On Wednesday, September 11, 2024, the U.S. National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation (HFRI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the Academy of Athens’ Main Hall, establishing a landmark collaboration to promote research partnerships in Humanities and Humanistic Social Sciences among U.S. and Greek researchers.

The MoU was signed by NEH Chair Shelly C. Lowe (Navajo) and the Director of the HFRI, Dr. Katerina Kouravelou, in the presence of U.S. Ambassador in Athens to the Hellenic Republic George J. Tsunis. Τhe Minister of Development, Mr. Takis Theodorikakos, welcomed the ceremony along with Deputy Minister of Development Mrs. Zoe Rapti, who attended the signing event, and representatives of NEH, HFRI, ESETEK, and Greek academic and research institutions. This partnership provides a framework that will encourage collaboration between the American and Greek research communities through the submission of proposals by Greek researchers and their counterparts in the United States.

The proposals will be submitted both to NEH (https://www.grants.gov/) and HFRI (https://portal.hfri.gr/) in November 2024. The analytical terms and conditions for participation in the call will be announced by the end of September by both agencies.

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