Spring 2015 Hasnain Saboowala / Shk. Mustafa Hamid

Dallas Jamaat, USA

Overview of Scholarship

His Holiness Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin Saheb Education Scholarship

Mission◦ Establish scholarship with UTDallas school in

honor of our 53rd Dai His Holiness Syedna Muffaddal Saifuddin (TUS)

◦ To help any student who is from out of state or having international status get monetary benefits if they pursue higher education in the US at UTDallas 

Vision◦ With this scholarship we want to reach out to the

world and spread the message that we are a strong community where education is still given priority for everyone including women and this is what our 52nd and 53rd Dai believed and believes in

◦ This scholarship which will be a benchmark and will have a model which can be replicated in many cities/districts/states/countries across the world

◦ Show the world that we can make a difference by helping education all over the world…

Expenses Approximate $Accommodation (on-campus) 5,000

Tuition (varies by program/college/univ.) 3000—11,500

Food 3,500

Books & Supplies (computer is extra) 1000

Clothing 400

Miscellaneous(phone, personal items, etc.) 500

Transportation (local) 200—400

Recreation & Entertainment 850

Total $14,450--$23,150

CUT DOWN THE ABOVE COST BY 1/3rd !!

UUTDallas provides merit-based scholarships for undergraduate and graduate students selected by the Scholarship Committee in both the fall and spring semesters

TThe minimum awards are $1,000 and are granted once per academic year

EEach scholarship has specific requirements and may include: academic merit, financial need, classification, residency status, community service & involvement, etc.

1. Identify and prioritize community needs and problems

1. Unique initiative from Dallas Jamaat (setting an example for (setting an example for the world under the leadership of our Aamil Saheb – Shk. the world under the leadership of our Aamil Saheb – Shk. Fakhruddinbhai Jamali)Fakhruddinbhai Jamali)

1. Identify the right talent within society

1. Community out-reach and the vision to give back

5. Help the recipient of this scholarship understand our community and its contribution to society

6. Student gets more time to focus on our ilam than working odd jobs and missing masjid

In 2015 establish similar scholarships at Texas State Level (with support from UTDallas) – University of North Texas and UT Arlington

Beyond 2015 - Replicate the scholarship process to various schools across the US and in any part of the world !!

Status

◦ So far we have collected 600$ from 4 mumineen in Dallas Jamaat

◦ In conversation with few others to collect the remaining 400$

◦ By end of Dec 2014 we will have 1000$ collected which will be turned over to UTDallas by Anjuman-e-Najmi, Dallas Jamaat

The effort we spend now can pay-off big time as our gift can help fund the education and prevent a student from having to juggle school, work and money!