[TxHam] Fw: FAR News Release, Scholarships

[Brian K. Gaskamp]

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AMATEUR RADIO
NEWS RELEASE






For Immediate Release


THE FOUNDATION FOR AMATEUR RADIO, INC., a non-profit organization with 
headquarters in Washington, D.C., plans to administer fifty-five (55) 
scholarships for the academic year 2008 - 2009 to assist licensed Radio 
Amateurs.  The Foundation, composed of over seventy-five local area Amateur 
Radio Clubs, fully funds three of these scholarships.  Eleven 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 $3000 with preference given 
in some cases to residents of specified geographical areas or the pursuit of 
certain study programs.  Non-USA residents are eligible to apply for some of 
the scholarships.  Clubs, especially those in California, Delaware, 
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 world wide web home 
pages.


Additional information and an application form may be requested by letter or 
QSL card, postmarked prior to March 30, 2008 from:
FAR Scholarships
Post Office Box 831
Riverdale, MD 20738


Applications are also available for download from the Foundation’s web site 
http://www.amateurradio-far.org/.
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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.