[PaQSO] 54 Scholarships For Hams

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Lifted & forwarded from the RVHFG reflector for your consideration...
-Pete / NL7XM



From: Diane Zimmerman <vze3tk2i at verizon.net>
Date: October 17, 2005 11:45:04 AM EDT
Subject: 54 Scholarships For Hams
Reply-To: aa3of at arrl.net


Hello, I'm writing to ask you to do me a favor.  Attached to this  
email, in text format, is the 2006 announcement for the Foundation  
For Amateur Radio Scholarships.  Please forward this item to the  
editor of your club's newsletter, and ask that it be published.   
Please also publish it on your club's web site.  I'd like as many  
potential scholarship winners as possible to be aware of the FAR  
scholarship program.

This year, the Foundation will award 54 different scholarships to  
deserving amateur radio operators.  I'm sure you know a young ham who  
could use the money and who would be encouraged by the recognition  
that comes from winning a FAR scholarship.  Please help me to  
advertise this worthy program by sharing information with your  
friends, VE team members, and amateur radio club members.  You could  
also make printed copies of the announcement available at your VE  
sessions, and give young hams copies of this announcement along with  
their CSCE.

Thanks & 73



-- 
Diane Zimmerman AA3OF
4708 Montgomery Place
Beltsville, MD  20705
301-937-0394
Chairman, Laurel Amateur Radio Club Volunteer Examiner Coordinator
Chairman, Foundation For Amateur Radio Scholarship Committee


THE FOUNDATION FOR AMATEUR RADIO, INC., a non-profit organization  
with headquarters in Washington, D.C., plans to administer fifty-four  
(54) scholarships for the academic year 2006 - 2007 to assist  
licensed Radio Amateurs.  The Foundation, composed of over seventy- 
five local area Amateur Radio Clubs, fully funds three of these  
scholarships.  Ten are funded with the income from grants.  The  
remaining forty-one (41) are administered by the Foundation without  
cost to the various donors.

Licensed Radio Amateurs may compete for these awards if they plan to  
pursue a full-time course of studies beyond high school and are  
enrolled in or have been accepted for enrollment at an accredited  
university, college or technical school.  The awards range from $500  
to $2500 with preference given in some cases to residents of  
specified geographical areas or the pursuit of certain study  
programs.  Clubs, especially those in Delaware, Florida, Maryland,  
Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin, are encouraged to  
announce these opportunities at their meetings, in their club  
newsletters, during training classes, on their nets and on their  
world wide web home pages.

Additional information and an application form may be requested by  
letter or QSL card, postmarked prior to April 30, 2006 from:
     Diane Zimmerman, AA3OF
     Chairman Scholarship Committee
     FAR Scholarships
     Post Office Box 831
     Riverdale, MD 20738

The Foundation for Amateur Radio, incorporated in the District of  
Columbia, is an exempt organization under Section 501(C)(3) of the  
Internal Revenue Code of 1954.  It is devoted exclusively to  
promoting the interests of Amateur Radio and those scientific,  
literary and educational pursuits that advance the purposes of the  
Amateur Radio Service.

The Foundation encourages all qualified amateurs to apply for these  
awards.

The following awards will be available for the upcoming academic year:

