Technical University of Crete bequest scholarships for students from Sfakia and Selino (Papadopetrou, Baklatzis) and sponsored graduate prizes
Each year the Technical University of Crete awards, after a call for applications, bequest scholarships to students whose family comes (themselves, a parent or a grandparent) from Sfakia or from villages of the former Municipality of Kambanos in Selino. It also gives, without application, sponsored cash prizes to the best graduates of certain Schools.
Papadopetrou: 2 × EUR 4,000 · Baklatzis: EUR 3,506.40 per academic year · Pancretan Bequest: 5 × USD 3,000 (research) · sponsored graduate prizes: EUR 1,000 to 1,500
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Who can get it
Official evidence · Προκηρύξεις Πολυτεχνείου Κρήτης αρ. πρωτ. 2988 και 2989/28.4.2026: «ηλικία όχι μεγαλύτερη των τριάντα έξι (36) ετών στο τέλος του ακαδημαϊκού έτους κατά το οποίο χορηγείται η υποτροφία» · Πολυτεχνείο Κρήτης, ανακοίνωση topic/56142: «για τη χορήγηση μίας (1) υποτροφίας για καθένα από τα ακαδημαϊκά έτη 2023–2024 και 2024–2025 από τα έσοδα του κληροδοτήματος «Αριστείδη Μπακλατζή»» · Checked: 2026-09-28
Official evidence · Προκηρύξεις Πολυτεχνείου Κρήτης αρ. πρωτ. 2988 και 2989/28.4.2026: «οι υποψήφιοι πρέπει να έχουν ελληνική ιθαγένεια ή ελληνική καταγωγή» · Checked: 2026-09-28
Official evidence · Προκηρύξεις 2988 και 2989/28.4.2026: «σε προπτυχιακούς φοιτητές του Ιδρύματος, Σφακιανής καταγωγής, που κατοικούν στο Νομό Χανίων»· «σε προπτυχιακούς φοιτητές του Πολυτεχνείου Κρήτης και του Εθνικού Μετσόβιου Πολυτεχνείου που κατάγονται από τον πρώην Δήμο Καμπανού της Επαρχίας Σελίνου του Νομού Χανίων» · Checked: 2026-09-30
Official evidence · Προκήρυξη 2988/28.4.2026: «να ήταν εγγεγραμμένος σε πρόγραμμα προπτυχιακών σπουδών του Πολυτεχνείου Κρήτης και να ήταν ενεργός φοιτητής ... δεν θα πρέπει να έχει υπερβεί τα κανονικά έτη φοίτησης (5 έτη)»· προκήρυξη 2989/28.4.2026: «Υποψήφιοι είναι και οι απόφοιτοι ... οι οποίοι ... ολοκλήρωσαν τις σπουδές τους σε 5 έτη» · Checked: 2026-09-28
Official evidence · Προκηρύξεις 2988 και 2989/28.4.2026: η καταγωγή «αποδεικνύεται από τον τόπο γέννησης ... του υποψηφίου ή του γονέα ή του προγόνου» · Checked: 2026-09-28
Official evidence · Προκήρυξη 2988/28.4.2026: «Ο υποψήφιος θα πρέπει να κατοικεί εντός των γεωγραφικών ορίων της Περιφερειακής Ενότητας Χανίων (Νομός Χανίων), δηλαδή σε έναν από τους παρακάτω επτά (7) δήμους» · Checked: 2026-09-28
Official evidence · Πολυτεχνείο Κρήτης, ανακοινώσεις υποτροφιών (έλεγχος 28/9/2026) · Checked: 2026-09-28
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How to apply
The steps to apply yourself. Free: you don’t need to pay anyone.
Required Documents
Certificate of studies
Issued electronically by the Student Service Centre (or transcripts, for Baklatzis).
ID card and family status certificate
Also of the parent or grandparent if the family origin comes through them (the university obtains the certificates via gov.gr).
