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    AMAA AWARDS $120,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS TO 56 U.S. STUDENTS

    http://www.reporter.am/index.cfm?objectid=6711D072-9EEE-11DF-9AD00003FF3452C2
    Tuesday August 03, 2010

    AMAA interns in front of the organization's Yerevan office.

    Paramus, N.J. - According to Mr. Robert Hekemian, Jr., Chairman of
    the Armenian Missionary Association of America (AMAA) Scholarship
    Committee, 63 students applied for assistance this year. The Committee
    met for three days and carefully reviewed each applicant's file.

    "It was hard to reject even the very few who did not qualify, based
    on financial and academic guidelines" said Mr. Hekemian. "We awarded
    scholarships ranging from $1,000 to $5,000 to 56 students for a total
    of $120,000."

    In addition, $15,000 will be awarded to qualified university students
    in Armenia. These scholarships range from $200 to $600 as the cost
    of higher education in Armenia is significantly less.

    "Please accept my heartfelt gratitude for the kind and generous
    support of the AMAA Scholarship Committee," wrote Alene upon hearing
    that the AMAA had granted her a scholarship to help her continue
    her studies. "I will take great pride in the future to become a part
    of this wonderful organization and a part of its goal in providing
    assistance to students striving to fulfill their educational dreams."

    Alene, a student attending UCLA, is one of the 56 college students
    in the United States who received scholarship assistance from the
    AMAA for the academic year 2010-11.

    For the last 90 years, the AMAA has helped thousands of students from
    kindergarten to high school with tuition aid and hundreds of college
    students with scholarships.

    Aid has also been directly given to schools and institutions of
    higher education, including Haigazian University and the Near East
    School of Theology (NEST) in Beirut and the Theological Academy in
    Yerevan, Armenia.

    The scholarships granted this year were provided from several AMAA
    scholarship funds established over the years to help students in need.

    Qualified students can request applications in writing from AMAA
    headquarters in Paramus, NJ starting in January of each year. The
    deadline to submit applications for 2011-2012 academic year is May
    1, 2011.

    The AMAA was founded in Worcester, MA in 1918 and incorporated in
    New York in 1920 with the purpose of strengthening and supporting
    the Armenian people in their Christian faith and to encourage
    religious education as well as literary and philanthropic work. Since
    its founding, the AMAA has expanded its programs of educational,
    evangelistic, relief, social services, church and child care ministries
    to 24 countries around the world.

    Indeed, we are grateful to God for giving us the opportunity to
    provide financial assistance to our future generation.




    From: A. Papazian
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