1.      There are three (3) Silent Key Memorial Scholarships, which  
pay $2500 each, available to U.S. Residents, pursing any course of  
study leading to a Bachelor's degree.  Preference will be given to  
residents of the District of Columbia, Maryland and Northern Virginia.
2.      The Richard G. Chichester Memorial Scholarship pays $1000.   
Applicants must be members of the ARRL and recommended by an ARRL- 
affiliated club (they need not be a member of the club).  There is no  
restriction on the course of study. Applicant must be pursuing a  
Bachelor's degree.   Preference will be given to Texas residents  
living in the metropolitan areas of Austin, Kerrville or San  
Antonio.  Minimum license requirement - General Class.
3.      There are three (3) Radio Club of America Scholarships, which  
pay $1,000 each.   Applicants must intend to pursue studies in  
electronic engineering or electronic technology toward an Associate  
or Bachelor's degree and be U.S. citizens.  Preference will be given  
to applicants taking courses in Wireless Communications.  Minimum  
license requirement - General Class.
4.      There are sixteen (16) Quarter Century Wireless Association  
Scholarships, three of which pay $1500 and thirteen of which pay  
$1000. There are no restrictions on the course of study and  
applicants must intend to seek an Associate, Bachelor's or Graduate  
degree.  There is no residence area preference. Applicants must be  
recommended by a member of QCWA, but may not themselves be members of  
QCWA.
5.      There are two (2) Young Ladies' Radio League Memorial  
Scholarships that pay $1500 each.  Applicants must hold at least an  
FCC Technician Class or equivalent foreign authorization and intend  
to seek a Bachelor's or Graduate degree from a U.S. college or  
university.  There are no residence or course restrictions.   
Preference will be given to female applicants.
6.      The Ralph V. "Andy" Anderson-KONL Scholarship pays $1000.   
There is no restriction on the course of study, but preference will  
be given to applicants pursuing a degree in Journalism.  Applicants  
must be residents of the U.S. or its territories.  Applicants must be  
seeking a Bachelor's degree.  Minimum license requirement  - General  
Class.
7.      The Columbia Amateur Radio Association, Inc., Scholarship  
pays $1000.  It is available to Maryland residents pursuing a  
Bachelor's degree in any course of study.
8.       There are five (5) Baltimore Amateur Radio Club  
Scholarships, 4 pay $1000 and 1 pays $1,500.  Applicants must be  
Maryland residents.  For three of the 4 - $1000 awards, preference  
will be given to those who have successfully completed one year of  
college or have been previous winners of this award.  The fourth  
award, which is reserved for an entering first year student, will be  
renewable for three years if the student remains in good academic  
standing throughout the period.  The fifth award, paying $1,500, has  
been designated as the Ernie Dobos Memorial Scholarship with  
preference given to a Baltimore City resident.  Applicants must be  
pursuing a Bachelor's degree.
9.      The Tropical Hamboree Scholarship sponsored by the Dade Radio  
Club of Miami, Florida pays $1000.  Applicants must be Florida  
residents pursuing a Bachelor's degree. There is no restriction on  
the course of study; however, preference will be given to those  
studying electronics or science-related fields.
10.     The Rose Ellen Bills Memorial Scholarship pays $2000.  There  
is no restriction on the course of study.  Applicants must be a  
resident of the U.S. or its territories pursuing a Bachelor's  
degree.  Minimum license requirement - General Class
11.     The Frederick Amateur Radio Club Scholarship pays $1000.   
There is no restriction on the course of study.  Applicants must  
reside within 150 miles of Frederick, Maryland; preference will be  
given to qualified applicants from Frederick County, Maryland.   
Applicant must be pursuing a Bachelor's degree.
12.     The five (5) 10-10 International Net, Inc., Scholarships pay  
$1000 each.  Applicants must be licensed Radio Amateurs having HF  
privileges.  There is no restriction on the course of study.   
Applicants must seek an Associate, Bachelor's or Graduate degree.   
Non-US amateurs are also eligible.  Applicants must be a 10-10 member  
or provide a recommendation from a member of the 10-10 International  
Net.
13. The WARAC Memorial Scholarship, sponsored by the West Allis Radio  
Amateur Radio Club, Inc.  Milwaukee, Wisconsin, pays $1500.   
Applicants must be Wisconsin residents pursuing an Associate,  
Bachelor's or Graduate degree in any course of study.
14. The Kevin Barry Perdue Memorial Scholarship, sponsored by Kay  
Craigie-N3KN and Carter Craigie-N3AO, pays $2000.  Applicants must  
pursue a Bachelor's degree with a course of study in the liberal  
arts, humanities, or social sciences from a U.S. college or university.
15.     The South Milwaukee Amateur Radio Club Scholarship pays  
$1000.  Applicants must be Wisconsin residents and intend to seek an  
Associate or Bachelor's degree from a college or university in the  
U.S.  Preference will be given to applicants studying Electrical  
Engineering or related technology.
16.     The Nanticoke Amateur Radio Club Scholarship pays $1000.   
Applicants must hold a license with HF privileges.  Preference will  
be given to those studying Architecture, Engineering, Electronics,  
Science or a related field at an institution of higher learning in  
the U.S.  Applicants must pursue a Bachelor's degree.  Residence  
requirement - Delaware, Maryland, District of Columbia, or Virginia.
17.     The Murgas Amateur Radio Club Scholarship pays $500.   
Applicants must be residents of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and  
seek a Bachelor's degree from a U.S. college or university.  There is  
no restriction on the course of study.
18.     The Lawrence E. and Thelma J. Norrie Memorial Scholarship,  
pays $2500.  Applicant must be a U.S. resident.  Preference will be  
given to Juniors, Seniors and Graduate students with an academic  
Grade Point Average of 3.0 or higher who are pursuing a Bachelor's or  
higher degree in science or engineering.  Minimum license  
requirement: Any Class with HF privileges.
19.     The Ernest L. Walker, WB3DVL, Memorial Scholarship sponsored  
by the Baltimore Radio Amateur Television Society Memorial  
Scholarship pays $1000.  There is no restriction on the course of  
study.  Applicants must pursue a Bachelor's degree.  Applicants must  
reside within 150 miles of Baltimore, Maryland.  Preference will be  
given to Maryland residents.
20.     The Robert E. True Memorial Scholarship pays $1000.   
Applicants must be residents of the state of Ohio seeking a  
Bachelor's degree at a US college or university.  Preference will be  
given to those pursuing courses in Electrical Engineering or  
Electronic/Computer Technology.
21. The Free State Amateur Radio Club Scholarship pays $1000.   
Applicants must be U.S. citizens residing in the State of Maryland  
and holding a valid FCC Amateur license with HF privileges.  There is  
no restriction on the course of study.  Applicants must seek an  
Associate, Bachelor's or Graduate degree from a college or university  
in the United States.
22. OZAUKEE Radio Club Scholarship pays $1000.  It is available to  
Wisconsin residents pursing a Bachelor's or Graduate degree in any  
course of study.
23. The Claude H. Haring, Jr., W3IIM Memorial Scholarship sponsored  
by the Phil-Mont Mobile Radio Club, Inc. pays $2000. There is no  
restriction on the course of study.  Applicants must intend to seek a  
Bachelor's or Graduate degree, and reside in the Eastern Pennsylvania  
or Southern New Jersey ARRL Sections.
24. The Dwight Weller, KB3LA, Memorial Scholarship, sponsored by  
Phillip Karn, KA9Q, pays $1000.  Applicants must intend to seek a  
Bachelor's degree in any branch of the engineering or physical  
sciences.  There is no residence requirement.
25. The Chuck Reville, K3FT Memorial Scholarship, sponsored by  
Phillip Karn, KA9Q, pays $1000.  Applicants must intend to seek a  
Bachelor's degree in any branch of the engineering or physical  
sciences.  There is no residence requirement.
26. The Joann Hoch, N3FTC, Memorial Scholarship, sponsored by the  
Phil-Mont Mobile Radio Club, Inc. pays $2000.  There is no  
restriction on the course of study.  Applicants must intend to seek a  
Bachelor's or Graduate degree, and reside in the Eastern Pennsylvania  
or Southern New Jersey ARRL Sections.