ARS Announces Scholarship Recipients

ARS EUSA announces names of 21 ARS Scholarship Recipients

The Board of Regional Directors of the Armenian Relief Society of Eastern USA, Inc. announced the recipients of its Undergraduate Scholarship and the Lazarian Graduate Scholarship awards for this upcoming academic year. 

The grants are based on merit, financial need, and involvement in the Armenian Community. The recipient must be of Armenian descent and be enrolled in a four year college or university located in the Untied States.  This year the ARS of Eastern USA awarded over $31,100 to 21 students from 11 States.

The ARS Educational Fund was established through the generous donations of many benefactors who provided the necessary financial resources to help the ARS assist Armenian undergraduate students for over three decades.

Additionally, the ARS George and Beatrice Lazarian Graduate Scholarship Fund has granted hundreds of generous grants to deserving graduate students.

The ARS, founded in 1910, is a nonprofit, charitable organization comprising of Armenians who volunteer their time and effort to support the educational and humanitarian needs of the Armenian people throughout the world.  The ARS Eastern USA consists of 1,200 members in 33 chapters located throughout the states east of the Mississippi River.

Scholarship applications deadline is April 1st.  The administrative office address is:              

Armenian Relief Society of Eastern USA, Inc.  80 Bigelow Ave, Suite 200, Watertown, MA  02472

Lazarian Graduate Scholarship Recipients

Krikor Mugerian- Boston University                                       

Serouj Aprahamian-American University Washington, DC     

Arthur Youssefian-University of Vermont                                

Saro Nazarian- National University, CA                             

Rostom Sarkisian-Kennedy School of Government              

Aram Shemmassian-Albany Medical College                                  

Houri Hintiryan-University of Southern CA                         

Lilit Voskanian-Case Western Reserve School of Law    

Seta Hovagimian-American University ,Washington DC       

Armen Zenjirian-Pepperdine University School of Law    

Yelena Davtian-American University Washington DC     

Undergraduate Scholarship Recipients

Kristapor Giragosian-Providence, RI         

Mikael Garabedian-Plymouth, PA           

Nanor Koujanian-Watertown, MA        

Knar Mesrobian-Glen Rock, NJ       

Armand Rostamian -Sylmar, CA               

Shirag Shemmassian-N. Hollywood, CA     

Arousig Markarian-Forest Hills, NY         

Varteni Komrokian-Norristown, PA         

Melanie Haroian-Edwardsville, IL       

Vahe Stepanian-Villanova, PA            

On behalf of its 33 Chapters, the ARS Eastern USA, Inc. Board of Regional Directors congratulates all the Scholarship recipients and wishes them a successful academic year.