Deadlines for this scholarship
An award closing is only the first of the dates that matter. After it there is the deposit that keeps your place, the unconditional offer the funder wants to see before it pays, and a last day to arrive and register. Where the funder publishes none of these, the row says so — a blank is what the official page actually says, not something we have left out.
No closing date published. This funder sets its closing date per country, or opens the call only when the cycle begins. Send us your documents and we will apply the moment your country’s window opens.
Who can apply
Effectively NOT open to Pakistan/India/Bangladesh/Gulf applicants: the 350 posts are for students enrolled in a Greek university (AEI) postgraduate programme who hold a Greek AEI degree with a grade of at least "Very Good" (Λίαν Καλώς).
What the award is
The Hellenic State Scholarships Foundation (IKY) competes annually for 350 postgraduate scholarships (2025-2026 round) for full-time, in-person master's programmes at Greek universities, co-funded by the ESPA 2021-2027 operational programme. Holders receive monthly allowance of EUR 700 for a maximum of 18 months. The call text (PDF on iky.gr) states that applicants need a Greek tax number (AFM), a Greek university diploma or a recognised equivalent foreign diploma (with DOATAP grade equivalence) graded at least 'Very Good' (6.50+), must not already hold a master's and must have a per-capita income below EUR 16,000. Applications go in on https://ams.iky.gr/; the 2025-2026 round ran 17 November 2025 to 12 January 2026, and the next annual call is normally announced in November. Official source: https://www.iky.gr/programma-chorigisis-ypotrofion-gia-ti-symmetochi-se-metaptychiaka-programmata-spoudon-akad-etous-2025-2026/ (checked 29 October 2026).Where these dates came from
Blank: the published IKY call for academic year 2025-2026 took submissions "από 17/11/2025" with the closing deadline "12/1/2026 και ώρα Ελλάδος 15:00" (12 January 2026, 15:00 Greek time), so that round is closed and IKY has posted no 2026-2027 or 2027-2028 call yet - the newest items in the ESFA/ESPA 2021-2027 category are still results notices for 2025-2026. — https://www.iky.gr/programma-chorigisis-ypotrofion-gia-ti-symmetochi-se-metaptychiaka-programmata-spoudon-akad-etous-2025-2026/ and https://www.iky.gr/category/ypotrofies-espa-2021-2027/ (checked 30 October 2026)
Deadlines move. Always confirm on the funder's own page before you book anything — the link above is where we read it.
