The Omid Trust believes that higher education is immensely valuable to both aspiring students and Iranian society at large.
Iran has a long and proud academic history, and its links with the world’s leading universities are as old as the country itself. Today, almost every university faculty in Iran boast dozens of outstanding professors who undertook part of their training abroad, each of whom brought back to Iran a unique perspective on their discipline and close connections with international practitioners and researchers.
Beyond the confines of academia, many of Iran’s most successful businessmen and businesswomen, doctors, lawyers and politicians have studied abroad, using their international experiences and networks to their advantage and to the advantage of their communities.
The goal of the Omid Trust is to maintain and strengthen Iran’s intellectual links with its neighbours and the wider world. In particular, the Trust wishes to offer the opportunity of studying abroad to students who can’t personally afford that privilege.
As Iran’s connections with the rest of world deepens, so too does our nation’s horizons and ambitions. Each year, by offering funding to Omid scholars at our select partner universities, the Trust seeks to empower Iranian students to become global in outlook, compete with the world’s best and brightest, and realise new heights. Ultimately, the Trust believes that what Omid scholars learn, experience and see during their time abroad will be brought back to Iran, to the benefit of Iranian society as a whole.
We are always looking to work with new people and organisations who share our aspirations. Please get in touch with us if you feel we can work together to advance our goals.