From time to time we at Hamsexy try to be serious (yeah right) about amateur radio and the good things provided. Well here is one of those times. Please read the below press release from The Foundation for Amateur Radio, we encourage all amateurs to apply for any and all scholarships for which they are eligable in these hard economic times.
==> FOUNDATION FOR AMATEUR RADIO INVITES SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS
The non-profit Foundation for Amateur Radio (FAR)
scholarships for the academic year 2009-2010 to assist radio amateurs
pursuing higher education.
FAR fully funds two of scholarships and administers 46 others without
cost on behalf of various club and individual donors. Amateur Radio
licensees pursuing a full-time course of study beyond high school and
accepted by or enrolled in an accredited university, college or
technical school are eligible to apply. Scholarship grants range from
$500 to $5000, and preference in some cases goes to applicants living in
particular geographical areas or pursuing certain studies. Non-US
residents are eligible to apply for some of the scholarships.
FAR encourages clubs — especially those in California, Delaware,
Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin — to
announce these scholarship opportunities at meetings, in newsletters,
during training classes, on nets and on their Web sites.
More information and an application form may be requested by letter via
e-mail or by sending a QSL card postmarked prior to March 30, 2009, to
FAR Scholarships, PO Box 831, Riverdale, MD 20738. The application
deadline is May 1, 2009. Headquartered in Washington, DC, FAR consists
of more than 75 area Amateur Radio Clubs. FAR is devoted 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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