Hellenic College and Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology stand at the very heart of our Church in America. It is there that our future clergy and lay leaders are formed, trained, and prepared to shepherd the faithful and strengthen our parishes. It is imperative that we continue to support our future clergy and lay leaders who will lead our Church to the mission of serving all of God’s people. Yet, the financial burdens of attending an undergraduate and postgraduate school such as HCHC can become burdensome for our future leaders. It is up to us as members of the body of Christ and the Metropolis of Chicago to follow in the Vision of the Metropolis of Chicago by supporting our future clergy and lay leaders.

 

“The Metropolis of Chicago HCHC Scholarship” formally known as the “Bishop Iakovos Scholarship Assistant Program” has a primary focus to reduce the cost of attendance for students from the Metropolis of Chicago attending HCHC. The Scholarship shall provide funding to such students in the following order of priority: (i) first, tuition assistance to undergraduate seminarians; (ii) then, costs of attendance for graduate seminarians not otherwise funded by a scholarship received from the Leadership 100 Foundation, (iii) and finally, the cost of attendance for students other than seminarians.