PRESS RELEASE May 25,
2007
Embassy of the Republic of Armenia
2225 R Street, NW, Washington, DC, 20008
Tel: 202-319-1976, x. 348; Fax: 202-319-2982
Email: armecon@speakeasy.net; Web:

Scholarships Available to Diaspora Armenians to Attend Armenian Universities

The Government of Armenia has established 70 full scholarships to allow
Diaspora Armenians to pursue undergraduate and graduate studies in the
Armenian public universities and colleges for the academic year 2007/2008.

Applications for scholarship and enrollment will be considered by a special
commission of the Armenian Ministry of Education and Science. Priority is
given to applicants pursuing studies in Teacher’s Training, Armenian
Studies, and Fine Arts. The applicants are expected to have sufficient
command of Armenian in order to enroll.

In addition to tuition-free positions, Diaspora Armenian applicants will
also have an opportunity to apply for and be enrolled in public universities
on paid basis, following the procedure outlined above.

The applications can be submitted between July 1 and August 20, 2007. The
application forms, list of universities and departments, as well as tuition
are available upon request from the Embassy of Armenia, via email:
armpublic@speakeasy.net or telephone: 202-319-1976, ext. 348. Further
inquiries can be directed to the Diaspora Department of the Ministry of
Education and Science in Yerevan, at +374-10-581391.