[PPRAANet] Scholarships for the academic year 2013 - 2014

[Michael Derbort]

Please also consider making a donation to the PPRAA 2014-2015 Scholarship
fund.

 

25 February 2014

 

For Immediate Release

 

THE FOUNDATION FOR AMATEUR RADIO, INC., a non-profit organization with

headquarters in Washington, D.C., plans to administer Fifty-two (52)
scholarships for

the academic year 2013 – 2014, to assist licensed Radio Amateurs in the
pursuit of

higher education.. The scholarships are worth $72,100 in aggregate. The
Foundation

fully funds two of these scholarships. The remainder are administered by the

Foundation, without cost, for various donors.

 

Licensed Radio Amateurs may compete for these awards. They must be planning
to

pursue a full time course of studies beyond high school and be enrolled, or
have been

accepted for enrollment, at an accredited university, college or technical
school.

Students pursuing a baccalaureate or graduate degree via on-line courses
offered by an

accredited university, college or technical school will also be considered.

The awards range from $500 to $5,000 with preference given, in some cases,
to

residents of specified geographical areas or the pursuit of certain study
programs. Non-

US residents are eligible to apply for some of the scholarships. To be
considered,

completed applications must be received by April 15, 2014.

Clubs, especially those in California, Delaware, Florida, Maryland, Ohio,

Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin (areas of preferred residence
for some

of the scholarships), are encouraged to announce these opportunities at
their meetings,

in their club newsletters, during training classes, on their nets and on
their club’s web

pages.

 

Additional information and an application form may be requested by letter or
QSL card,

mailed to:

 

FAR Scholarships

Post Office Box 911

Columbia, MD 21044-0911

or, via email to mailto:dave.prestel at gmail.com.

 

Applications are available, for download from the Foundation’s web site:

http://www.farweb.org/2014-scholarship-information.

A complete list of the scholarships to be awarded in 2014 may be downloaded
from:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwGFyopxqmdKaDRQQ1paOHpITmM/edit?usp=sharin
g

 

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.

 

Michael E. Derbort, KCØELG

President

Pikes Peak Radio Amateur Association

president at ppraa.org

 

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