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Important Application Dates

March 23, 2014 – ICEC starts accepting applications for the 2014-2015 school year. The Application Form will be available for download from the ICEC web site:

ICEC Scholorship Program Application Form

April 30, 2014  June 7, 2014 – Final postmarked deadline in order to be considered for the 2014-2015 Scholarship Program.  Application materials must be mailed in one packet to:

Iran Abrabi Scholarship Program
Iran Cultural and Educational Center

12030 Gatewater Drive
Potomac, MD 20854

Transcripts and letters of recommendation should not be sent separately. Incomplete, e-mailed, or faxed applications will not be considered.  Winners of the scholarship will be notified by July 1st 2014 and names will be posted on the ICEC web site.

Scholarship Conditions

Iran Arbabi Scholarships may be used to supplement existing benefits from the student’s college or university, or from other foundations or organizations. Recipients may use the scholarship to cover the costs of tuition, fees, room, and board. Funds are dispersed directly to the college or university.
Financial need may be taken into consideration in awarding a scholarship.  If the Scholarship Committed determines that financial need will be taken into consideration, the applicant may be required to provide financial information at a later time.  Such financial information would include, but necessarily be limited to, federal income tax returns of the applicant.  If the applicant is claimed as a dependent on the federal income tax return of another person, then that other person’s financial resources will be considered in assessing financial need.  DO NOT INCLUDE COPIES OF FEDERAL TAX RETURNS WITH THE APPLICATION PACKET.  IF THEY ARE SUBSEQUENTLY REQUIRED, THE APPLICANT WILL BE SO ADVISED.

A minimum of 1student will be granted an Iran Arbabi Scholarship and will receive $1500.00 for the 2014-2015 school year ($750.00 for Fall 2014 semester and $750.00 for Spring 2015 assuming the GPA requirement of 3.0 and full-time status is maintained).  The Iran Arbabi Scholarship is for the  2014-2015 school year only.  ICEC reevaluates the community needs, its funding resources, and adjusts this program on a yearly basis.

A recipient’s scholarship can be revoked if the student:

  • fails to graduate from high school;
  • fails to enroll in an institution of higher education in the year for which the scholarship was awarded;
  • fails to comply with the rules, regulations or conditions of the institution the student attends; or
  • receives the scholarship through error or contrary to law.

Retroactive payment of the scholarship is not permitted.

Nowruz 1394

ICEC Nowruz Celebration will be on Saturday March 14, 2015. Tickets will be available at school on January 31st. Due to limited space, the priority is given to current students and their immediate family members. Please purchase your tickets before February 21 after this date the price will be increased by $5.00/ticket. You can, order ticket for other family members and friends at school or at ICEC ticket site. After February 28, if tickets are available, we will contact people who have ordered additional tickets to let them know how to get them.

NO Ticket will be available on the day of the event.

For more information please contact Ali Feizi at (240) 426-7233
Email: Nowruz-ticket@iraneducationalcenter.org

Ticket Information

Ticket Information: There is no ticket required for the Daytime Conference. The ticket price for the Evening Gala is $80.00 per individual or $750.00 per table of 10. Please purchase your ticket through the website or purchase them during school on Saturdays.

(This event is intended for individuals 13 years and older)

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Conference Agenda
Hotel information
Gala

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Hotel Information

A block of hotel rooms at a discounted rate of $99 for Cozy rooms and $129 for Executive rooms is allocated for this event based on first come first serve. To benefit from the above rates, please mention ICEC 25th Anniversary event when booking rooms. You need to book your room no later than October 3, 2013. Reservations for the Event will be made by individual attendees directly with Marriott reservations at 1 (800) 228-9290 or (301) 985-7300

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Conference Agneda

Registration 9:00 am- 9:45 am

Session 1: 9:45 am – 11:00 am

Opening Remarks Gholam H. Azarbayejani , ICEC Board of Trustees
Keynote Speaker Dr. Ahmad Karimi-Hakak, Professor of Persian Language, Literature, and Culture
Plenary Session: The Case for Connecting Foreign and Heritage Language Education: Educating Persian Bilinguals in the U.S
Panelists: Dr. Catherine Ingold, Director of National Foreign Language Center
Dr. Terrence G. Wiley, Center for Applied linguistics
Nancy C. Rhodes, Center for Applied Linguistics
Moderator: Iran Arbabi Amin, ICEC Board of Trustees
Moderator’s Assistants: Lily Tajaddini, Kamran Partovi, Shakib Pourifarsi, Behnaz Razavi

