The Elliniki Engineering Academy Board of Trustees has approved a 50-award Founder's Scholarship programme for the school's second incoming class, the Autumn 2026 intake. Awards will range from a 30 % to a 70 % reduction of full tuition, applied across the full duration of the awarded student's undergraduate degree.
Funding for the programme comes from the founding endowment created at EEA's incorporation in 2024 — a deliberate decision by the founders to dedicate a meaningful share of the initial capital to making the school accessible from year one. "The point of building this institution was never to make it for people who already had the means to attend it," said Dr. Maria Stamatopoulou, Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs and chair of the scholarships committee. "Fifty awards in our second year is, in proportion to our cohort size, one of the most generous merit-based programmes in Greek higher education."
Eligibility
- Applicants holding Greek, Cypriot or other EU citizenship.
- Applying to any of the six undergraduate EEA programmes for the autumn 2026 intake.
- Demonstrated academic strength in mathematics and science (Apolytirio Lykeiou 18+/20, IB 36+ /42, A-Levels A*A*A or equivalent — full equivalence table on the admissions page).
- A short scholarship statement of motivation (500 words, Greek or English).
How it works
Applicants opt into the Founder's Scholarship pathway when submitting their main EEA application. A scholarships sub-committee reviews all eligible applications and ranks them on academic record alone (the motivation statement is used only as a tie-breaker). The top 50 candidates receive offers; the next 20 are placed on a waitlist.
Once awarded, scholarship coverage applies for the full duration of the degree, provided the student maintains a minimum grade-point average of 7.0/10 at the end of each year.
Key dates
- 30 June 2026 — application deadline (both EEA application and Founder's Scholarship pathway)
- 21 July 2026 — scholarship decisions released
- 05 August 2026 — accepted students must confirm their place
Three further EEA scholarship schemes will continue to operate in parallel: the Diaspora Scholarship (15 awards / year, 25 % tuition reduction for students of Greek heritage holding a non-Greek passport); the Hephaestus Industry Sponsorships (six full-tuition sponsorships with a paid summer internship); and the Pythia Women-in-Engineering Award (10 awards / year, 40 % of tuition).