Celebrating Excellence at the 4th Annual FAITH Scholars Luncheon

Happy New Year! We began this year celebrating thirty of our community’s most promising young leaders at the 4th Annual FAITH Scholars Luncheon on January 7th in New York City. We enjoyed meeting new FAITH Scholars as well as welcoming the familiar faces. Throughout the afternoon, the attendees expressed their gratitude for the support and … Read more

A Look Back at 2018

Dear Friends, We have reached the end of yet another productive year providing innovative educational programming and cultural initiatives for the next generation of Greek Americans. I would like to thank our Founders for their continued support of the FAITH Endowment and the enduring example of philanthropy and standard of excellence they have established within our … Read more

The 2018 FAITH Scholarship for Academic Excellence application is open!

In its fourteenth year celebrating the academic achievements of young leaders within the Greek and Hellenic American community, FAITH will once again award merit-based scholarships to graduating high school seniors through its 2018 “FAITH Scholarships for Academic Excellence” program. The application, along with criteria and instructions, will be available in March at: thefaithendowment.org/scholarships. Submissions must … Read more

The 2018 FAITH Travel Grant to Ionian Village application is now available!

FAITH: An Endowment for Orthodoxy and Hellenism will award full and partial financial aid travel grants to qualifying campers participating in the 2018 Ionian Village summer camp program. “FAITH Travel Grants to Ionian Village” are primarily need-based financial aid awards; however, each applicant’s academic performance is also weighed into the evaluation review process. The application … Read more

Founder Dr. P. Roy Vagelos hosts the second annual FAITH Scholars Luncheon in New York.

We began the New Year on a celebratory note as Founder Dr. Roy Vagelos graciously hosted the second annual FAITH Scholars Luncheon January 5, 2018 in New York attended by twenty of our FAITH Scholars. Past and present recipients of the FAITH Scholarship for Academic Excellence enjoyed the special opportunity to meet Dr. Vagelos and … Read more

2017: Year in Review

Dear Friends, With the gracious generosity and support of our Founders, our thirteenth year advancing innovative educational and cultural initiatives throughout the Greek Orthodox and Hellenic American community was marked by record-breaking participation in our youth scholarship and grant programs. We are pleased to celebrate this year’s FAITH program recipients who are notable not just … Read more

2017 FAITH Scholars by the Numbers

What makes a FAITH Scholar? FAITH Scholars display extraordinary academic accomplishments and leadership through their extracurricular and commitment to community service. They represent metropolises across the country and pursue a diverse range of career fields. They have shown their college readiness through their academic success, scoring within the 95th percentile for the ACT and SAT … Read more