Student Support

2025-26 Funding Opportunities for UCLA Students

Please read the procedures and requirements carefully and note the different application deadlines.

Please note:

      • Students cannot receive more than one of these awards during an academic year.
      • Students cannot receive a particular award a second time.

GRADUATE STUDENT FELLOWSHIPS

Graduate awards to be disbursed in summer 2026.

Peter and Vivi Demopoulos Endowed Graduate Research Fellowship, Award: up to $4,000
This fellowship supports graduate student travel to Greece for research during the summer.

To apply, please submit to hellenic@humnet.ucla.edu the following documents:

  • Letter of intent including:
      • Confirm you are a graduate student traveling to Greece for research in the upcoming summer, and the approximate time frame when you will be there
      • Home department
      • Year of study
      • Provide description of your research topic (not to exceed one page)
      • Contact information
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Two (2) recommendation letters; the letters should be sent directly from the recommenders
  • Deadline to apply: November 16, 2025


James and Carolyn Kolokotrones Endowed Graduate Research Fellowship, Award: up to $4,000
This fellowship supports graduate student travel to Greece for research during the summer.

To apply, please submit to hellenic@humnet.ucla.edu the following documents:

  • Letter of intent including:
      • Confirm you are a graduate student traveling to Greece for research in the upcoming summer, and the approximate time frame when you will be there
      • Home department
      • Year of study
      • Provide description of your research topic (not to exceed one page)
      • Contact information
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Two (2) recommendation letters; the letters should be sent directly from the recommenders
  • Deadline to apply: November 16, 2025


George Olympios Family Endowed Graduate Research Fellowship, Award: up to $2,000
This fellowship supports graduate student travel to Greece for research during the summer.

To apply, please submit to hellenic@humnet.ucla.edu the following documents:

  • Letter of intent including:
      • Confirm you are a graduate student traveling to Greece for research in the upcoming summer, and the approximate time frame when you will be there
      • Home department
      • Year of study
      • Provide description of your research topic (not to exceed one page)
      • Contact information
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Two (2) recommendation letters; the letters should be sent directly from the recommenders
  • Deadline to apply: November 16, 2025


The George and Cleola Gavalas Fund for Archaeology, Award: up to $2,500
This fund is used to support students studying archaeology in Greece, from any period of the country’s history.

To apply, please submit to hellenic@humnet.ucla.edu the following documents:

  • Letter of intent including:
      • Confirm you are a graduate student traveling to Greece in the upcoming summer, the approximate time frame when you will be there, and provide a description of your research topic (not to exceed one page)
      • Home department
      • Year of study
      • Contact information
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Two (2) recommendation letters; the letters should be sent directly from the recommenders
  • Deadline to apply: November 16, 2025

UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS

Undergraduate awards to be disbursed in fall 2026.

Vlahakis-Hanks Undergraduate Scholarship, Award: up to $3,000
This scholarship is available to continuing UCLA undergraduate students in the College of Letters and Science. Eligible students must demonstrate leadership in Hellenic causes, environmental issues, or community empowerment.

Apply through the Financial Aid Office scholarship portal

  • You must complete an online “UCLA Scholarship Application” available through MyUCLA or scholarship portal.
  • Personal Statement (required): Complete as part of above basic application, not to exceed 250 words.
  • Leadership Statement (required): Describe in 350-500 words (maximum of 4,000 characters including spaces) how you demonstrate leadership in one or more of these areas: Hellenic causes, environmental issues, or community empowerment.
  • Curriculum vitae or resume (required)
  • Award listing: https://ucla.academicworks.com/opportunities/113979
  • Deadline to apply: December 15, 2025

OTHER STUDENT AWARDS

The Gus and Judie Christopoulos Award for Modern Greek Language Study
This annual merit-based award is provided to the student with the best performance in the first year of Modern Greek language courses.

INQUIRIES

For questions about the above funding opportunities, please email hellenic@humnet.ucla.edu or call our office at 310-825-5323.