2025 APPLICATION FOR HIGH SCHOOL SUMMER PROGRAM

2021 HSSP Application

Instructions for Applicants

Before proceeding to the application, please read carefully the thorough guidelines that folllow:

  • Fill out the online application completely before you click on the “Submit” button at the end of the form!
  • Avoid hitting the “Enter”/”Return” button. It might result in submiting an incomplete application.
  • The system will not save incomplete applications. For questions that require lengthier responses, you may want to draft them in a separate document and have them ready to paste into the application form. Please note, once you submit the application, you cannot go back and revise it, so review it very carefully before you submit it.
  • Check thoroughly that you have uploaded all the requested PDF files.
  • Always bear in mind that the application system can only accept uploaded documents in PDF format and the files you upload should not exceed the size of 8MB each! If you submit a .doc or any other type file, the system will reject the file.
  • To submit your transcripts (both past and current school year) and the English Language Certification (for Greek school students), scan the documents and export them as PDF files, then upload the PDF files where indicated.
  • Upon submission of your application, you should see a confirmation page and you should receive an email confirmation from hssp_greece@chs.harvard.edu. If you do not receive confirmation that your application was received, first check your SPAM folder and if you still do not have a message, then contact Matina Goga at hssp_greece@chs.harvard.edu

The Center for Hellenic Studies in Greece will contact you again when your application reaches the final stage of the selection process.

All further inquiries may be directed to Matina Goga, CHS Greece Curricular Development Manager, by e-mail at hssp_greece@chs.harvard.edu or by telephone at +30 2752047040.

The Center for Hellenic Studies in Greece welcomes individuals with disabilities to participate in its programs and activities. If you would like to request accommodations or have questions about the physical access provided, please email hssp_greece@chs.harvard.edu or call +30 27520 47040 in advance of your participation. Requests for Sign Language interpreters and/or CART providers should be made as far in advance as possible.

For participants with more complex disability limitations and needs, CHS Greece may encounter challenges with regard to securing learning, effective communication, housing, transportation, dietary, and other accommodations.

Please note that CHS Greece makes every effort to secure services, but that services are subject to the availability of resources and of funding.

Preliminary steps for students of high schools in Greece

Step 1

Provide the following link to your recommender to submit electronically a reference letter for you: https://forms-greece.chs.harvard.edu/hssp-recommendation-el/

This recommender should be a current course instructor from your school, who is familiar with your academic work. Please inform your recommender to fill in and submit the electronic form. Please notice that we may not disclose the information provided by your recommender unless required to do so. For questions, please have her or him contact Matina Goga (contact information found above).

Step 2
Provide the following link to your parents or guardians to submit electronically the parental consent form: https://forms-greece.chs.harvard.edu/hssp-parental-consent-el/
Step 3
Prepare a scanned PDF copy of your English Language Certification.
Step 4
Prepare a scanned PDF copy of your Official Transcript for the 1st semester of 2024-2025.
Step 5
Prepare a scanned PDF copy of your Official Transcript for the whole school year of 2023-2024.

Preliminary steps for students from the Odyssey Charter School in the U.S.

Step 1

Provide the following link to your recommender to submit electronically a reference letter for you: https://forms-greece.chs.harvard.edu/hssp-recommendation/

This recommender should be a current course instructor from your school, who is familiar with your academic work. Please inform your recommender to fill in and submit the electronic form. Please notice that we may not disclose the information provided by your recommender unless required to do so. For questions, please have her or him contact Matina Goga (contact information found above).

Step 2
Provide the following link to your parents or guardians to submit electronically the parental consent form: https://forms-greece.chs.harvard.edu/hssp-parental-consent/
Step 3
Prepare a scanned PDF copy of your Official Transcript for the 1st semester of 2024-2025.
Step 4
Prepare a scanned PDF copy of your Official Transcript for the whole school year of 2023-2024.