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The QCWA Scholarship Program is administered in partnership with the ARRL Foundation. Applications should be requested by interested licensed radio amateurs on or after October 31 of each year from the ARRL Foundation Committee. Each applicant must be recommended by an active QCWA member, and applications must be received by the ARRL Foundation before the first week in January each year.

Applications are available and completed online via the ARRL Foundation website: https://www.arrl.org/scholarship-descriptions.

There are no restrictions regarding class of amateur license, race, sex, residence, or field of study. Scholarships are awarded to worthy Amateur Radio operators enrolled in accredited colleges or universities pursuing degree-granting programs.

The first QCWA scholarship was a $500 award given in 1978. As of 2024, 15 scholarships totaling $57,000 were awarded. Since inception, over 624 students have received scholarships totaling more than $930,350.

QCWA is an IRS Section 501(c)(3) charitable entity. All donations made to the QCWA Memorial Scholarship Fund are federal income tax deductible and acknowledged in writing. Contributions are frequently made in memory of Silent Keys.

Donations should be made payable to the QCWA Memorial Scholarship Fund and mailed to:

Quarter Century Wireless Association, Inc.
c/o Roberta Cohen, WA2FRW
1972 Martina St
Apopka, FL 32703-1558
Email: om@qcwa.org

If you have any questions, please contact:
Chuck Farnham – Acting Scholarship Chair
Email: scholarship@qcwa.org

SPONSORS: Please use this form to recommend a scholarship applicant.