NEWS

The Stavros Niarchos Foundation continues to provide assistance in easing the effects of the socioeconomic crisis in Greece by approving 21 new grants.

The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center S.A. announces the launch of the National Architecture Students’ Proposals/Ideas Competition for the “Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC) construction site Visitors’ Center” project.

The Stavros Niarchos Foundation sponsors an all-day conference at the Peterson Institute for International Economics on the ethical dimensions of globalization.

The Greek American daily, The National Herald, names the Stavros Niarchos Foundation as the newspaper’s “Person of the Year 2012”.

The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center S.A. announces its intention to carry out a Nationwide Competition for Architecture Students, for the construction of a Visitors’ Center at the site of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC), which is currently under construction.

In the course of its meeting this autumn, the Board of Directors of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation approved a series of new grants, which express its intention to continue to respond in a targeted and efficient manner to the multiple and constant challenges faced by contemporary societies, both on a national and a global level.

The Stavros Niarchos Foundation announced today that it will grant $750,000 to assist a variety of relief and aid operations in those areas of New York City that have been devastated the most by Superstorm Sandy. The funds will be directed to support local communities throughout Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island.

The Stavros Niarchos Foundation and the University of Ottawa are proud to announce the establishment of the SNF Scholarships at uOttawa with a $1 million endowment fund. The announcement of their substantial gift marks the celebration of a 70-year partnership between Canada and Greece.The SNF Scholarships will give two Greek graduate students per year the opportunity to pursue their studies at the University of Ottawa, and contribute to building the foundation for future collaboration between Canada and Greece.

On October 20th, 2012, the Order of Saint Andrew presented the Stavros Niarchos Foundation with the 2012 Athenagoras Human Rights Award. The organization honored at their annual banquet the Foundation’s Co-President, Andreas Dracopoulos, who received the award on behalf of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation.