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On 09/25/13 11:31, Peter Laws wrote:
> Yes, there are some. Ask Carey, N5RM. :-)
>
> Had a good meeting last night. Turnout was somewhat depressed because,
> apparently, the Physic Department decided to hold some sort of exam on a
> club meeting night. The nerve.
>
> Anyway, those of us there had a good time, plus we got one new dues-paid
> member (hint, hint) and we have two more studying for their license. Small
> crowd, good results.
>
> While shooting the ... breeze up in the radio room, the topic of
> scholarships came up and that reminded me that I needed to post this info.
> I'll get it on the FB page as well.
>
> That I know of, there are two pools of ham radio scholarship available. If
> you know of others, speak up!
>
> The Foundation for Amateur Radio, a council of clubs in the Mid Atlantic
> region (W3s and W4s!) is one of the groups Last year, they awarded just
> under 40 scholarships to hams. Fill out their application and who knows,
> you might get a little money.
>
> http://www.farweb.org/
>
> The other group is the ARRL Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit incorporated
> seperately from the ARRL. Looking at their finacial report, the ARRL
> Foundation gave out over $170,000 in scholarship monies to about 70
> amateurs. Again, fill out their application - you might get lucky.
>
> http://www.arrl.org/scholarship-program
>
>
> I have no idea how many of you might qualify but I do know that if you do
> not fill out the forms, you will DEFINITELY not get a scholarship!
>
> Ask Carey if it's worth the paperwork. :-)
>
>
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Peter Laws / N5UWY
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