RE: [PSUBS-MAILIST] PSUBS Scholarship

["Smyth, Alec" <Alec.Smyth@compuware.com>]

Outstanding, count me in. 

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-personal_submersibles@psubs.org
[mailto:owner-personal_submersibles@psubs.org] On Behalf Of Jon Wallace
Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 2:41 PM
To: Personal_Submersibles@Psubs. Org
Subject: [PSUBS-MAILIST] PSUBS Scholarship


Hello everyone,

I am investigating the practicality of setting up a PSUBS sponsored
needs-based scholarship fund that we could award each year to some
student entering into or engaged within oceanographic studies.  Funds
for such scholarship would come from PSUBS as well as outside sources
such as private individuals and corporate sources.

I have not yet investigated any tax or transfer issues, however ignoring
such things for the moment I would like this to be an international
award since our participants (and hopefully funding) come from many
different countries.

Aside from funding, I think the recipient should be selected by a small
group of three to five volunteers from our group who would review
applications and make the final selection based upon criteria to be
developed.  PSUBS would make contact with various colleges and
universities to get the word out to prospective applicants.

The target for the first year's scholarship (maybe Sept 2007) would be
$1,000.00.  As of today, there are 272 recipients to this discussion
list.
If only 200 of us gave $5/each, we'd easily make the target so you can
see the feasibility of such a project.  I realize this is a small amount
of money for college-bound students in the 21st century, but since I
don't know what the response is going to be I need to start with a small
goal.  If we received more funding, we could either give out a bigger
scholarship or multiple scholarships of smaller amounts.

In return for donations, PSUBS could post names of donators (unless they
request anonymity) on a "scholarship" web page that will be created, and
we could post logos of corporate sponsors.

Again, this is just an investigative query to determine the level of
interest in this project by the rest of you out there.  If you would be
interested in contributing financially to this project, and/or serving
on a committee to select a recipient, please respond.  If you do not
want to respond to the entire mailing list, please feel free to respond
to me directly at jon@psubs.org and let me know your thoughts.  If you
know of a potential corporate sponsor, please send that info as well.

Comments welcome.

Jon




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