Scholarship

This scholarship exists to honor the memory of Omid Behbahani, son of our dear friends Negar and Alireza Behbahani and brother of Tara Behbahani.

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The Story

This scholarship exists to honor the memory of Omid Behbahani, son of our dear friends Negar and Alireza Behbahani and brother of Tara Behbahani.

Omid Behbahani was born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was a true Buckeye who took pride in his family’s legacy, following in his father’s footsteps when he graduated from Ohio State University.  Academically, he was always a high achiever with dreams of one day working in corporate America.  Omid was finally able to pursue this dream when soon after graduation the H.J. Heinz Company offered him a position.

Omid applied the same energy in all spheres of life, academic, personal and professional, acting as an example for all those around him. His colleagues praised him for his generosity, creative mind, determination and contagious personality.  His family remembers his calm, responsible, selfless and collected nature. Omid was passionate about his family and friends and his laughter and positive thinking brought light into many others’ lives. Omid touched everyone’s heart by donating his organs after his tragic car accident in December 2014. The generosity of this donation is a reflection of Omid’s lifetime values, and he would be proud to know that this scholarship exists in his name to help other Persian Americans with the same dreams and values he had.

This scholarship serves as a lifetime reminder of Omid’s kind, giving personality that continues to reach out to others. It is our hope that these scholarships help the recipients to fulfill the glorious life that Omid embodied.

It is our honor to announce that PACS, the Persian American Cultural Society is now accepting applications for the Omid Behbahani Scholarship for Fall, 2024. As a reminder, this scholarship is available to all Iranian-American students who submit the complete application within the required timeline noted in the application.  All eligible applicants will be reviewed by the scholarship committee members for selection, and PACS will award the nominees prior to the beginning of the school year. The application deadline is September 20, 2024.

Please be sure to follow the application process as required.   If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us via email at (cincypacs@gmail.com).

Please feel free to forward this to your Iranian-American friends and families.  If you wish to donate toward the scholarship, please visit our website https://cincypacs.org/scholarships/ or contact us via email.

Kind Regards,

PACS

Persian American Cultural Society

For questions regarding scholarship or other concerns you can contact us here.

Scholarship Process & Info

Historically PACS introduces two different types of scholarships on a yearly basis and the Online Application enters eligible candidates for both scholarships. 

1) The Ehteshami Scholarship through UC only and is awarded to only UC Engineering students. 

2) Omid scholarship funded by the community donations through PACS, awarded to students to all Tri-state universities.

We conduct the process in two main steps:

  1. Identify the Engineering candidate from the pool of Engineering students and make a recommendation to UC for the Ehteshami Scholarship which is in the amount of $5,000

  2. Return the remaining of the Engineering candidates to the original pool and take them through the second selection process for Omid Scholarship which is in the amount of $1,000 to multiple recipients 

We have a dedicated scholarship committee, made up of university professors and professionals that help with the process of selecting the students qualified for the scholarships. This selection mainly is based on academic performance, and financial situation. Please be aware that incomplete applications will not be processed.  PACS on behalf of the diverse community of the Tristate is proud to be able to support the efforts of the deserving students in the Tristate area.