| 2008 SCHOLARSHIP WINNER |
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| Selected as the winner of the 2008 $1,000 scholarship was
Benjamin Frye, KI4BAW of Roanoke, VA. This is the eighteenth year that
this scholarship has been offered by the Nanticoke Amateur Radio Club,
Inc. There were fourteen applicants eligible this year for the Nanticoke
Amateur Radio Club Scholarship. |
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| Benjamin Frye is an 18 year old junior at James Madison
University in Harrisonburg, VA, majoring in Computer Science. He holds
a technician class license and operates SSB on 10 meters and on all VHF/UHF
bands up through 23cm. He was a founder and officer of his high
school's radio club. |
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| SCHOLARSHIP HISTORY |
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| In 1990, Nanticoke Amateur Radio Club life member, Walt Osborne,
KC3UM, now a Silent Key established a scholarship fund for the Nanticoke
Amateur Radio Club, Inc. The fund was set up so that the Foundation for
Amateur Radio, Inc. a non-profit organization would administer the
scholarships without cost to the donors. |
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| SCHOLARSHIPS |
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| THE
FOUNDATION FOR AMATEUR RADIO, INC., a non-profit organization with
headquarters in Washington, D.C., plans to administer forty-eight 48
scholarships for the academic year 2009-2010 to assist licensed Radio
Amateurs. |
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| Licensed Radio Amateurs may compete for these scholarships 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 $5,000 with
preference given in some cases to residence of specified geographical areas
or the pursuit of certain study programs. Clubs, especially those in Delaware, Florida, Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin, are encouraged to announce these opportunities at their
meetings, in their club newsletters, during training classes, on the nets and
on their World Wide Web home pages. |
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information and an application form may be requested by letter or QSL card, |
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| FAR Scholarships |
| Post Office Box 831 |
| Riverdale, MD 20738 |
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| NANTICOKE AMATEUR RADIO CLUB, INC. SCHOLARSHIP |
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| The
Nanticoke Amateur Radio Club Scholarship pays $1,000. Applicants must have at
least a Technician Plus license and seek a baccalaureate degree. Preference
will be given to those studying Architecture, Engineering, Electronics,
Science or a related field at an institution of higher learning in the U.S.
Residence requirement - Delaware, Maryland, District of Columbia or
Virginia. |
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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. |
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