{"id":6430,"date":"2017-06-02T09:56:00","date_gmt":"2017-06-02T16:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/laverne.edu\/financial-aid\/?page_id=6430"},"modified":"2021-12-06T16:46:47","modified_gmt":"2021-12-07T00:46:47","slug":"mirsepassi-scholarship","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/laverne.edu\/financial-aid\/mirsepassi-scholarship\/","title":{"rendered":"Heshmat Mirsepassi Endowed Scholarship for Muslim Students"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6598\" src=\"https:\/\/laverne.edu\/financial-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/06\/heshmat-mirsepassi-250x300.jpg\" alt=\"Heshmat Mirsepassi\" width=\"250\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The faces of the elementary\u00a0school children Heshmat Mirsepassi\u00a0taught in her native Iran lingered in her\u00a0mind for decades. Many of those children\u00a0came to school with just a crust of\u00a0bread to eat for an entire day. One day, she vowed, she would have enough money to help them.<\/p>\n<p>Leaving Iran, Heshmat came to the United States with her husband, Dr. Taghi Mirsepassi, supporting him as he embarked on what would become a successful career in aerospace engineering. Starting in 1951, she tucked away cash, little by little, in a small box she kept in her bedroom. Her husband did not know what she was doing.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/laverne.edu\/financial-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/06\/Taghi-Mirsepassi.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-6436 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/laverne.edu\/financial-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/06\/Taghi-Mirsepassi.jpg\" alt=\"Taghi Mirsepassi\" width=\"460\" height=\"255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/laverne.edu\/financial-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/06\/Taghi-Mirsepassi.jpg 460w, https:\/\/laverne.edu\/financial-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/06\/Taghi-Mirsepassi-300x166.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><\/a>She did not reveal her secret until a week before she died in 2016. Inspired by her commitment and compassion, Dr. Mirsepassi used the savings as a seed to establish the Heshmat Mirsepassi Endowed Scholarship Fund at the University of La&nbsp;Verne, fulfilling his wife\u2019s wish of helping students in need pursue their education.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Mirsepassi hopes recipients will honor Heshmat\u2019s legacy by caring for others, contributing to the public good, and giving back to their communities to improve the lives of those around them.<\/p>\n<h2>Apply now!<\/h2>\n<p>We are now currently accepting applications for scholarships to be awarded for the 2022-23 school year. If you believe you qualify, please <a href=\"https:\/\/laverne.edu\/financial-aid\/mirsepassi-scholarship\/application\/\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Requirements<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Be a current or incoming student at the University of La&nbsp;Verne<\/li>\n<li>Have a minimum 3.0 GPA<\/li>\n<li>Demonstrate financial need<\/li>\n<li>Participate in the Muslim Student Association at the University of La&nbsp;Verne<\/li>\n<li>Submit a letter of recommendation from your Imam or local Muslim leader<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Selection Process<\/h3>\n<p>Scholarship candidates will be evaluated on the following: satisfaction of all criteria, response to short answer question, and letter of recommendation. Applications are considered on a rolling basis. Scholarship will automatically renew throughout the recipient\u2019s undergraduate study at the University of La&nbsp;Verne if the above criteria continue to be met.<\/p>\n<p>Applications are now available, with award amounts <strong>up to $10,000<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The faces of the elementary\u00a0school children Heshmat Mirsepassi\u00a0taught in her native Iran lingered in her\u00a0mind for decades. Many of those children\u00a0came to school with just a crust of\u00a0bread to eat for an entire day. One day, she vowed, she would have enough money to help them. 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