The Friends of Mongolia Scholarship Committee selected 7 new scholarship recipients for the 2009-2010 academic year on July 7th, 2009. Along with the 12 continuing scholarship awards from 2008, these 19 scholars are some of the brightest and best students Mongolia has to offer and all promise to perform well in college and beyond.

In the first two years of the scholarship program Friends of Mongolia offered scholarships to males from rural areas studying in all fields. Beginning last year FOM began expanding the number and type of scholarships offered to students as a result of growing contributions from FOM members and supporters. The 19 scholarships granted this year are funded by 5 different scholarship funds. The following is a description of each scholarship type.

FOM Men’s Scholarship: Targets young men graduating from high school and current college/university students from the rural areas of Mongolia who show strong personal drive and determination. 3 new recipients, 2 continuing awards.

FOM Women’s Scholarship: Targets young women graduating from high school and current college/university students from the rural areas of Mongolia who show strong personal drive and determination. 1 recipient.

M-7 Women’s Scholarship: Funding generously donated by former Peace Corps volunteers who served in Mongolia in 1996-1998. The M-7 group chose to support women’s education because even though more women attend college than men, women still face significant barriers in Mongolian society. 1 recipient.

The Stanley Munson Memorial Engineering and Vocational Scholarship: This scholarship was given by the Munson family in loving memory of Stanley Munson, the grandfather of a former Peace Corps volunteer in Mongolia. He was an electrical engineer and enjoyed woodworking and other such activities in his spare time. 1 recipient.

The Croft Family Scholarship: The Croft family, Layton and Allison and their two sons, established this scholarship last year. Layton served in the Peace Corps in Bayanhongor Soum and Allison served in Bayanchandmon soum and this scholarship is to honor students from those two areas. 5 recipients.

The Khan Bank Men’s Scholarship: “Khan bank”- тай хамтарсан хөтөлбөрийн хүрээнд хөдөө орон нутгаас Улаанбаатарт суралцаж байгаа 6 эрэгтэй оюутанд Хаан банкны тэтгэлэг олгож байна. The Khan Bank Men’s Scholarship began in conjunction with the FOM Men’s Scholarship four years ago with a matching grant from the Khan Bank Foundation. Since then Khan Bank and FOM have jointly funded over 20 scholarships for young men from rural communities and disadvantaged backgrounds to study in the higher education school of their choice in Mongolia. 6 recipients.

Friends of Mongolia would like to thank the following people and groups for their help with the program.

Scholarship Selection Committee: D. Enkhbaatar (American Center for Mongolian Studies), Bayarsaikhan (U.S. Peace Corps), and D. Sayamaa (Educational Advising Resource Center)

Logistical Support: U.S. Peace Corps, American Center for Mongolian Studies and Khan Bank

Donors: Khan Bank, The Croft Family, The Munson Family, M7 group donors, and all of our individual donors and members.

Last name	First name	Soum	Aimag	University or College
Naran	Enkhbayar	Bayanhongor	Bayanhongor	Tushee College
Munkhbaatar	Battulga	Bayanhongor	Bayanhongor	MUST
Tumenjargal	Khishigbayar	Sainshand	Dornogobi	Mongol Deed School
Tumurbaatar	Munkhtogtokh	Sainshand	Dornogobi	“CAH” Deed School
Myagmarjav	Myanganbuu	Duut	Hovd	Gobi-Altai Medical School
Ugtaa	Eroolt	Mogod	Bulgan	National Univ. Geography/Geology
Gantulga	Munkh-Erdene	Sharan Gol	Darkhan Uul	Science and Technology Univ.
Enkhbold	Erdenebileg	Tsagaan Uul	Hovsgol	National University, Economics
Amgalanbaatar	Vanchinsuren	Bayanhongor	Bayanhongor	National University, Economics
Munkhjargal	Zolzaya	Bayanhongor	Bayanhongor	MUST
Sosorburam	Dorjpalam	Arvaikheer	Ovorkhangai	MUST
Enebish	Battulga	Bayankhongor	Bayankhongor	Otgontenger University
Sarangerel	Batbayar	Arvaikheer	Ovorkhangai	National University of Mongolia
Galbadrakh	Narantuya	Galuut	Bayanhongor	National University of  Education
Towchinsuren	Dolgormaa	Darkhan	Darkhan Uul	Darkhan Science and Tech Univ.
Purew	Tumurtogtokh	Bayankhongor	Bayankhongor	National University of Mongolia
Uurtsaikh	Amarbat	Bayan Ondor	Orkhon	Otgontenger University
Tumursukh	Turbold	Khulunbuir	Dornod	National University of Mongolia
Tungalag	Buyandelger	Dalanzadgad	Omnogobi	Trade and Industry Institute