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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.

The IAAP Scholarship Program

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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.

The IAAP Scholarship Program, cont’d.

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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.

The IAAP Scholarship Program, cont’d.

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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

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the IAAP website at http://www.iaapdc.org

The IAAP Scholarship Program, cont’d.

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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

The 2019 Scholarship Cycle, cont’d.

BSc 14% MSc 16% MD-DMD-PharmD 5% PhD 65%

DISTRIBUTION BY DEGREE

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 Applicants statistics, cont’d.

The 2019 Scholarship Cycle, cont’d.

Female 56% Male 44%

DISTRIBUTION BY GENDER

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 Applicants statistics, cont’d.

The 2019 Scholarship Cycle, cont’d.

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016- 17 2017- 18 2019 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 20 40 60 80 100 120 140

Number of applications

BSc MSc-MD-DMD-PharmD PhD 10/31

 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.

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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

The 2019 Scholarship Cycle, cont’d.

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

• f 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

The 2019 Scholarship Cycle, cont’d.

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Afshin Fallahi

Project Management University of Maryland

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Hoda Hafizi

Department of Civil Engineering Catholic University of America

The 2019 Scholarship Cycle, cont’d.

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Doctor of Philosophy

The 2019 Scholarship Cycle, cont’d.

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Navid Ghoddosi

Department of Kinesiology, Health & Human Performance George Mason University

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The 2019 Scholarship Cycle, cont’d.

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Masoomeh Khandan

Department of Economics Georgetown University

The 2019 Scholarship Cycle, cont’d.

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Mehraveh Salehi

Department of Electrical Engineering Yale University

The 2019 Scholarship Cycle, cont’d.

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Shahriar Sefati

Department of Mechanical Engineering Johns Hopkins University

The 2019 Scholarship Cycle, cont’d.

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Farnaz Tehranchi

Department of Computer Science Pennsylvania State University

The 2019 Scholarship Cycle, cont’d.

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Nima Zamani Meymian

Department of Mechanical Engineering West Virginia University

Link to video video

The 2019 Scholarship Cycle, cont’d.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

• Mrs. Eslamian
• Mr. Eslami

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THANK YOU

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