YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 27, NOYAN TAPAN. The Fund for Armenian Relief (FAR) will cover education expenses of other 10 students from socially needy families this year by the "Matevosian Scholarship" program. As Levon Lachikian, the FAR Press Sectretary informed the Noyan Tapan correspondent, 7 among those students are from Yerevan, 2 are from Gyumri, 1 is from Chambarak. 3 of them study the "Computer Programmer" speciality, 1 in the "International Relations" department and 6 in the "Economy" department. To recap, it is already 10 years that this program is implemented in Armenia by financing of benefactor Anush Matevosian living in New York. In general, 40 students, including 20 from marzes, presented applications for being involved in the program this year. L.Lachikian also mentioned that 4 master's students are for the first time involved in the program this year. The total number of beneficiaries of the program make at present 56 students who study at the Yerevan State University, Yerevan State Economy and Engineering Universities. In FAR Press Secretary's words, another Armenian benefactor living in New York, Hovhannes Ounjian, sponsor those school-leavers of Gyumri No21 school from socially needy families who continue their education at paid departments of institutions of higher education. 19 students are involved in the "Ounjian" scholarship program, and the total number of beneficiaries make about 50 students. It was also mentioned that the FAR allocates resources for education payments of 50 pupils of the "Octet" music school of Gyumri, functioning in huts conditions.

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