WE ARE DEDICATED TO ENSURE THAT THE MOST PROMISING IRANIAN-AMERICAN STUDENTS ARE PROVIDED THE FINANCIAL MEANS TO ATTEND UNIVERSITY
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The Amin Arasteh Foundation and Iranian Scholarship Foundation have joined forces to offer Scholarships to exceptional student’s undergraduate, Graduate & PHD students. These students are chosen from a pool of candidates who meet all the ISF academic & financial requirements.
Eligibility Requirements
Candidates interested in Amin Arasteh Foundation Scholarship must meet the following criteria:
- Be of Iranian descent
- Undergraduates and graduates
- Be enrolled or accepted at a top university school in the United States
- Demonstrate financial need
- Possess and maintain a GPA of 3.5 or higher
- Have participated in community service and continue to do so
- Proof of legal immigration status in the United States
Eligibility Requirements
Candidates interested in Houri Moghadam Scholarship must meet the following criteria:
- Be of Iranian descent
- Undergraduates and graduates
- Be enrolled or accepted at a top technology school in the United States
- Demonstrate financial need
- Possess and maintain a GPA of 3.5 or higher
- Have participated in community service and continue to do so
- Proof of legal immigration status in the United States
In the spring of year 2000, Mrs. Azadeh Hariri founded the Iranian Youth Scholarship under the umbrella of the Iranian Federated Women’s Club (IFWC). This fund was formed with the vision of starting a meaningful scholarship program for Iranian-American students in the United States.
Eligibility Requirements
Candidates interested in ISF Undergraduate Scholarship must meet the following criteria:
- Undergraduates only
- Be of Iranian descent
- Be enrolled or accepted at a four-year accredited university in the United States
- Demonstrate financial need- this scholarship is a need based scholarship.
- Possess and maintain a GPA of 3.5 or higher
- Have participated in community service and continue to do so
- Proof of legal immigration status in the United States
How to Apply
- Submit the complete application form
- Submit complete tax return of your parents for the previous year. All forms 1040, W2, 1099, section a,b,c,d, etc
- Submit the completed essays outlined in the application
- Transcripts from your high school and – if applicable – your undergraduate program as well
- Two letters of recommendation
- one letter from a teacher or professor
- one letter from an organization where you have volunteered or worked
Admission Timeline: We accept application May 1st to June 30th
Eligibility Requirements
Candidates interested in Dr. Ali Jarrahi Merit Scholarship must:
- Be of Iranian descent
- Be enrolled or accepted one of the top universities in the United States
- Possess and maintain a GPA of 4.0 or higher
- Have a portfolio of community service
- Proof of legal immigration status in the United States
How to Apply
It is the same application process for all scholarship applicants, with the only difference being that students applying for just the Dr. Ali Jarrahi Merit Scholarship need not provide financial information/tax returns as it is a merit-based application, not need based.
Eligibility Requirements
Candidates interested in Excellence in Community Service Scholarship must:
- Be of Iranian descent
- Be enrolled or accepted at a four-year accredited university in the United States
- Possess and maintain a GPA of 3.5 or higher
- Have a portfolio of community service
- Proof of legal immigration status in the United States
How to Apply
A completed application that must be received by the June 30th deadline includes:
- Completed application form
- A 750-1000 word essay detailing your dreams and aspirations for your studies and career
- Transcripts from all of your high school and – if applicable – your undergraduate programs as well, and
- Three letters of recommendation
- one letter from a teacher or professor
- two letters from an organization where you have performed community service
Eligibility Requirements
Candidates interested in Heydayian Family Scholarship must meet the following criteria:
- Undergraduates only
- Be of Iranian descent
- Be enrolled or accepted at a four-year accredited university in the United States, intending to pursue an arts or humanity degree.
