[Qcwa] FW: Foundation For Amateur Radio solicits scholarship applications

Fri, 19 Dec 2003 16:25:30 -0500

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> Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2003 00:00:39 -0500
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> Foundation For Amateur Radio solicits scholarship applications
> 
> (Dec 11, 2003) -- The Foundation for Amateur Radio Inc (FAR), a
> non-profit organization headquartered in Washington, DC, plans to
> administer 59 scholarships for the 2004-2005 academic year to assist
> radio amateurs
> 
> Comprised of more than 75 area Amateur Radio clubs, FAR fully funds
> seven of these scholarships with income from grants and its annual
> hamfest. The foundation administers the remaining 52 without cost to
> the donors.
> 
> FAR invites Amateur Radio licensees planning to pursue a full-time
> course of study beyond high school and now enrolled in or accepted
> for enrollment at an accredited university, college or technical
> school to compete for these scholarships. Awards range from $500 to
> $2500. Preference in some cases goes to residents of specific
> geographical areas or to those pursuing certain programs of study.
> FAR encourages Amateur Radio clubs--especially those in Delaware,
> Florida, Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia and
> Wisconsin--to announce these scholarship opportunities at meetings,
> in newsletters, during training classes, on nets and on Web pages.
> 
> Additional information and an application form is available by
> sending a letter or QSL card postmarked prior to April 30, 2004, to
> 
> FAR Scholarships
> PO Box 831
> Riverdale, MD 20738.
> 
> The Foundation for Amateur Radio 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.
> 

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