Two full scholarships (one adult valued at $1,000, and one YN valued at $1,050) are available each year to attend the ANA Summer Seminar in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Applications are usually due on March 1, and the winners are announced at the PNNA convention. See the scholarship application for details.

• The 2013 scholarship application is available in the 1st Q 2013 The Nor'wester (PDF file).
  Applications were due March 1, 2013. Please try again next year.

Are all PNNA members aware of two $1,000 PNNA scholarships to attend the annual American Numismatic Association’s Summer Seminar in Colorado Springs? Two full scholarships are awarded, one to an adult and one to a young numismatist.

As a recipient of a 2008 scholarship I would like to encourage all of you to consider submitting an application for the scholarship. What have you got to loose other than an opportunity of a lifetime to pursue your collecting interest, or investigate a new one? The only requirement once you attend the session of your choice is to write a remembrance of your experience to be published in The Nor’Wester.

In case you are unfamiliar with it, the Summer Seminar is a two week immersion into the many aspects of numismatics taught by the best people in their fields, from digital coin photography to engraving dies.

The two weeks are actually two distinct sessions with totally different curriculum offerings: you can choose what aspect of the hobby you would like to investigate. There are also evening mini-seminars you can add on in case you haven’t had enough numismatics during the daytime sessions.

What a chance for a parent and junior to enjoy numismatics together. The junior programs are very well run, there is never a dull moment and the activities are amazing. A junior can look at collecting, writing articles, running an auction and very many other activities with adult chaperones to guide them along the path.

I will be publishing my experiences in a forthcoming edition of The Nor’Wester in 2009 (see link above for Larry's full 2008 report). I hope all of you check out the PNNA site as well as the ANA’s site for information on Summer Seminar.

The application for numismatic nirvana is simple (see above). Check it out, who knows, maybe next year you will be on your way to Colorado Springs!