Friends of Mongolia

New Girvin Scholarship Recipients

Certificate for Girvin Family

On January 14th, 2001 a helicopter crash in remote Uvs Aimag in western Mongolia took the lives of 9 people on a fact finding mission for the UN. Those who lost their lives included Mongolian government officials, two Japanese journalists, and a group of officers from various UN offices in Mongolia. One of the members of the UN team was Matthew Girvin, a UNICEF program officer for whom the Matthew Girvin Scholarship is named after.

US Ambassador Meets with FOM Scholarship Recipients

Ambassador Minton & FOM Scholars

US Ambassador Mark C. Minton took time from his busy schedule to meet with the FOM Scholars at the US Embassy in Mongolia on December 20th. The purpose of the meeting was to allow the FOM Scholars a chance to have an informal conversation with a prominent figure working in Ulaanbaatar. The scholars used the opportunity to ask questions about how Ambassador Minton became a foreign service officer, what he did as a college student to prepare for his career, and what advice he would give them to prepare for their futures while in college.

FOM Community Development Grants

Delgertsogt Radio Station

The Friends of Mongolia Community Development Grant program is inspired by the Small Project Assistance (SPA) grant familiar to all PCVs, and provides financing for small community based projects in Mongolia and the United States that further education, cultural exchange, and community development between both countries. Community projects generally do not attract the kind of funding on offer from large multi-lateral or bi-lateral donors, and modest community based programs struggle to find appropriate funding to support their program goals. The FOM Community Development Grant program is intended to address these issues. FOM Community Development Grants can be as little as a few hundred dollars and do not generally exceed $2,500.

2007-2008 FOM Scholarship Recipients

10 of 12 FOM Scholars

Friends of Mongolia is proud to announce the twelve recipients of the 2007-2008 Friends of Mongolia Upper Education Scholarship Award. Chosen from a competitive pool of applicants from across Mongolia, these 12 young men have received full tuition scholarships to their selected universities in Ulaanbaatar, Dakhan, Uliastai, and Gobi-Altai. Friends of Mongolia wishes to thank everyone involved in the scholarship program including U.S. Mongolia Peace Corps, The Educational Advising and Resource Center, Khan Bank, and the American Center for Mongolian Studies. Also thanks are extended to Khan Bank, The Croft Family: Sky, Chaandmon, Layton and Allison, Ken Heldenfels, Mr. Heldenfels, Christine Kim, and the many Friends of Mongolia members and supports who gave so generously to the scholarship program.

FRIENDS OF MONGOLIA	™
A National Peace Corps Association Affiliated Organization

FRIENDS OF MONGOLIA™ A National Peace Corps Association Affiliated Organization

FRIENDS OF MONGOLIA ™
A National Peace Corps Association Affiliated Organization