BOSTON—The Central Board of the Armenian International Women’s Association (AIWA) has announced that scholarship applications are now being accepted for the 2018-2019 academic year.
Brown, and Arev Doursounian are congratulated by AIWA friend Harry Parsekian at a
recent event in Boston.
Annually, AIWA offers a number of scholarships, ranging in value from $500 to $5,000, to full-time female students of Armenian descent attending accredited colleges or universities. Students from the United States or abroad entering their junior or senior year in college, as well as graduate students, are eligible to apply for the awards, which are based on both financial need and merit.
In addition, the AIWA-Los Angeles affiliate is accepting applications for five Hasmik Mgrdichian Scholarships of $5,000 each. The Mgrdichian Scholarships are available to California residents of Armenian descent.
AIWA’s scholarship program was initiated with the Agnes K. Missirian Scholarship, which was established in 1996 in memory of the professor of management at Bentley University who was a strong advocate for women’s rights. Grants have been added in memory of Ethel Jafferian Duffett, Lucy Kasparian Aharonian (for a student in the sciences), Mary V. Toumayan, and Rose A. Hovannesian.
Also available are the Dr. Carolann S. Najarian scholarships in all fields, as well as the Hripsime Parsekian award for a student in the field of International Relations.
New this year is a scholarship of $5,000 for a student in the field of diplomacy in the name of one of AIWA’s founders, Olga Proudian. This award is under the auspices of the AIWA-New England Affiliate.
In addition, the AIWA annually grants $5,000 to the American University of Armenia (AUA) for two Alice Kanlian Mirak Scholarships of $2,500 each.
During the current academic year, AIWA has awarded over $25,000 to graduate and undergraduate students from the United States and abroad in fields ranging from mathematics and architecture to government, public administration, psychology, art, and design. In addition, $25,000 in Hasmik Mgrdichian Scholarships has been awarded by the LA affiliate.
The deadline for the submission of all scholarship applications this year is April 20. Applications may be downloaded from the AIWA website (www.aiwainternational.org) or requested by mail (65 Main St., #3A, Watertown, Mass., 02472). California residents may apply directly to the Los Angeles Affiliate website for applications: www.aiwala.org. Further information is available at scholarships@aiwainternational.org.
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Pleas help me to get some scholarship
please help me i want to learn but i dont have the upper hand.i am kindly asking for a great help.
My name is Lilia Grigorian. In my previous letter I have requested for the scholarship for my two nieces. They both are students at the Medical University in Yerevan, Armenia and both applied for scholarship in February. As I mentioned, their families are large and parents are not able to pay their tuition. The average of their family’s annual earnings are much less than the tuition itself. Only thanks to your investment, they will be able to continue education.
AIWA organization mentioned that the decision will be send in June, however, they did not receive any response from you yet.
What is the criteria of the AIWA organization, whom are you willing to support, and promote the value of study? Are you willing to support Armenian students who consider to study in Armenia? I would be grateful if you could explain them the process of the scholarship committee’s determination. Are you willing to give them an opportunity to continue education and professional development? Are you planning to help them to get any financial aid? Perhaps, they have to wait longer to receive your decision, or you already denied their application? What is your determination?
Please, give them any type of suggestion, or comments. They are very young girls (21, 20), they need help, they are waiting for your decision.
Please, respond to my letter. We look forward to hearing from you soon.
Sincerely,
Lilia Grigorian
I’m from Gambia and i want to further my education at the university but can’t afford the fees I want a sponsor to achieve my goals 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