One of the primary functions of the Society has been the continuous support of the educational endeavors of deserving students, through a scholarship fund created in 1977. Each year the Society awards scholarships to qualified undergraduate and graduate full-time students. Applicants are eligible for a scholarship if they are currently attending or have been accepted by a college or university in Texas, have shown excellent scholastic performance in their corresponding field of study, and are of Hellenic heritage. High School students of Hellenic heritage who have been accepted to a University in Texas are also eligible to apply.
The Society also accepts applications from students of non-Greek descent that have demonstrated clear, strong and sustained excellence in academic studies related to Greek letters or affairs. Today, thanks to the generosity and incessant commitment of several donors, more than one hundred fifty scholarships have been awarded. Many scholarship recipients from the past have now become active members of the Society, serving on various committees, and contributing to the Society's fundraising efforts and to the Scholarship Fund.
In addition to the Scholarship program, the Society has supported many other educational programs. It has helped financially and through members' involvement the Greek Afternoon School and the Annunciation Orthodox School; it has contributed to endowments and scholarships established in the name of known professors or in subjects pertaining to Greek language and culture. The Society also supports and encourages initiatives and programs in major Texas universities that relate to the Greek heritage.
CALL FOR SCHOLARSHIP DONATIONS
There is only one good: knowledge, and one evil: ignorance. - Socrates 469-399 B.C.
Dear HPST members and donors:
Education has always been one of HPST’s most important objectives thus we invite you to continue to be part of the lasting HPST legacy. Consider a tax-deductible donation as an investment in the future of promising students who will become the leaders of tomorrow. The donation form can be found here.
You can send your donation by any of the following methods:
Mail a check to the address below, payable to HPST, and note "Scholarships YYYY" in the comments, together with the donation form enclosed (link above):
Hellenic Professional Society of Texas
P.O Box 66616
Houston, Texas 77266-6616
Donate using PayPal to hpstboard@gmail.com, by using the "Family and Friends" option. The Hellenic Professional Society of Texas and all the students supported over the years thank you in advance for your generous contribution. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at hpstboard@gmail.com.
We are happy to announce that we will now start accepting applications for the HPST 47th annual Scholarship program which celebrates our Hellenic heritage and academic excellence. The deadline for the submission of applications is Monday April 1st, 2024. Download the application form here. For more information you can contact the chair of the scholarship committee Dr. Maria Koutsona here.
We are happy to announce that we will now start accepting applications for the HPST 46th annual Scholarship program which celebrates our Hellenic heritage and academic excellence. The deadline for the submission of applications is Friday March 31st, 2023. Download the application form here. For more information you can contact the chair of the scholarship committee here.
We are happy to announce that we will now start accepting applications for the HPST 45th annual Scholarship program which celebrates our Hellenic heritage and academic excellence. The deadline for the submission of the applications is Thursday March 31 2022. Download the application form here. For more information you can contact the chair of the scholarship committee here.
The achievements of the 2021 HPST Scholarship Awards recipients were celebrated at the Annual Scholarship Ceremony that was held virtually on Sunday, June 6th, at 4:30 pm (see program and recording; code is 1h3&H2+R). This year's recipients boosted the number of total scholarships awarded since 1977 to 252! View a list of all HPST Scholarship Recipients, 1977-2021. For any correspondence, please contact the committee chair.
Congratulations to the 2021 recipients (pictured below):
Alkiviades Boukas (Cornell University)
Dimitrios Gourounas (University of Texas, Austin)
Sotirios Kakaletsis (University of Texas, Austin)
Ioanna Koukousaki (Texas A&M University, Dallas)
Genevieve Elizabeth Polyxeni Kroll (University of Texas, Austin)
Mary Mikos (Rice University)
Vasileios-Orestis Papadigenopoulos (University of Texas, Austin)
Julia Anne Paraskevas (University of Texas, Austin)
Scholarship Awards Recipients 2021 with HPST President Katerina Kourentzi, Vice President Kostas Bokis and Scholarship committee member Elena Papadopoulou.
Virtual attendees of the Scholarship Awards Ceremony on June 6, 2021. Pictured is Scholarship committee chair Michael Nikolaou.
Virtual attendees of the Scholarship Awards Ceremony on June 6, 2021.
