FDF Memorial Scholarships 2011
The Chris Pappadimitrakis Memorial Scholarship:
Peter Dimitrion - Sts. Constantine & Helen, Honolulu, Hawaii
The Cynthia Anderson Memorial Scholarship:
George Andrews - Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Long Beach, California
The Father A. Homer Demopolis Memorial Scholarship:
Jimmie Stavrakaras - Annunciation Cathedral, San Francisco, California
The Catherine Velthoven Memorial Scholarship:
Andoni Kocolas - Annunciation Modesto, California
The Jim Papangelin Memorial Scholarship:
Katherine Perakis - Annunciation Sacramento, California
The Dean S. Phillips Memorial Scholarship:
Eleftheri Christodulelis - St. Anthony Pasadena, California
FDF Offers Exciting Scholarship Opportunities!
FDF is dedicated to helping our young dancers further their education in the Orthodox faith and Greek dance culture. Below is a list of scholarship opportunities that FDF offers every year to its participants.
DEADLINE FOR SCHOLARSHIPS IS ALWAYS JANUARY 24 PRIOR TO THE FDF WEEKEND.
If you would like to be considered for one of these
scholarships, notify your parish priest (or dance program advisor) and
ask them to submit your name to the following on or before the deadline
above:
Vickie Demos, Scholarships Director
FDFScholarships@gmail.com
562-688-8315
16921 Coral Cay Lane
Huntington Beach, CA 92649
Memorial Scholarships
The FDF Memorial Scholarships are given to outstanding individuals that
are recommended by their parish priest. Each individual will be awarded
a US Savings Bonds in the amount of $1000.
Chosen from the many letters of recommendations submitted, scholarships
are awarded to deserving FDF participants. We encourage all parishes
to submit a letter of recommendation for outstanding individuals.
The six awards are:
- The Chris Papadimitrakis Scholarship (sponsored by the FDF)
- The Cynthia Anderson Scholarship (sponsored by the FDF)
- The Father Homer Demopoulos Scholarship (sponsored by the FDF)
- The Katherine Velthoen Scholarship (sponsored by the Modesto community)
- The Jim Papangellin Scholarship (sponsored by the George Papangellin family)
- The Dean Philips Scholarship (sponsored by the George Demos family)
Eligibility
High School senior through Junior year of College
and must be attending and participating
in the current year's FDF.
Ionian Village - Dance Scholarships
to Greece
FDF offers dance directors the opportunity to
learn well-researched traditional Greek folk music, song and dance from
qualified professional instructors in Greece.
Objectives
To give deserving FDF dance directors the opportunity to learn well-researched
traditional Greek folk music, song and dance from qualified professional
instructors in Greece. The following factors will be considered:
- Directors who have demonstrated outstanding Christian fellowship in their communities.
- Directors who can make a long-term future commitment to teaching folk dance groups within the Metropolis.
- The directors that are sent on this scholarship will also act as ambassadors from the Metropolis of San Francisco and will help promote cooperation between the FDF and sister Greek folklore organizations.
Description
Two FDF dance scholarships will be awarded and will include airfare,
dance instruction and room and board in attending the seminar in Greece.
The recipient will need to do the following when awarded the scholarship:
- Take a video camera and record as much of the instruction as possible.
- These recordings must be on good quality VHS (or DVD) format.
- The recipient must also obtain recordings of the music presented, records, cassette tape or CD.
- Upon return, each recipient will need to make copies of the video as well as the music and submit them to the FDF Scholarship Director, Vickie Demos. Once the video tapes and music have been submitted to the FDF and the article submitted for the OLI MAZI newsletter, the recipient will receive in turn, $250 to cover the miscellaneous expenses such as video tapes, cassette tapes, etc.
Eligibility
All FDF dance directors that are a member in good standing in the Greek
Orthodox Church (or their parents) and that have participated in the
FDF are encouraged to apply.
- All recipients will be required to submit proof of health insurance that will cover them in Greece for the duration of the seminar.
- All recipients will need to obtain/renew their passports.
- Also, each recipient is required to write an article of his/her experience at the seminar for the OLI MAZI newspaper to be included for the upcoming FDF festival (Note: This can be a joint article written by both attendees).
Musical Apprenticeship
Scholarships
FDF offers participants the opportunity to learn a traditional Greek
folk instrument from qualified instructors.
Objectives
The purpose of the musical scholarship is to continue to preserve Greek
culture through learning and public playing of Greek folk music by
giving deserving FDF participants the opportunity to learn a traditional
Greek folk instrument from qualified musicians. The scholarship would
not be successful if a recipient learned the instrument but never played
with a band. The scholarship terms and conditions must stress group
performance and public performance to ensure success of this scholarship.
The following factors will be considered:
- Applicants who have demonstrated outstanding Christian fellowship in their communities.
- Applicants who have demonstrated their commitment to the FDF program and who do not have either access to or the resources to pay qualified musicians.
- Applicants who can make a long-term future commitment to playing traditional Greek music for their community and for the greater FDF community.
Description
Two FDF Musical Apprenticeship scholarships will be awarded. Each applicant
will identify the instrument of their choice and the Scholarship Committee
will identify candidate instructors.
- Applicants must own the instrument they wish to learn to play before lessons begin. Investment in the instrument demonstrates that the applicant is serious about learning and later playing the instrument.
- Applicants should have some prior knowledge in instrumental music; such as school or private lessons, ability to read music, etc.
- The scholarship funds are to be used to offset either travel expenses or teaching fees.
- Recipients will practice with instructor's band (if applicable) on a regular basis during the period of the scholarship.
- Recipients will play the selections they have learned with instructor's band (if applicable) at the FDF annual event, the FDF Symposium and any other FDF-sponsored events where instructor's band plays during the period of the scholarship.
- Recipient will also play with instructor's band at non-FDF events at the discretion of the band (if applicable).
- Recipients will play for FDF events or dance group performances gratis, only reimbursed for expenses for a period of 2 years after the scholarship apprenticeship period.
- The Scholarship Committee and the selected mentor will determine distribution of scholarship funds.
- A cassette tape or DVD containing the music learned and played by the recipient is required upon completion of the scholarship term, which is the next FDF Convention weekend.
- A final payment will be made to the recipient upon submittal of the cassette tape or DVD for any out-of-pocket expenses.
Important Disclaimer
The FDF Board of Trustees does not make any claims
as to the quality or value of the workshops, but feels that it is an
appropriate seminar for an FDF director to attend. Since there are many
Greek folk dance seminars offered in the summer, the selected seminar
chosen by the FDF must be critiqued by the recipients and submitted along
with the videotapes and cassettes. The recipients are required to attend
the entire seminar. If the recipient cannot attend the seminar, they
DO NOT have the option of sending someone else in their place. Applicants
are required to sign the enclosed waiver upon submittal of the application
which holds the FDF Board of Trustees, its officers and advisors, the
Diocese and the Archdiocese harmless for any type of loss, injury, illness
or expense arising from the scholarship. Recipients who are under the
age of 21 will be required to have their parents sign the waiver as well.
All FDF participants (or their parents) that are members in good standing
in the Greek Orthodox Church and have participated in an FDF are eligible.
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