applicant, but most grants will be in the range £50 - £250; larger grants may be made from time to time at the discretion of the awards committee.
Grants will be made to (based in the UK)
Applications must be received by February 14 of the year in which a grant is sought; awards are made at the end of March. Application forms are available from the Secretary
Potential applicants are also reminded of the existence of the Thomas Wiedemann Fund, specially designed to assist with the costs of visits to universities, libraries or museums in the UK or in Eire - www.thomaswiedemann.org.uk
A REPORT ON GRANTS MADE IN THE 2006 FINANCIAL YEAR IS AVAILABLE HERE.
2008 SCHOOLS ART-WORK COMPETITION ON ANCIENT GREECE
The Society sponsors an annual artwork competition inspired by Ancient Greece for school pupils. The Competition has individual sections for Primary (KS2), Junior (KS3), Intermediate (KS4) and Senior (KS5) pupils. As well as winners and runners-up for each of the four sections, an overall winner of the whole competition will be announced. Generous cash prizes as well as other prizes (videos, games and books on Greece) are offered each year.
The closing date for the entries is 31 March 2008.
To read the questions and particulars for the 2008 Schools Art-Work Competition, please click here.
You can download the questions and particulars for the 2008 Schools Art-Work Competition here in either MS Word (.doc) or Acrobat Reader (.pdf) format.