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Three Mississippi organizations offer $500 scholarships annually to licensed Ham students through the ARRL Foundation:
The Magnolia DX Association The Jackson County Amateur Radio Association Anonymous Scholarship
Complete details can be found on www.arrl.org/scholarship-descriptions/ Note that applicants for the 2017 ARRL Foundation scholarship program will be accepted between midnight, October 1, 2016 and 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time January 31, 2017. Transcripts must be received by Thursday, February 16, 2017. In addition, the Jackson Amateur Radio Club (JARC) offers the Ward Breland, KA5MVB, Award. The JARC Board decides the annual amount and number of recipients of the Award. This award is limited to persons 21 years of age or under who have exhibited an interest in Amateur Radio. Consideration will be given to Award applicants participating in local Amateur Radio Events, must nominated by a JARC Member in good standing, and primarily lives in the Jackson, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical area. Further information is available from the JARC Club Secretary, P.O. Box 55643, Jackson, MS 39296-5643.
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