THE IAAP SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM · Dr. Hessam Yazdani PhD Subcommittee Dr. Amirhossein Amini Dr. Manouchehr Farkhondeh Dr. Neda Forouzani Dr. Somayeh Hooshmand Dr. Reza Jafari (Chair)

THE IAAP SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

THE 2019 CYCLE REPORT

Dr. Hessam Yazdani, Chair

June 22, 2019

Iranian American Academics and Professionals (IAAP)

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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Schedule

Scholarship announcement March 11

Application deadline April 28

Evaluations completed May 26

Awards announcement June 8

Awards ceremony June 22

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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

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Applicants statistics – A total of 57 applicants

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BSc14%

MSc16%

MD-DMD-PharmD5%

PhD65%

DISTRIBUTION BY DEGREE

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Applicants statistics, cont’d.

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Female56%

Male44%

DISTRIBUTION BY GENDER

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Applicants statistics, cont’d.

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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

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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

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Donors

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Donor

Amiricon Engineering (Hassan Amiri)

Mohammad Soleimani

Dr. Afshin Abedi on behalf of Loving Care

Dr. Ahmad Soolari

Nicolas Gorjestani

Dr. M. Farkhondeh and Dr. F. Toorany

Donor

Dr. Mehrdad Sarfaraz

Dr. Yasaman Saadat

Shirin Kashani

Hamid Shirazi

Homayoon Bakhtiari

Dr. M. Massumi - IAMSGW

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Awards statistics

16% Success Rate

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Degree No. Applications No. Awards

BSc 8 1

MSc-MD-DMD-PharmD 10 2

PhD 39 6

Total 57 9

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2019 IAAP Reviewer of the Year

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Dr. Ali Kalantari

in recognition of the outstanding contribution made to the quality

of the IAAP Scholarship Program

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2019 IAAP Scholars

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Bachelor of Science

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Saman Jabari

Department of Computer Science

University of Maryland

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Master of Science

Doctor of Medicine

Doctor of Dental Medicine

Doctor of Pharmacy

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Afshin Fallahi

Project Management

University of Maryland

video

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Hoda Hafizi

Department of Civil Engineering

Catholic University of America

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Doctor of Philosophy

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Navid Ghoddosi

Department of Kinesiology, Health & Human Performance

George Mason University

video

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Masoomeh Khandan

Department of Economics

Georgetown University

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Mehraveh Salehi

Department of Electrical Engineering

Yale University

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Shahriar Sefati

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Johns Hopkins University

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Farnaz Tehranchi

Department of Computer Science

Pennsylvania State University

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Nima Zamani Meymian

Department of Mechanical Engineering

West Virginia University

Link to video

video

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Mrs. Eslamian

Mr. Eslami

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THANK YOU

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