Heritage Greece® 2020 Cancelled Due to COVID-19 Global Emergency
Given the exigent circumstances brought by the global spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and the resulting COVID-19 disease, the National Hellenic Society (NHS), in consultation with The American College of Greece (ACG), has decided to postpone both sessions of the 2020 Heritage Greece® Program until next year. In taking this action, we join a host of U.S. colleges and universities that have cancelled study abroad programs due to this public health emergency. The intention is to protect the health, safety and wellbeing of the student participants in the Heritage Greece Program – our number one priority.
As an ameliorative gesture, the NHS and ACG will extend the following:
If you have or will receive an email notifying you of the cancellation of this year’s program, then your application for the Heritage Greece® Program will be deemed to have been received on a timely basis. You will have ample time to provide the additional supporting documentation in consideration for next year’s Heritage Greece® 2021.
We join our voice with that of the experts and call on everyone to safeguard your own and your community’s health and wellbeing during this emergency.
As an ameliorative gesture, the NHS and ACG will extend the following:
- All students already admitted during the Early Bird admission stage of the Heritage Greece® 2020 Program will be eligible and automatically admitted to the Heritage Greece® 2021 Program. To that end, NHS will waive the criterion that students must be enrolled in an academic program at the time of admittance in order to qualify.
- All other Heritage Greece® 2020 candidates meeting the application deadline date (03/18/2020) will be considered for the Heritage Greece® 2021 Program and need not reapply in 2021.
- All Heritage Greece® 2020 applicants will be invited to participate in a Heritage Greece® Leadership Summit & Reunion in the U.S. at a future time and venue.
If you have or will receive an email notifying you of the cancellation of this year’s program, then your application for the Heritage Greece® Program will be deemed to have been received on a timely basis. You will have ample time to provide the additional supporting documentation in consideration for next year’s Heritage Greece® 2021.
We join our voice with that of the experts and call on everyone to safeguard your own and your community’s health and wellbeing during this emergency.
