Scholarships and Academic Performance Awards
Tuition fee scholarships are offered to suitable candidates in the MSc program based on merit or/and social and economic criteria. 
Companies-foundations-institutions that have offered/are offering scholarships to the program include: Aegean Baltic Bank, Marmaras Navigation, Delta Tankers, Propondis Foundation, Chartworld, Seanergy Maritime, Latsco Shipping Ltd. and the International Propeller Club Port of Piraeus, and the MSc in ISFM through Equal Society.
Academic excellence awards worth at least 6.000 euro are also offered to top performing students at the end of the full and part time programs, based on performance within the MSc.
The MSc in ISFM has received the Equal Society award for its social contribution.
Corporate Scholarship Opportunities
- Latsco Shipping Ltd. and the International Propeller Club Port of Piraeus
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We are pleased to announce, for a second year, the granting by Latsco Shipping and the International Propeller Club Port of Piraeus, of one full scholarship to cover the tuition fees on the full-time program MSc in International Shipping, Finance and Management for the academic year 2026-2027.
The scholarship program aims to support youth in advancing their knowledge and expertise in the Shipping industry by supporting them financially based on their academic excellence as well as on socioeconomic aspects that might hinder their ability to proceed in postgraduate studies.
A separate application must be submitted by the candidates for admission to the MSc Program.
Deadline to apply for the scholarship: 17 April 2026
Follow the link to read more about the scholarship and to submit your application: https://www.latsco.com/en/careers/scholarship
- Safe Bulkers
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Safe Bulkers Tuition Scholarship 2026-2027 for the MSc in ISFM, AUEB
1) Scholarship scope and value
Safe Bulkers Inc. (“Safe Bulkers”) awards one (1) scholarship to support a student admitted to the MSc in International Shipping, Finance & Management (MSc in ISFM) of the Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB) for the Academic Year 2026-2027. The scholarship will cover the full tuition fees of the full-time cohort of the program, equal to 7,600 euro. The scholarship does not include living, travel, accommodation, or any other personal expenses. This scholarship is aligned with Safe Bulkers’ wider education and human-capital support initiatives within its ESG framework and generally targets candidates aiming for a professional career in the maritime/shipping sector.
2) Eligibility (prerequisites)
To be eligible, an applicant must meet all the following prerequisites:
The applicant has a formal acceptance letter from the MSc in ISFM at AUEB. The applicant will not receive other funding (non-cumulative funding condition) or exemption from tuition fees from other sources. The scholarship can be awarded only to students of the full-time cohort. Cypriot citizens or Greek citizens have a priority.
Stage 3 — The MSc in ISFM screens applications against the prerequisites/eligibility conditions. The final selection of the student that will be awarded the scholarship is made by Safe Bulkers in cooperation with the MSc in ISFM.
Deadline of application for the scholarship from SafeBulkers: 30 June 2026.
Applying as early as possible to the MSc in ISFM and then for the SafeBulkers Scholarship is recommended.
Stage 2 — If you are offered an acceptance letter to the program, then you may apply for the scholarship by SafeBulkers by sending the following supporting documents below in a single zip file by email to: msc.isfm@aueb.gr (the subject of your email needs to be: “Application for SafeBulkers Scholarship”). Applicants should submit, at minimum, the following:
Applicant income tax declaration if above 26 years old or family income tax declaration if below 26 years old (E1 tax document in Greece). Tax declarations should be submitted for the previous two tax years, e.g. 2024 and 2025. Any additional documents supporting any other socio-economic criteria, such as family conditions – Married / Single, Number of Children, other conditions
4) Application and evaluation process - follow the steps below:
Stage 1 — Apply to the full-time program of the MSc in ISFM here: https://e-graduate.applications.aueb.gr/?lang=en_GR. Follow the evaluation process of the MSc in ISFM in coordination with the Secretariat of the program.
B. Socioeconomic Criteria (All personal and/or sensitive data shall be handled in strict accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR), the Greek legislation regarding data protection (Law 4624/2019)),
Family conditions – Married / Single, Number of Children, other conditions Family and/or Personal income
3) Selection criteria
The Academic Performance and Socioeconomic Criteria are as follows:
A. Academic Performance
Bachelor’s degree minimum grade 7.5/10 Reputation of the academic institution awarding the Bachelor’s degree
- Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp.
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The M.Sc. in ISFM proudly announces that Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. kindly offers, a full scholarship for the M.Sc. in ISFM Program, September 2026 Intake.
The scholarship offered covers the total amount of the Program’s tuition fees.
