As a nonprofit organization, the North American Regional Science Council can receive contributions from individuals, corporations, and other organizations, that are deductible to the full extent of the law from income tax by U.S. taxpayers who itemize on their federal tax forms. NARSC is a 501(c)(3) organization recognized by the United States IRS. The organization is incorporated in the State of Arizona.

When you make a donation to NARSC, a receipt will be issued to you, stating the amount of the contribution, stipulating that no goods or services were received in return for the contribution, and documenting that NARSC is recognized by the IRS as a 501(c)(3) organization.

Your gift will contribute to the organization of the Annual North American Meetings of RSAI and to the enhancements of the academic experience unique to these meetings. In addition, for the past several years, NARSC has administered the Benjamin H. Stevens Graduate Fellowship Fund whose mission is to support graduate studies in the field of Regional Science in North America. Details on the annual fellowship are available here [http://www.narsc.org/bapp.html]. Past laureates [http://www.narsc.org/student-comp.html] have done work in a variety of North American institutions and various disciplines interfacing with Regional Science. To ear-mark your contribution to the Ben Stevens Fund, state your desire on the on-line donation form or on your check.

In addition, NARSC has initiated an ambitious program to reach out to students and junior scholars. This new initiative started at the 2006 Toronto meetings with a Graduate Student Paper Competition. Students whose papers are accepted for entry in the final competition will receive a travel grant award to attend the meetings, and the laureates will be awarded cash and in-kind prizes. NARSC hopes to sustain this Competition with contributions from the Regional Science community of scholars as well as from corporations and other public and private organizations. To ear-mark your contribution to the Graduate Student Paper Competition, state your desire on the on-line donation form or on your check.

Before the end of the calendar year, please consider supporting the educational mission of the North American Regional Science Council. Contribute on-line by credit card using our secure server. You may also elect to make a contribution by mail. Please send a check made out to "North American Regional Science Council" and mail it to the address below:

Dr. Jean-Claude Thill
Executive Director
North American Regional Science Council
Dept. of Geography and Earth Sciences
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
9201 University City Boulevard
Charlotte, NC 28223

Please be aware that mail delivery may be delayed during the holiday season and that your contribution may therefore not be credited to the current fiscal year. For further information, please contact Jean-Claude Thill, NARSC Executive Director at jfthill@uncc.edu.