FEF, Inc., is a non-profit educational foundation supporting education for Muslim U.S. citizens and permanent residents. The awards are distributed on a need/merit basis up to $2,000 a year for post-secondary education.

Applications for 2008-9 are now available:

• New Applicants
• Renewal Applicants (for FEF awardees in 2006-7 and 2007-8)

Further information is available from FEF's Frequently Asked Questions document.

Recipients of grants should review these Instructions for Recipients to facilitate disbursement.

To receive announcements about the foundation's activities, updates to the web site and reminders on application deadlines, visit the Yahoo! Group for the Fadel Educational Foundation.

FEF no longer accepts applications from prisoners.

The contact information for FEF is as follows:

E-mail: afadel@bww.com

Fadel Educational Foundation, Inc., P.O. Box 212135, Augusta, GA 30917-2135

Voice mail: +1 484-694-1783

The Fadel Educational Foundation, Inc. (the "Foundation"), is a non-profit corporation organized under the laws of the State of Georgia. The Foundation also enjoys tax exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of the United States of America. The Foundation was founded in 1992 by members of the Fadel Family with the aim of encouraging American Muslims to pursue higher education by providing qualified applicants with monetary assistance to help them achieve their educational ambitions. Since its founding in 1992, the Foundation has distributed over $600,000 in grants to American Muslims without regard to the applicant's race, gender, sect, or ethnicity. In addition to cash grants to applicants, the Foundation has established a modest endowment that is used to help defray certain operating costs of the Foundation. All of the Foundation's activities have been funded by the donations of individual members of the Fadel family.