Proof of residence in a municipality of the Chania regional unit
For the Papadopetrou bequest.
Certificate of origin from the Municipality of Kantanos-Selino
For the Baklatzis bequest.
Solemn declaration (gov.gr)
On your family origin and that you receive no other bequest scholarship for the same studies.
Step by step
- 1
Watch the scholarship announcements
Calls are published in the press and in the Technical University of Crete's scholarship announcements. In spring 2026 applications closed on 19/6/2026.
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Send your application by email
From your university email (@tuc.gr, or @mail.ntua.gr for Baklatzis) to tspoudon@tuc.gr, with the documents as PDF, within 45 days of the call being published.
- 3
Selection
A three-member committee checks the applications and the Senate selects the scholars; ties are settled by a public draw. Results are posted on tuc.gr.
Authority: Άλλος Φορέας
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What it is
Bequest scholarships (apply after a call): - "Iosif Papadopetrou" bequest: 2 scholarships of EUR 4,000 (10 months × EUR 400) for undergraduate students of the Technical University of Crete whose family comes from Sfakia (themselves, a parent or a grandparent, born in the Municipality of Sfakia) and who live in a municipality of the Chania regional unit. Candidates who were born there themselves come first; ties are settled by a public draw. - "Aristeidis Baklatzis" bequest: one scholarship of EUR 3,506.40 (10 months × EUR 350.64) per academic year, for undergraduate students of the Technical University of Crete or the National Technical University of Athens whose family comes from the villages of Moni, Sougia, Livadas, Koustogerako or Rodovani (former Municipality of Kambanos, Selino, Chania). Students in years 1 to 4 must have passed at least 85% of the previous year's courses; graduates who finished in 5 years may also apply, and come first. For both: Greek citizenship or Greek origin, age up to 36 at the end of the academic year of the scholarship, no more than the standard 5 years of study and no other university degree. The scholarships cover an academic year that has already ended: the call of 28/4/2026 covered 2024-2025 (Papadopetrou) and 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 (Baklatzis), with applications until 19/6/2026. The next call has not been announced yet.
Research scholarships: 5 scholarships of USD 3,000 from the Pancretan Bequest of the Pancretan Association of America, one per School, for postgraduate students in their first semesters, based on a research proposal judged by a committee of professors.
Sponsored graduate prizes (no application, every academic year): MOVIAK Excellence Prize EUR 1,000 (graduate of the School of Production Engineering and Management from Chania with the highest diploma grade); "Manolis Mathioudakis" Performance Prize EUR 1,000 (graduate of the School of Mineral Resources Engineering with the highest average in the mathematics-track courses); PolyGreen scholarship EUR 1,500 (graduate of the postgraduate programme of the School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering with the highest average); "Thodoris Loverdos" scholarships of Act-TLO: a few months of paid work for selected graduates of the School of Production Engineering and Management with a thesis on "Marketing and Energy Management".
How much it pays
| Tier | Amount | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
"Iosif Papadopetrou" bequest scholarship 2 scholarships per call, paid as 10 monthly amounts of EUR 400 | 4.000 € | Annual |
"Aristeidis Baklatzis" bequest scholarship 1 scholarship per academic year, paid as 10 monthly amounts of EUR 350.64 | 3.506 € | Annual |
MOVIAK Excellence Prize No application, to one graduate per academic year | 1.000 € | One-time |
"Manolis Mathioudakis" Performance Prize No application, to one graduate per academic year | 1.000 € | One-time |
PolyGreen scholarship No application, to one graduate of the Chemical and Environmental Engineering postgraduate programme per year | 1.500 € | One-time |
Lifecycle*
ClosedPermanent/ongoing benefit
- Active from
- Application deadline
*Cycles, deadlines, and availability may change regularly. Always confirm with the official source before applying.
Benefit details
- Provider
- Άλλος Φορέας
- Category
- Education & Scholarships
- Status
- Ended
- Type of benefit
- Allowance
Details last verified: 12/10/2026