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May 25, 20172 min read

Ahnert Scholarship Student Talks About her Female Role Models

“Nothing happens by chance or luck,” said Ani Minasyan with a glimmer in her eyes. “Those who cross our path have a message for us. When...

Apr 27, 20121 min read

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Beneficiaries Take Part in Genocide Commemoration.

This month Armenians throughout the world have come together to commemorate the horrors of the 1915 genocide orchestrated by the Ottoman...

May 22, 20112 min read

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Gulamerian Profile – Arman Nazaryan.

While the fates of children who grow up in orphanages are different, they have one thing in common – all of them have experienced loss...

May 11, 20111 min read

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Ahnert Scholar Profile – Naira Hambartsumyan.

Naira Hambartsumyan is one of five female journalism students selected for FAR’s 2010-2011 Margaret Ajemian Ahnert Scholarship Program....

Scholarship Recipients Visit Vanadzor Old Age Home.

May 4, 20112 min read

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Scholarship Recipients Visit Vanadzor Old Age Home.

It has become a tradition for FAR’s Mathevosian scholars to visit Vanadzor Old Age Home (VOAH) each year. This time, they were joined by...

Apr 17, 20112 min read

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FAR and ARMACAD Provide More Educational Opportunities to Young Armenians.

Last week, FAR Scholarship beneficiaries met with the Armenian Association for Academic Partnership and Support (ARMACAD) Chairman...

Apr 12, 20111 min read

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Mathevosian Scholar Wins Economics Olympiad, Receives Job Offer.

FAR has many clever and talented educational program beneficiaries. We delight in each of their successes as if they were our own....

Mar 30, 20112 min read

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Berberian Beneficiary Profile – Anna Tovmasyan.

Anna Tovmasyan from Nor Ughi in the Ararat region has been a Berberian scholar since 2006. In 2010, she graduated from Yerevan State...

Gegharkunik Region Historical Encyclopedia Dedicates Page to Jerar Nishanian.

Mar 27, 20111 min read

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Gegharkunik Region Historical Encyclopedia Dedicates Page to Jerar Nishanian.

One of the latest versions of the Gegharkunik Region Historical Encyclopedia has a page devoted to the great Armenian-American benefactor...

Jerar Nishanian Scholars on the Path to Success.

Mar 22, 20111 min read

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Jerar Nishanian Scholars on the Path to Success.

The Jerar Nishanian Scholarship has enabled more than 100 students from low-income Armenian families to attend select Armenian...

FAR Partners with the Luys Foundation in Armenia.

Mar 21, 20111 min read

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FAR Partners with the Luys Foundation in Armenia.

Fund for Armenian Relief staff, grantees from the Armenian National Science and Education Fund (ANSEF), and students from FAR's Gyumri...

FAR Assesses Progress of Mathevosian Scholars.

Mar 17, 20111 min read

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FAR Assesses Progress of Mathevosian Scholars.

FAR’s educational programs team gathered earlier this week to discuss the first semester grades and progress of this year’s Mathevosian...

Mar 15, 20111 min read

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Happy Birthday to a Wonderful Mentor.

On March 8, FAR's ANSEF and Educational Projects Coordinator Eduard Karapetyan celebrated his 55th birthday. FAR's Mathevosian...

Mathevosian Program Beneficiary Promotes Blood Donation to Save Armenian Lives.

Mar 8, 20111 min read

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Mathevosian Program Beneficiary Promotes Blood Donation to Save Armenian Lives.

FAR Mathevosian Program scholar Ashkhen Minasyan is in her fourth year at Yerevan State University’s Department of Economics. Last week,...

Feb 28, 20112 min read

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FAR Completes Documentary Film on Gulamerian Scholarship Program.

Recently, FAR finished filming a short documentary called “From Dreams to Reality,” which focuses on the Gulamerian Scholarship Program....

Feb 22, 20112 min read

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A Child Within FAR’s Focus.

Before entering Gavar Orphanage, Marlena Manukyan was under the care of FAR’s Children’s Support Foundation Center (CSFC) for a brief...

Feb 17, 20112 min read

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Happy Birthday, Anoush Mathevosian.

On this February 18th, we at FAR would like to send our warmest birthday wishes to Anoush Mathevosian. Honored and distinguished, Anoush...

Feb 8, 20112 min read

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FAR Completes Documentary Film on Gulamerian Scholarship Program.

Recently, FAR finished filming a short documentary called “From Dreams to Reality,” which focuses on the Gulamerian Scholarship Program....

Dec 20, 20101 min read

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Jerair Nishanian Scholars Receive Christmas Surprise.

Christmas and New Years are very special holidays for all of us. For years it’s been a tradition at FAR to present our program...

Dec 13, 20102 min read

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Portrait: Grigoryan Sisters from Vanadzor Orphanage.

Over the years, I have visited Vanadzor Orphanage many times. It is during these visits when for a few moments, I’m able to take a...