Salaam Ailakum,
IJA is offering 3 Annual Merit Scholarships (one for Elementary School, Middle School and High School). The deadline to be considered for the scholarships is: July 15, 2014. The scholarships will be awarded on Eid-e-Gahdeer 2014.
Also, SAT Training Program will be starting April 13, 2014 each Sunday from 2:00pm to 3:00pm after Madressah at IJA. We ask all those to attend who are interested in sharpening their Math Skills to achieve a great SAT score.
Please see below for more details
IJA MERIT SCHOLARSHIP & SAT TRAINING PROGRAM
In order to encourage students to excel in their academics, IJA is pleased to announce two programs with immediate effect.
IJA Merit Scholarship Program
IJA is awarding 3 scholarships to 3 meritorious students – one each from high school, middle school and elementary school. There shall be a one-time cash award and a Certificate of Merit. All participants will
also be honored with a Certificate of Participation.
High School $ 500
Middle School $ 300
Elementary School $ 200
Criteria of Selection: The students shall be judged by panel of judges with the following criteria:
(A) GPA at the end of the academic year 2013-14 (40%)
(B) Extra-curriculum activities (15%)
(C) Essay (40%)
(D) Presentation of the documents ( 5%)
(Please make sure that the presentation of the copies and the essay is very good. Copies of all documents must be submitted in triplicate - Include SAT scores, if any – it would help)
Essay: The student shall write an essay in the category to which the student belongs to. The essay shall be neatly typed using MS Word in Calibri (11 font) justified paragraphs with 1.5 lines spacing. The name of the Participant, name of the father, school and grade attended in the academic year 2013-14 shall be in bold at the right top corner. The essay topics according to the categories are as follows:
High School: (1500 words) – “In this modernized globalized trans-national world, where do you like to see the Islamic civilization in the year 2064 A.D. and how?”
Middle School: (700 words) – “Discuss about the 5 principles of Islam (Usul e Deen) and their significance and benefits in the lives of the Muslims”
Elementary School: (300 words) – “What lesson do you learn from the Battle of Karbala?”
Judges: The decision of the judges shall be final and binding. The panel of judges include:
Maulana Jaffer Banglori, Resident Alim, IJA
Brother Syed Jamil Rizvi, President, IJA
Sister Irma Khoja, Board Member, IJA
The awards shall be given Inshallah on Eid e Ghadeer 2014. The last date of submitting the entries is July
Note: All documents must be mailed to IJA at 10554 N.W. 132 Street, Hialeah Gardens. FL 33018 and a copy to jamilhrizvi@gmail.com
SAT Training Program
IJA will begin conducting a 1hour long training program in the SAT Math on Sunday after the Madressa between 2:00 PM and 3:00 PM. The classes will begin from April 13th students are encouraged to attend the classes and sharpen the math skills to aim for a perfect score in 2014.
For further details, please contact Brother Muhammad Hussain, Board Member, IJA at (305) – 606 - 3808.