Rewards and Scholarships Program

REWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS PROGRAM

Department of Statistics, AUEB

The Statistics Department introduced a comprehensive scholarships program that includes the 4 following directions

ACTION 1: Rewarding our best undergraduate students

a.      The student holding the highest grade per year = 150€ Award

b.      The student holding the second higher grade per year –100€ Award

c.      The student holding the third higher grade per year –50€ Award 

d.      Rewarding our good and consistent undergraduate students, holding a grade of at least 7 (and having passed all courses of the running year) – A total Award of at least 15€ in the form of a present (for example, a book)

ACTION 2: Rewarding graduates for postgraduate studies

Α. M.Sc. in Statistics (Full time) 

a.      Full exemption of postgraduate tuition fees to AUEB Statistics department graduates with a grade > 8.5

b.      Partial exemption of postgraduate tuition fees for prospective postgraduate students with a grade >8.0

ACTION 3: Rewarding the best Postgraduate Student

a. MSc in Statistics (Full-time) – M.Sc. in Statistics (Full-time)
Partial tuition waiver for the student with the highest grade in the 1st semester of the M.Sc. in Statistics with a grade >8.5

b. MSc in Applied Statistics and Data Analytics (Part-time)
Partial tuition waiver for the first excellent graduate of the M.Sc. with a grade >8.5

c. MSc in Quantitative Actuarial and Financial Risk Management

  • Awards granted to students with exceptional performance, according to criteria and a process determined by a decision from the Program Committee of the D.P.M.Sc.
  • €1000 Scholarship for the top student of the 1st year of studies, funded by companies in the financial and actuarial sectors.
  • €1000 Scholarship for the top student of the 1st and 2nd years of studies, funded by companies in the financial and actuarial sectors.

ACTION 4: Scholarships for Doctoral Studies

  • Scholarship for the best graduate student with a grade >8.5 for Doctoral studies (500€ per month for 3 years, total 18,000€)
  • Scholarship for the best Ph.D. student with a grade >8.5 in the courses of the doctoral program (500€ per month for 3 years, total 18,000€)

ACTION 5. Teaching Awards for Teaching Excellence

  • For Ph.D. candidates: (1000€, biennially, based on student evaluations)
  • For temporary lecturers, contract staff, and special teaching staff (1000€, biennially, based on student evaluations)

ACTION 6. Teaching Awards for Teaching Excellence in the Undergraduate Program

  • For Ph.D. candidates: (1000€, biennially, based on student evaluations)
  • For temporary lecturers, contract staff, and special teaching staff (1000€, biennially, based on student evaluations)
  • Commendation and teaching excellence award for the lecturer who wins the teaching award from AUEB
  • Commendation and teaching excellence award for the lecturer with the highest grade in elective undergraduate courses

ACTION 7. Teaching Commendations for Teaching Excellence in Postgraduate Programs

  • Teaching commendation and honorary plaque for lecturers with exceptional evaluations (> 4.4 and at least 10 evaluations) for the M.Sc. in Statistics and M.Sc. in Applied Statistics programs

ACTION 8: Rewarding Postgraduate Program Graduates

  • Performance Commendation

For the three postgraduate programs of the Department of Statistics:
(a) MSc in Statistics
(b) MSc in Applied Statistics and Data Analytics
(c)MSc in Quantitative Actuarial and Financial Risk Management

  • Excellence Commendation for students with a grade > 8.5
  • Exceptional Performance Commendation for students with a grade between 8.0-8.5

The program started in the academic year 2021-22.

The undergraduate awards aim to reward and commend students with the best performance who have consistently followed their university studies and achieved excellent results. The goal is for students to feel supported by both the university and society, as well as the business world, recognizing their hard work.

The postgraduate tuition fee waiver aims to reward good students and strengthen the program with high-achieving students who, in turn, elevate their peers to a higher level of study.

The doctoral scholarship aims to ensure that doctoral research is compensated (something that is an exception rather than the rule in Greek universities, unlike in most foreign institutions) and to strengthen the department’s research output, which has always been remarkable with global success.

Lastly, the teaching awards aim to recognize both Ph.D. candidates and temporary lecturers (both categories consisting of young researchers) who contribute to the teaching work at Greek universities. Besides rewarding and providing financial assistance, the additional goal of these awards is to help recipients feel supported by both the university and society, as well as the business world, which recognizes their hard work and contribution to Greek higher education.