2025 (Deadline-March 12, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. ET)

IAAP is pleased to announce launch of the 2025 cycle of its flagship Scholarship Program. Award selection criteria will solely be based on academic achievements and services to Iranian and Iranian American communities. The scholarships will include an IAAP certificate of outstanding achievements and a monetary award of $500 or $1000. Each degree (BSc, MSc/MSE, PhD, MD, and DDS/DMD) will have a dedicated number of awards. Since 2020, IAAP has also established the Dr. Farideh Toorany Memorial Scholarship, which will be awarded each year based on the aforementioned selection criteria to students in medical and health-related fields. Dr. Toorany was a surgeon and a member of the IAAP Board of Directors who tragically passed away in 2020.

The exact amount available for awards is currently unknown. The IAAP Fundraising Committee will make every effort to maximize the funds available for awards this year. IAAP invites businesses, legal entities, and individuals to make charitable donations to its tax-exempt funds to establish an IAAP scholarship in their name. Interests should be emailed to admin@iaapdc.org.

IAAP may be able to match some of the awardees with local IAAP members who are willing to provide lodging for out-of-town guests to make their travel to the awards ceremony more affordable.

Application Deadline

Applications will be accepted until March 12, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. ET or until nominally 75 applications are received, whichever comes first.

 

Eligibility

Only BSc, MSc/MA, PhD, MD, and DDS/DMD students of Iranian descent who are enrolled full-time at learning institutions within the following US states on January 31, 2025 are eligible to apply.

  • Connecticut
  • Delaware
  • Florida
  • Georgia
  • Maine
  • Maryland
  • Massachusetts
  • New Hampshire
  • New Jersey
  • New York
  • North Carolina
  • Pennsylvania
  • Rhode Island
  • South Carolina
  • Vermont
  • Virginia
  • West Virginia
  • and Washington, DC

The following applications will NOT be considered:

  • Applications from postdoctoral associates, MD fellows or MD residents,
  • From geographical regions outside Washington, DC, and the states listed above,
  • Previous recipients of IAAP scholarships, and
  • Part-time students.

Tentative Schedule

Scholarship announcement:              January 18, 2025

Application deadline:                        March 12, 2025

Awards announcement:                     April 24, 2025

Awards ceremony:                             May 24, 2025

Contact Information
Please address any questions via email to Dr. Somayeh Hooshmand, Chair of the Scholarship Committee, at hooshmand_so@yahoo.com and Dr. Hessam Yazdani, President of IAAP, at hyazdani@missouri.edu. Please use “Query on IAAP 2025 scholarship” in the subject line to avoid having your email inadvertently overlooked.

 
  • Please fill out all the fields below when applicable. Required fields are marked with an asterisk next to the field label.
  • Personal information
  • Current Degree
  • College degrees previously obtained from highest to lowest
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  • Achievements & Experience
  • A statement explaining your important services to Iranian and Iranian-American communities (e.g. organizing or participating at events on language, culture, history, or arts; social services and helping others; academic services such as tutoring and teaching).
  • Name of two references that could provide additional information about your scholastic and community-based activities
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  • In addition to this online form, please upload an up-to-date version of your CV and your current unofficial transcript. Your CV MUST contain detailed information about your post-secondary education including: Academic School/College/University Names & Addresses from the Mid-Atlantic States of US Majors & Minors Starting & Ending Dates Degrees Expected or Obtained Significant academic achievements (awards, scholarship, ranking, recognitions) Membership of professional organizations or societies Internship/work/teaching experience List of publications and presentations for post graduates BS/MS GPA (significant evaluation point deduction will be made if not provided) Services Language, culture, history, or arts Social services and helping others Academic services such as tutoring and teaching General services including organizing events
 

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