iaba scholarship

IABA grants one or more scholarships each year to law students who have demonstrated a commitment to the advancement of the Iranian-American community. Applicants must be of Iranian heritage and full-time students at an accredited law school (applications from UCI School of Law will be accepted) in the United States who are not otherwise receiving full educational funding from another organization.

If you would like to apply for the IABA Scholarship, please submit a the following materials to scholarship@iaba.us by the application deadline: (1) a resume detailing your education and work and community experience; (2) official law school and college transcripts; (3) a brief statement articulating why you chose to attend law school, why you would like to become an attorney, and how you believe you will make a difference as an attorney on issues of concern and interest to the Iranian-American community; and (4) this application.

The deadline for applying for the 2012-2013 scholarship is March 31, 2012.

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IABA SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS 2011

Nima Rahimi
Nima is a second year law student at the University of California, Davis. Before law school, he attended the London School of Economics in pursuit of a Master of Science in global politics. For his Bachelor of Arts, he studied political science and German at the University of California, Berkeley. Over the last few years, his work experience has included helping young refugees through the Red Cross, teaching middle school children speech, debate, and theater, and gaining experience working for two law firms. During this time, he has represented and advocated on behalf of the Iranian-American community through his work with BAIAD (Bay Area Iranian American Democrats). As a young college student, Nima volunteered briefly with the National Legal Sanctuary for Community Advancement, which advocated on behalf of our community’s members who were adversely affected by the USA PATRIOT ACT. He also drafted many research essays through his coursework about Iranian history, culture, and politics in the context of international relations. Nima hopes to continue to help advance the Iranian-American community through his legal career.

Roxana Rahmani
Roxana is a rising second year student at Harvard Law where she serves as an officer in the Women’s Law Association, a board member of the Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review, and co-chair of the National Lawyers Guild. She graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park with a B.A. in Government & Politics and American Studies. She spent a year working at an animal rights organization in Washington, D.C. before beginning law school and has since developed a focus in gender issues and human rights work. This summer, Roxana worked at a grassroots law collective dealing with a variety of human rights and social justice issues, focusing on sexual minority rights. This year she will be participating in the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinic.

PAST RECIPIENTS

  • 2010:
    Pouneh Aravand (Yale Law School $3000)
    Mehrdad Bokhour (Loyola Law School of Los Angeles $3000) 
  • 2009:
    Siavash Alavi (University of Southern California School of Law $2000)
    Arash J. Fuladian (University of San Diego School of Law $2000)
    Sara Rezvanpour (University of California Berkeley School of Law $2000) 
  • 2007:
    Tala Rezai (Emory University School of Law $1500) 
    Maryam Moravvej Farshi (University of Baltimore School of Law $1,500) 
  • 2006:
    Elham Kayvani (University of California Berkeley School of Law)
  • 2005:
    Mani Ahmadi (Loyola Law School of Los Angeles) 
    Sara Mahdavi (University of California Los Angeles School of Law)