Mission
As part of NIPOC’s broader mission to support Iranian students in the United States through scholarships that promote academic excellence, financial stability, and equal access to higher education, the Education and Scholarship (E&S) program is dedicated to reducing financial barriers as an obstacle to degree completion, ensuring that a student’s ability to earn a higher education degree depends on merit and effort, not financial circumstance.
Our Purpose:
In addition to academic merit and financial need, the NIPOC Education and Scholarship (E&S) program requires recipients to demonstrate a commitment to community service. This reflects NIPOC’s broader mission of fostering civic engagement and giving back to the community that supports them.
Values statement
NIPOC believes that education is strengthened by service. By requiring recipients to engage in meaningful community service, the E&S program cultivates not only academically excellent graduates, but engaged leaders who give back to their communities — continuing NIPOC’s legacy of connection, contribution, and civic responsibility.