This year a limited number of scholarships will be made available to qualified students. The eligibility requirements for scholarship candidacy for University/College Students are: To be an individual of Armenian descent. To be a full-time student in an accredited four-year college/university or a full-time graduate student in the United States. To have demonstrated academic excellence. The deadline to apply for the 2010-2011 academic year is January 28, 2011. For details and to download the application,

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Mr. RUPEN HALICI (1932-2010) On behalf of Board of Directors of the Organization

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It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of

Dear Friends On behalf of OIA I would like to extend my heartfelt appreciations  for your devoted service to our organization. We, The Board of Directors of OIA , desire to begin the formation process of a strong and promising Youth Committee (YGIA) and Hye Ties Committee as well as other related groups engaged in sports, music and cultural activities. While YGIA will concentrate of High School and College age members of our community; Hye Ties will continue to start at College Senior level

NOTICE OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEETING   Friday, June 25, 2010   Notice is hereby given that the General Assembly meeting of Members of the Organization of Istanbul Armenians will be held at OIA's "HRANT DINK LECTURE HALL", Friday, June 25, 2010, starting at 7:30 P.M. If there is no quorum of members, then the meeting will be adjourned to 8:30 P.M. on the same day (February 25, 2010) the number of members present at this adjourned meeting will constitute the required quorum as defined by the

BOARD OF TRUSTEES: 1) ELECTION: A) General Assembly ("GA") at the regular meeting elects Board of Trustees ("BOT") B) Election Procedure: Three months before Regular Meeting, BOT shall call a meeting of the BOT, Executive Committee ("EC") and the Presidents of each Committee to evaluate and decide the names of the candidates to be submitted to the General Assembly for election during Regular Meeting. All candidates must either submit their candidacy in writing 10 days before this meeting or ask

We are sorry to inform you that the Grand Opening Ceremony of the OIA's new building scheduled to take place on Sunday, June 13, 2010 has been postponed due to city requirements.  We do not have an alternate date set for the Grand Opening at present.             On behalf of the OIA Board of Directors, we would like to apologize for any inconvenience caused by the delay. We will keep you posted on the latest developments. Please pass

  EDVIN MINASSIAN WAS ELECTED AS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE ARMENIAN