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Benefits and support for school pupils in Greece

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Active benefits(13)

  • Hearing-aid reimbursement for public-school pupils (Ministry of Education)

    The Ministry of Education reimburses up to €1,500 per hearing aid for public primary and secondary school pupils up to age 20, on top of the reimbursement from EOPYY or another insurer. Apply at the school's Directorate of Education, once every four years.

    Body: ΜΙΤΟΣ — Αποζημίωση για ακουστικά βαρηκοΐας σε μαθητές δημόσιων σχολικών μονάδων

  • Free Urban Bus Travel for Secondary School Students (ThessCard, Thessaloniki Regional Unit)

    A free ThessCard for unlimited OSETh journeys for pupils of lower-secondary schools, general and vocational upper-secondary schools (ΓΕΛ/ΕΠΑΛ), model and experimental schools in the Thessaloniki prefecture who are entitled to free transport because of the home–school distance, for the 2026-2027 school year.

    Body: Περιφέρεια Κεντρικής Μακεδονίας / Αντιπεριφέρεια Θεσσαλονίκης

  • Free Student School Transport

    Free transport for pupils to and from school by school bus or KTEL (regional intercity bus)

    Body: Εθνικό Μητρώο Διοικητικών Διαδικασιών — Μεταφορά μαθητών

  • Free Meals for Pupils of Music and Arts Secondary Schools

    Pupils of music and arts lower and upper secondary schools get free meals at school. The meals are organised by the municipality where the school is, funded by the Ministry of the Interior from the municipalities' Central Autonomous Resources.

    Body: Υπουργείο Εσωτερικών (χρηματοδότηση ΚΑΠ) — υλοποίηση από τον δήμο όπου λειτουργεί κάθε μουσικό ή καλλιτεχνικό σχολείο

  • School-supplies Gift Vouchers for 1st-grade Pupils, Municipality of Lykovrysi-Pefki

    Every September the Municipality of Lykovrysi-Pefki gives school-supplies gift vouchers to the families of all 1st-grade pupils of the municipality's primary schools, with no income test.

    Body: Δήμος Λυκόβρυσης-Πεύκης — Αυτοτελές Τμήμα Κοινωνικής Προστασίας, Παιδείας & Εθελοντισμού

  • Tuition Discounts and Waivers at the Municipal Conservatories of Thessaloniki (2026-2027)

    For 2026-2027 the Municipal Conservatories of Thessaloniki give 10% to 50% discounts and free tuition in some categories: single-parent, three-child and large families, students with disabilities, university students, unemployed people, children of unemployed parents and others, with income limits per category.

    Body: Δήμος Θεσσαλονίκης — Διαύγεια (ΑΔΣ 427/2026)

  • Annual Cash Grant to Pupils of the Pentalofos Schools (Municipality of Voio)

    Every year the Municipality of Voio shares EUR 5,000 equally among all pupils of the Pentalofos kindergarten, primary school and Karouteio lower and upper secondary school. The money comes from a local public-benefit foundation. No application is needed.

    Body: Δήμος Βοΐου — Δημοτική Επιτροπή

  • Home teaching for pupils unable to attend school for health reasons

    Free home teaching by a state-school teacher for kindergarten, primary and secondary pupils whose serious short-term or chronic health problem keeps them from going to school. Approved by the Directorate of Education on the basis of a recent medical opinion from a public body.

    Body: Υπουργείο Παιδείας — Ερωτήσεις-Απαντήσεις για την Ειδική Αγωγή (ερώτηση 17)

  • Heraklion Regional Unit Social Programmes (free foreign-language & secondary tutoring, sports, school supplies)

    Annual family income within the limits for the number of household members · Having minor children of school age.

    Body: Περιφέρεια Κρήτης / Περιφερειακή Ενότητα ΗρακλείουApplications closed

  • Social Tutoring Programmes of Municipalities and Regions (free lessons for pupils)

    Municipalities and regions run a Social Tutoring programme every school year: supplementary lessons for pupils, mostly at lower and upper secondary school. In Elliniko-Argyroupoli and Notia Kynouria there is no financial criterion; in Thesprotia, Salamina and Trikala the lessons are for children of low-income families, with an application once a year.

    Body: Δήμος Ελληνικού – Αργυρούπολης (ανακοίνωση 2026-2027)· ανακοινώσεις των Δήμων Ηγουμενίτσας, Σαλαμίνας, Νότιας Κυνουρίας και Τρικκαίων

  • 50% reduced pupil fare on KTEL urban and intercity buses

    Primary and secondary school pupils pay half fare on KTEL urban and intercity buses across Greece with the pupil pass issued by the school, during the school period. It applies to the routes between home and school.

    Body: ΠΟΑΣ / ΠΟΑΥΣ (ομοσπονδίες των ΚΤΕΛ)Private offer

  • School Meals Programme (Primary Schools)

    Pupils of public primary schools included in the programme (1,982 schools, school year 2026-2027, ~230,000 pupils)

    Body: ΟΠΕΚΑ

  • Free school supplies for kindergarten children of large and three-child families (Region of Crete – Rethymno, 2026-2027)

    The Region of Crete gives free school supplies and stationery to 500 kindergarten children of large and three-child families across the Rethymno regional unit for the 2026-2027 school year. Distribution is organised with the Rethymno Primary Education Directorate.

    Body: Περιφέρεια Κρήτης — Τμήμα Κοινωνικής Αλληλεγγύης, Διεύθυνση Δημόσιας Υγείας & Κοινωνικής Μέριμνας Π.Ε. Ρεθύμνου

Upcoming(3)

Not open for applications yet.

  • Free remedial teaching for Gymnasio pupils and Special-Subjects coaching for Lykeio final-year exam candidates (School Compensatory Education Centres)

    Free afternoon lessons in small groups for Gymnasio pupils (Modern Greek, Ancient Greek, Maths, Physics, Chemistry, English) and for final-year Lykeio pupils in the special subjects of the Panhellenic exams (drawing, foreign languages, music). The parent applies at the school.

    Body: Υπουργείο Παιδείας, Θρησκευμάτων και Αθλητισμού (Διευθύνσεις Δευτεροβάθμιας Εκπαίδευσης, Σ.Κ.Α.Ε.)Upcoming

  • Free Electronic State Language Certificate (e-KPG) for Third-Year Lower-Secondary Pupils

    From the 2026-2027 school year, third-year lower-secondary (Γ΄ Γυμνασίου) pupils will be able to sit free electronic exams for the State Language Certificate in English, French, German or Italian. A pilot comes first at the end of 2026, then a wider roll-out in 2027.

    Body: Υπουργείο Παιδείας, Θρησκευμάτων και ΑθλητισμούUpcoming

  • Social Tutoring Voucher, Municipality of Orestiada

    A voucher that will cover tuition at partner secondary-education tutoring centres and foreign-language schools for pupils from financially vulnerable families in the Municipality of Orestiada. The programme is funded, but the call for applications has not been announced yet.

    Body: Δήμος Ορεστιάδας (χρηματοδότηση: Περιφέρεια Ανατολικής Μακεδονίας και Θράκης)Upcoming

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  • Education Support for Refugee/Asylum-Seeker Children (ACE Programme)

    Minor children of refugees, migrants and asylum seekers living in accommodation facilities of the Ministry of Migration and Asylum have the right to free public education. The ACE programme provides supplementary non-formal education (language support, help with school subjects) in cooperation with UNICEF.

    Body: Υπ. ΜετανάστευσηςUnder review

Ended(4)

Rounds that have closed. Kept for reference; they no longer accept applications.

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