The Lord Byron International Prize & Medal award

The institution

The Society for Hellenism and Philhellenism (SHP) has instituted the annual awarding of the following distinctions.

The Lord Byron International Prize
The Society for Hellenism and Philhellenism (SHP) awards annually a Prize to three important international figures from the political, cultural, academic or entrepreneurial world, who have a long term Philhellenic record or who contributed to society with their actions and careers, inspired by the values of Hellenism.

The Lord Byron Medal

SHP offers annually the Lord Byron medal to the following:

  • Private or public organisations and scholars who contributed to the promotion of Hellenism and Hellenist studies,
  • Individuals or organisations which offer their support to the mission of SHP,
  • Descendants of Philhellenes who offered their support to Greece during the war of independence.