- Demonstrate financial need
- Possess and maintain a GPA of 3.5 or higher
- Have participated in community service and continue to do so
- Proof of legal immigration status in the United States
How to Apply
It is the same application process for all scholarship applicants, with the only difference being that students applying for just the Heydayian Family Scholarship need not provide financial information/tax returns as it is a merit-based application, not need based.
To renew your scholarship for another year, you need to send us the following documents:
- This is an important step so please make sure you complete it. An Official Transcript submitted directly from your school.
- Your parent’s tax return forms from the last tax period
- Note: The Renewal Form also includes a Volunteer Hours Log which should be completed with the days, times and organizations where you have volunteered. Please be sure to complete this as well, and use it going forward as a way to track and report your hours for future renewals.
- The deadline for each application submittable is August 31st, so please send us all the collected documents prior to the deadline to the following address.
Iranian Scholarship Foundation
PO BOX 7531
Menlo Park, CA 94026
The Iranian Scholarship Foundation would like to support all exceptional Iranian-American students, however, due to limited resources we have chosen to focus on funding undergraduate and terminal masters graduate studies and cannot fund all students who apply. In recent years, several Iranian-American philanthropists have set up scholarship funds to help outstanding, financially constrained Iranian or Iranian-American students pursue higher education in the United States. Thanks to the generosity of Iranian-American philanthropists, increasing numbers of talented students are given the opportunity to pursue their academic goals. Here are a few of these organizations:
Soros Fellowships for New Americans
This fellowship program honors the American immigrant tradition. It has, since 1998, provided 30 fellowships annually to New Americans – naturalized citizens or “green card” holders, or children of naturalized citizens. Each fellowship provides up to $90,000 in support of graduate study over two years in any field at any degree-granting institution in the United States. Fellowships are awarded on the basis of a rigorous national competition that typically attracts between 850 and 1,000 applicants. Selection criteria emphasize sustained accomplishments that show unusual creativity, originality and initiative.
The Houtan Foundation
In order to spread awareness of Iran and its rich heritage, the Houtan Scholarship Foundation offers awards of up to $2,500 per semester to students in graduate programs. The award is offered to students from all origins with an active interest in promoting Iran’s heritage and culture. In order to apply, the applicant must have a working knowledge of Persian and distinguished academic performance. Financial need will be a factor in award consideration.
Iranian-American Scholarship Fund
Founded in 1997, the Iranian-American Scholarship Fund (IASF) started off as a small group of philanthropists in San Diego, California; they now celebrate over a decade of service to the Iranian-American community with over 75 scholarships awarded to date. An independent, non-profit organization, IASF accepts applications from Iranian-American undergraduate (2nd year and above) and graduate (Masters) students demonstrating financial need and attending an accredited U.S. educational institution.
Momeni Foundation
Established in 1998, the Momeni Family Foundation provides scholarships to graduating high school students and current college students of all levels regardless of citizenship or country of residency. The foundation grants ten scholarships for amounts of $500 to $1000 each to college bound seniors and current Iranian American students at undergraduate, graduate and PhD levels regardless of country of residency. Three additional scholarships are awarded annually to graduating high school seniors who are citizens or permanent residents of United States.
Society of Iranian-American Women for Education (SIAWE)
SIAWE provides scholarships to college or university students in Texas to enhance their educational opportunities. The scholarship is awarded annually to a number of students based on availability of funds and the quality of the applicant pool. The scholarship recipients do not receive any cash rewards from SIAWE; instead the award money is credited to the students’ account at their enrolling school to be used toward their tuition and books for the fall and spring semesters. At the end of each academic year any unused scholarship funding is returned to SIAWE to be redistributed into the scholarship fund for future candidates.
Ansari Scholarship
The Ansari Scholarship was established by the Ansari family to provide financial support to deserving Arizona State University (ASU) students of Iranian or Persian heritage who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Currently, the Ansari Scholarship funds 3 students annually for $2,000 each. This is a donor selected scholarship and applications will be forwarded to the donor for review and selection of award recipients.
