NEWS

• 16 August 2016 / The SNF awards La Isla Foundation with three-year grant to help battle chronic kidney disease of undetermined causes
  Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) has committed to supporting La Isla Foundation’s (LIF) operations over the next three years. The grant allows LIF to strengthen its work to end chronic kidney disease of undetermined causes (CKDu) worldwide by mobilizing its network of health, climate, industry, and media experts.
• 16 August 2016 / Stavros Niarchos Foundation Centre for Hellenic Studies Announces Scholarship for Hellenic and Cypriot Studies
  The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Centre for Hellenic Studies has announced the Stanley Morisse Memorial Scholarship to support graduate students in Hellenic and Cypriot Studies at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia, Canada.
• 11 August 2016 / The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Extends Public Access and Programming at the SNFCC Starting August 16th
  The new programming coincides with the beginning of the process of the SNFCC’s delivery to the Greek State. With the desire to keep the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC), in constant dialogue with the public until its official delivery to the State, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) announces its intention to make the SNFCC again fully accessible to the public, organizing open events that will give visitors the opportunity to re-discover and enjoy the project.
• 26 July 2016 / The Minister of Finance Mr. Euclid Tsakalotos visited the SNFCC
  On Monday, July 25th the Minister of Finance, Mr. Euclid Tsakalotos visited the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC).
• 25 July 2016 / Inauguration of the Renovated Pediatric Clinic at the University General Hospital of Thessaloniki AHEPA
  On Thursday, July 21st the inauguration event of the renovated Pediatric Clinic at the University General Hospital of Thessaloniki AHEPA took place.
• 21 July 2016 / The Hills on Governor’s Island Ribbon Cutting
  The Hills of the newly refurbished Governor’s Island in New York Harbor officially opened to the public after a ribbon cutting ceremony on Tuesday, July 19th, 2016. The Hills is a 10-acre park on the southern end of the island.
• 20 July 2016 / The Super Puma helicopter extends its services with the SNF support
  The Super Puma helicopter of the Hellenic Fire Department was acquired following an SNF grant in 2005 aiming to contribute to the more efficient firefighting and the more rapidly transfer of the 1st Catastrophe Management Unit (EMAK) to the vulnerable areas.
• 15 July 2016 / SNF Supports the Renovation of Patrick Leigh Fermor House in Kardamyli
  Τhe SNF’s Board of Directors has approved a grant to the Benaki Museum for the repair and restoration works as well as the cost of the necessary equipment for the Patrick and Joan Leigh Fermor House in Kardamyli. The unique property is expected to operate as a center for educational activities in collaboration with educational institutions in Greece and abroad.
• 14 July 2016 / SNFCC Wins ENR 2016 Global Best Projects Award
  The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center has received an ENR 2016 Global Best Projects Award. The industry magazine Engineering News Record, during the 4th Annual Global Best Projects competition, honored the project teams behind outstanding design and construction efforts of the past year on a global level.