Session 2 11:15 am- 12:00 noon

Panel A: Forming Advocacy Groups to Promote Cultural Heritage (Session in English)
Panelists: Dr. Zohreh Movahed
Dr. Neda Frayha
Tamara Darvish
Moderator: Fereidoon Behbahani, ICEC Board of Trustees
Moderator’s Assistants: Sherwin Heydarbeygi, Autusa Pahlavan

 

Panel B: Experiences of Professionals – Alumni Stories (Session in English)
Panelists: Raeka Safai, Esq.
Rameen Taeb
Pegah Yousefi
Saman Behbahani, Esq.
Moderator: Masood Shoyooee, ICEC Anjoman’s Former President
Moderator’s Assistant: Mina Rahimi, Mahbod Olfat

 

Panel C: Experiences with Speaking Persian (Session in Persian)
Panelists: Samira Omidvar
Minoo Razavi
Nima Sarfaraz
Mina Jafari
Moderator: Hessam Yousefi, ICEC Board of Trustees
Moderator’s Assistants: Tahmineh Nikakhtar, Aulia Shariat

 

Session 3 12:15 pm – 1:00 pm

Panel A: Resources Available for the Immigrant Community (Session in English)
Panelists: Brian Oliner, Esq., Maryland Office of Attorney General
Young-chan Han, Maryland State Dept. of Education
Lily Qi, Office of County Executive, Montgomery County Maryland
Moderator: Rassa Davoodpour, ICEC Board of Trustees
Moderator’s Assistant: Dina Ajalli, Arash Eidizadeh

 

Panel B: Experiences of Professionals – Alumni Stories (Session in English)
Panelists: Dr. Mahsheed Taeb
Ehsan Keramat
Farbod Fakhrai
Moderator: Dr. Masoud Olfat, ICEC Anjoman’s Former President
Moderator’s Assistants: Nasim Afrakhteh, Behtash Banihashemi

 

Panel C: Youth Leadership Engagement, Community Building and Networking (Session in English)
Panelists: Dr. Nassim Ebrahimi
Mana Kharrazii
Meena Shoyooee
Moderator: Guita Rahimi, ICEC Anjoman’s Former President
Moderator’s Assistant: Yosmin Badie, Shayda Musavi

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Conference Registration

If you like to attend the morning Conference, Please register here. Your registration card will be available at the Registration Desk. Advanced registration is highly recommended.

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Scholarship Conditions

Iran Arbabi Scholarships may be used to supplement existing benefits from the student’s college or university, or from other foundations or organizations. Recipients may use the scholarship to cover the costs of tuition, fees, room, and board. Funds are dispersed directly to the college or university.
Financial need may be taken into consideration in awarding a scholarship. If the Scholarship Committee determines that financial need will be taken into consideration, the applicant may be required to provide financial information at a later time. Such financial information would include, but necessarily be limited to, federal income tax returns of the applicant. If the applicant is claimed as a dependent on the federal income tax return of another person, then that other person’s financial resources will be considered in assessing financial need. DO NOT INCLUDE COPIES OF FEDERAL TAX RETURNS WITH THE APPLICATION PACKET. IF THEY ARE SUBSEQUENTLY REQUIRED, THE APPLICANT WILL BE SO ADVISED.
A minimum of 1 student will be granted an Iran Arbabi Scholarship and will receive $2000.00 for the 2017-2018 school year ($1000.00 for Fall 2017 semester and $1000.00 for Spring 2018 assuming the GPA requirement of 3.0 and full-time status is maintained). The Iran Arbabi Scholarship is for the 2017-2018 school year only. ICEC reevaluates the community needs, its funding resources, and adjusts this program on a yearly basis.
A recipient’s scholarship can be revoked if the student:
• fails to graduate from high school;
• fails to enroll in an institution of higher education in the year for which the scholarship was awarded;
• fails to comply with the rules, regulations or conditions of the institution the student attends; or
• receives the scholarship through error or contrary to law.
Retroactive payment of the scholarship is not permitted.