Eligibility criteria, as specified by the awarding company:
a) Greek nationality
b) Bachelor’s degree from a Greek University or a foreign institution
c) The award of the scholarship will be based on both financial and academic performance criteria.Interested candidates must:
1) Fill in the following form: https://forms.gle/DWevnfCCUuVyx6yD9
2) Send to the Program's Secretariat Office via e-mail the following required documents:
- Form E1 Income Tax Declaration of the applicant OR Document that proves that the applicant is not obliged to submit Income Tax Declarations
- Form E1 family income tax declaration for all applicants who are a dependent family member to their parent/s
- Certificate of Graduation ranking in the year of graduation (if available)
- Ranking based on official transcript of grades if at the time of submission graduation has not been completed (if available)
A separate application must be submitted by the candidates for admission to the MSc Program. See the call for applications at the following link:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/12hvbmaHE2D49ESQHQ6e_Qx8pO_HlMz1-/view?usp=sharing
Deadline to apply for the scholarship: 30/04/2026
Scholarship Opportunities
- Onassis Foundation
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Scholarships Call for the academic year 2026-2027
APPLICATIONS ARE STILL BEING ACCEPTED
Deadline for submission: February 28th, 2026
You believed in yourself and that's all we need.
How much strength does it take to open the door to a prestigious university? How many hours of research, study, and experimentation are required to turn an idea into reality? How many miles does a scholar need to travel to achieve their goals?
Since 1978, the Onassis Foundation has supported 8,000 scientists and researchers through its Scholarship Programme, delivering tangible impact on knowledge and research.
Our scholars have opened 8,000 doors at some of the world’s leading universities; spent approximately 20,200,000 hours studying and conducting doctoral research; developed more than 5,000 collaborations with academics; traveled approximately 133,444 kilometers for their studies; and presented over 4,450 innovative ideas through academic papers and dissertations.It is now the turn of the next generation of scholars to build on these numbers.
Applications for the academic year 2026-27 are still being accepted.
Please read the terms and conditions
The application process for the academic year 2026-2027 has started: Onassis Scholarships Application
- Union of Greek Shipowners
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The Union of Greek Shipowners annually offers a number of scholarships for postgraduate studies of pre-doctoral level in Greece and abroad.
The scholarship call is published each year on the official website of the Union: https://www.ugs.gr/
- PeopleCert
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PeopleCert’s Scholarships are destined to students who are second-generation Greeks from Constantinople, Imvros and Tenedos island and wish to pursue postgraduate and doctoral studies.
Following the successful launch and completion of the “Honouring our Teachers from Constantinople” Scholarships Programme in 2025, in loving memory of three distinguished teachers from the Diaspora, PeopleCert is pleased to announce its 3rd cycle of the Programme. The Programme includes the following Scholarships:
“Vasilis Kasapidis” Scholarship
“Dimitris Pandelaras” Scholarship
“Aristi Kimiatzi” ScholarshipLearn more about our "Honouring our Teachers from Constantinople" Programme here.
The scholarships are destined to second-generation postgraduate students and doctoral candidates from Constantinople, Imvros, or Tenedos, regardless of where they’re pursuing their studies or their country of residence. Applications must be submitted along with all the required documents, before the deadline, as mentioned in the application form. All necessary documentation must be submitted before the interview phase, by 15 March 2026 at the latest. Candidates must have completed their undergraduate studies and be currently enrolled in a postgraduate or doctoral programme or have received an offer for one of these programmes. Applicants who have already completed their postgraduate or doctoral studies are not eligible for the scholarship and will be automatically rejected.
The initiative was created in collaboration with the Ecumenical Federation of Constantinopolitans (OI.OM.OK). The programme aims to support Constantinople’s Greek Diaspora by offering exemplary students the chance to pursue their postgraduate studies anywhere in the world.
The annual scholarships reach €8.000 each and are valid for the current academic year (2026-2027) or the next, on the condition that applicants have been accepted to an academic programme.
Application process:
Candidates may submit their application along with the required documents by filling in the form below by 15 March, 2026.
Following the assessment process, we will conduct interviews with the selected candidates in April 2026.
The results will be announced in April 2026.
Find out more here
Partial Scholarships
- Hellenic Shipbrokers Association (HSA)
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Scholarship opportunity equal to 50% of the tuition fees for HSA members. Read more: https://www.hsa.gr/seminars/ypotrofies.html
Contact: msc.isfm@aueb.gr and hsa@hsa.gr.
- Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers (ICS)
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Scholarship opportunity equal to 50% of the tuition fees for ICS members. Read more: https://helmc.com/exclusive-50-scholarship-opportunity-for-ics-members-msc-in-international-shipping-finance-management/
Contact: msc.isfm@aueb.gr and info@helmc.com.
- WISTA Hellas
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Scholarship opportunity equal to 50% of the tuition fees for WISTA members.
Contact: msc.isfm@aueb.gr and wistahellas@wista.gr
Excellence Awards
- Full-Time Program
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- First Prize: €1,500
- Second Prize: €1,000
- Third Prize: €500
- Part-Time Program
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- First Prize: €1,500
- Second Prize: €1,000
- Third Prize: €500
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