Colvin Award

The Colvin Award is funded by an endowment established by Lloyd D. Colvin, W6KG (SK). Approximately $6,000 in annual investment income is available.

Consistent with Mr. Colvin’s wishes and with the policies of the ARRL Board, the Colvin Award is conferred in the form of grants in support of Amateur Radio projects that promote international goodwill in the field of DX. To minimize overhead costs and the time required to review applications, the Grants Committee consists of three senior members of the ARRL Headquarters staff [at the present time, the Executive Vice President and Membership and Volunteer Programs Manager] located in Newington, Connecticut. 

Grants are made only in response to applications that meet the following criteria:

Applicants must be groups (i.e., not individuals), with a favorable track record in the field of DX and with experience that is directly related to the project being proposed.

The proposed project must have as a goal a significant achievement in the field of DX.

The application must include a financial plan showing all anticipated expenses and sources of funding.

The applicants must include an acceptable plan for appropriate reimbursement of funds in such case that the project cannot be completed as proposed.

The applicants must agree to provide the ARRL with an electronic copy, in a format specified by the ARRL, of all logs of Amateur Radio contacts made in the course of the project, and must agree to permit the ARRL to use these logs to verify the contacts.

The applicants must further agree to allow the ARRL to enter the log into Logbook of the World no later than one year following the end of the project.

If Amateur Radio operation from an inhabited location is envisioned, the application must show how the project will enhance the condition of Amateur Radio in that location.

The applicants must agree to comply with all DXCC rules. If applicable, the application must demonstrate how compliance with Rule 7 (licensing) will be accomplished.

The applicants must agree in writing to hold harmless and indemnify the League from any claim which may arise in connection with any actions they may take. [The text of the required statement will be supplied by the League.]

Grant applications will be considered from groups seeking support for a project that has already taken place, if it meets the above criteria.

Preference will be given to multi-national groups of radio amateurs, all of whom are members in good standing of their own national IARU member-societies.

Appropriate credit to the ARRL and the Colvin Award shall be given on the QSL card and in publicity about the project.

Grant applications should be submitted to:

Colvin Award Grants Committee

c/o MVP MGR

American Radio Relay League, Inc.

225 Main St., Newington, CT 06111 USA

FAX: +1 (860) 594-0259

E-mail: colvin@arrl.org

The ARRL has made Colvin Award grants to help support three upcoming DXpeditions. Recipients are the K9W Wake Atoll, T33A Banaba Island, and FT5ZM Amsterdam Island DXpeditions. The K9W DXpedition is scheduled for September-October 2013, the T33A DXpedition for November 2013 and the FT5ZM DXpedition for January-February 2014. The Colvin Award is funded by an endowment established by Lloyd Colvin, W6KG (SK), who, with his wife Iris, W6QL (SK), logged more than 1 million contacts during their world travels, and assembling one of the largest QSL collections in the world. Approximately $6000 in annual investment income is available. The Colvin Award is conferred in the form of grants in support of Amateur Radio projects that promote international goodwill in the field of DX. Applicants must be groups with a favorable track record in the field of DX and with experience that is directly related to the project being proposed. Proposed projects must have as a goal a significant achievement in the field of DX.