Iranian American Academics and Professionals (IAAP) THE IAAP SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM THE 2019 CYCLE REPORT Dr. Hessam Yazdani, Chair June 22, 2019 1
The IAAP Scholarship Program 2/31 Objectives ◼ To recognize the outstanding academic achievements of students of Iranian descent attending universities in the DC area and the Eastern United States and their excellent service to the Iranian and Iranian-American Communities. ◼ To attract the financial support of the large Iranian community in the DC area for high-achieving Iranian students in the US.
The IAAP Scholarship Program, cont’d. 3/31 Three categories of scholarship ◼ The Dr. Reza Scholarship, which includes an IAAP certificate of outstanding achievements and a monetary award of $1000. ◼ The Avicenna (Ibn Sina) Scholarship, which includes an IAAP certificate of outstanding achievements and a monetary award of $1000. ◼ Other scholarships include an IAAP certificate of outstanding achievements and a monetary award of $500.
The IAAP Scholarship Program, cont’d. 4/31 Eligibility requirements ◼ Only students of Iranian descent who were enrolled full-time on the application deadline at learning institutions within the following US states were eligible to apply: ◼ New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Delaware, Connecticut, North Carolina and South Carolina and Washington, DC. ◼ Following applications were not be considered: ◼ Postdoctoral Associates, MD fellows or MD residents, ◼ From geographical regions outside the states above, ◼ Previous recipients of IAAP scholarships in the same degree program, ◼ Part-time students.
The IAAP Scholarship Program, cont’d. 5/31 IAAP financial transparency ◼ The scholarship funds are merely from the generous donation of individuals and small businesses in our community. ◼ Similar to previous years, a list of donors and a list of awardees for the 2019 cycle will be presented here and posted on the IAAP website at http://www.iaapdc.org
The 2019 Scholarship Cycle, cont’d. 6/31 Schedule Scholarship announcement March 11 Application deadline April 28 Evaluations completed May 26 Awards announcement June 8 Awards ceremony June 22
The 2019 Scholarship Cycle, cont’d. 7/31 Evaluation criteria ◼ Academic excellence ◼ GPA ◼ Overall quality of program and school ◼ Internship/work experience ◼ Awards and honors ◼ Publications (only for MSc and PhD) ◼ Service to the Iranian community ◼ Social ◼ Academic ◼ General
The 2019 Scholarship Cycle, cont’d. 8/31 Applicants statistics – A total of 57 applicants DISTRIBUTION BY DEGREE BSc 14% MSc 16% PhD MD-DMD-PharmD 65% 5%
The 2019 Scholarship Cycle, cont’d. 9/31 Applicants statistics, cont’d. DISTRIBUTION BY GENDER Male 44% Female 56%
The 2019 Scholarship Cycle, cont’d. 10/31 Applicants statistics, cont’d. 140 120 Number of applications 100 80 60 40 20 0 2016- 2017- 2012 2013 2014 2015 2019 17 18 PhD 29 57 39 87 36 34 39 MSc-MD-DMD-PharmD 3 26 17 28 10 5 10 BSc 6 12 9 9 9 14 8 BSc MSc-MD-DMD-PharmD PhD
The 2019 Scholarship Cycle, cont’d. 11/31 Committee ◼ BSc-MSc-MD Subcommittee ◼ Dr. Babak Behnam ◼ Dr. Manouchehr Farkhondeh ◼ Dr. Ali Kalantari (Chair) ◼ Dr. Hessam Yazdani ◼ PhD Subcommittee ◼ Dr. Amirhossein Amini ◼ Dr. Manouchehr Farkhondeh ◼ Dr. Neda Forouzani ◼ Dr. Somayeh Hooshmand ◼ Dr. Reza Jafari (Chair) ◼ Dr. Abbas Parsian ◼ Dr. Hessam Yazdani
The 2019 Scholarship Cycle, cont’d. 12/31 Donors Donor Donor Amiricon Engineering (Hassan Amiri) Dr. Mehrdad Sarfaraz Mohammad Soleimani Dr. Yasaman Saadat Dr. Afshin Abedi on behalf of Loving Care Shirin Kashani Dr. Ahmad Soolari Hamid Shirazi Nicolas Gorjestani Homayoon Bakhtiari Dr. M. Farkhondeh and Dr. F. Toorany Dr. M. Massumi - IAMSGW
The 2019 Scholarship Cycle, cont’d. 13/31 Awards statistics Degree No. Applications No. Awards BSc 8 1 MSc-MD-DMD-PharmD 10 2 PhD 39 6 Total 57 9 16% Success Rate
The 2019 Scholarship Cycle, cont’d. 14/31 2019 IAAP Reviewer of the Year
The 2019 Scholarship Cycle, cont’d. 15/31 Dr. Ali Kalantari in recognition of the outstanding contribution made to the quality of the IAAP Scholarship Program
The 2019 Scholarship Cycle, cont’d. 16/31 2019 IAAP Scholars
The 2019 Scholarship Cycle, cont’d. 17/31 Bachelor of Science
The 2019 Scholarship Cycle, cont’d. 18/31 Saman Jabari Department of Computer Science University of Maryland
The 2019 Scholarship Cycle, cont’d. 19/31 Master of Science Doctor of Medicine Doctor of Dental Medicine Doctor of Pharmacy
The 2019 Scholarship Cycle, cont’d. 20/31 Afshin Fallahi Project Management University of Maryland video
The 2019 Scholarship Cycle, cont’d. 21/31 Hoda Hafizi Department of Civil Engineering Catholic University of America
The 2019 Scholarship Cycle, cont’d. 22/31 Doctor of Philosophy
The 2019 Scholarship Cycle, cont’d. 23/31 Navid Ghoddosi Department of Kinesiology, Health & Human Performance George Mason University video
The 2019 Scholarship Cycle, cont’d. 24/31 Masoomeh Khandan Department of Economics Georgetown University
The 2019 Scholarship Cycle, cont’d. 25/31 Mehraveh Salehi Department of Electrical Engineering Yale University
The 2019 Scholarship Cycle, cont’d. 26/31 Shahriar Sefati Department of Mechanical Engineering Johns Hopkins University
The 2019 Scholarship Cycle, cont’d. 27/31 Farnaz Tehranchi Department of Computer Science Pennsylvania State University
The 2019 Scholarship Cycle, cont’d. 28/31 Nima Zamani Meymian Department of Mechanical Engineering West Virginia University Link to video video
29/31 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Mrs. Eslamian Mr. Eslami
30/31 THANK YOU
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