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Apr 14, 20101 min read

Mathevosian scholars published in leading academic journal.

For more than 12 years, FAR's Mathevosian Scholarships have enabled students raised in poor households to study economics, law,...

Gray Eyeglasses Show Gray Signs of Soul Disaster.

Apr 6, 20103 min read

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Gray Eyeglasses Show Gray Signs of Soul Disaster.

“Every thinking man — and by man I also mean woman — MUST be occupied only by this interest: to develop a soul.” G.I. Gurdjieff (as...

Apr 5, 20101 min read

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Beneficiary Portraits - Another Ace.

One of the stellar recipients of FAR’s Philadelphia Armenian Scholarship just finished her first semester at Yeghegnadzor “Gitelik”...

Mar 29, 20101 min read

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Jerair Nishanian scholars complete first semester with success

Grade results for Gavar State University’s first semester of 2009-2010 are in and the majority earned excellent marks. Through the Jerair...

Mar 28, 20101 min read

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First Mathevosian Scholar Graduates Medical School

Newly vested surgeon and Mathevosian Scholar Eduard Bayramyan recently became the very first student to graduate medical school with this...

Mar 25, 20101 min read

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Update on FARs Mathevosian Scholarship

FAR staff met recently with Mathevosian Scholarship Program recipients to assess their progress and set future goals. Through the...

Mar 15, 20101 min read

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Children of “Mer Dun” (Our Home).

“Mer Dun” is a social non-governmental organization that has been operating in Armenia since 2005. The aim of the organization is to...

Beneficiary Portraits - FAR visited Gulamerian Scholarship Program beneficiaries.

Mar 2, 20101 min read

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Beneficiary Portraits - FAR visited Gulamerian Scholarship Program beneficiaries.

On March 1st, FAR Project Manager Eduard Karapetyan visited the Vanadzor Orphanage and summarized the 2009-2010 academic year’s winter...

Preparatory courses for underprivileged children.

Mar 1, 20101 min read

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Preparatory courses for underprivileged children.

When, after the 1988 earthquake, businessman and FAR benefactor Arman Bedikian from the USA visited Armenia, he searched for relief and...

Three Sisters Receive Gulamerian Scholarships

Feb 23, 20101 min read

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Three Sisters Receive Gulamerian Scholarships

Through the Gulamerian Scholarship, FAR aims to help the most destitute but promising young students. Today, we would like to highlight...

Jerair Nishanian Provides Christmas Gifts to Scholarship Recipients

Dec 20, 20091 min read

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Jerair Nishanian Provides Christmas Gifts to Scholarship Recipients

For the last few years, the Jerair Nishanian Foundation has provided a few lucky students with the gift of an education. Each year,...

Dec 15, 20091 min read

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Beneficiary portrait - Anna Snkhchyan.

Since childhood, Anna Snkhchyan has exhibited extraordinary academic abilities. Before attending school, she had mastered the alphabet. ...

Nov 8, 20091 min read

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Providing Educational Opportunities

As a result of FAR’s “Mathevosian”, “Gulamerian”, “Ounjian”, and “Sayan” scholarships, as well as other FAR education programs, nearly...

Successful Distribution of 2009 Scholarships

Oct 21, 20091 min read

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Successful Distribution of 2009 Scholarships

FAR’s Shirak department recently conducted the Children of Armenia Sponsorship Program (CASP) and Khandjian Program fall distribution for...

Oct 12, 20092 min read

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Success in Future Artistic Endeavors

When I entered the Gyumri Aslamazyan Sisters Art Gallery and saw the paintings hanging on the walls, I could not believe that these works...

Beneficary Portraits - Hovhannes Kajoyan

Oct 4, 20091 min read

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Beneficary Portraits - Hovhannes Kajoyan

17 year-old Hovhannes Kajoyan is one of the 10 successful applicants to the 2009-2010 Mathevosian Scholarship Program. He was born in...

Aug 16, 20091 min read

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Reconduction for School Year 2009-2010

FAR recently completed the review for the renewal of the “Jerair Nishanian Foundation” scholarships. Of the 46 students previously...

Beneficiaries Stories, Mariam from Noratus

Aug 10, 20091 min read

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Beneficiaries Stories, Mariam from Noratus

Thanks to the support of Washington resident Jerair Nishanian, more than 40 children from socially vulnerable families have an...

May 7, 20091 min read

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FAR Gulamerian Scholarship Program Visits Gavar Orphanage

As the current academic year nears its closing and the higher educational institutions (HEIs) examination period starts, a joint meeting...