"Without Fatima Fellowship, I wouldn’t have access to work with a world class researcher like Dr Abid [founder of Fatima Fellowship].”

Danial, from Iran, had the opportunity to collaborate with Abubakar Abid, a Stanford University PhD graduate. He credits his admission to Georgia Tech University to the invaluable research experience he acquired under Abubakar's mentorship.

“....... Fatima Fellowship helped me immensely in many different ways. With this experience [in research] that I didn't have before, I was able to apply to graduate school.”

Krisha Mehta from India had limited research experience, which made applying to graduate school challenging. Fatima Fellowship gave her a research opportunity and a mentor. With this, she strengthened her grad school application and gained admission to University of Chicago.

“....... From Bangladesh I was able to work with Rice University.  It was a great experience which helped me when applying to PhD programs.”

Ohida, who is from Bangladesh, had the chance to collaborate with scientists at Rice University thanks to Fatima Fellowship. She gained valuable experience working with a foreign university, which boosted her applications to US PhD programs.

“....... I wouldn't have been able to get into my dream University without this opportunity from Fatima Fellowship.”

Fatima, from Bangladesh, worked with mentor Marouen both on research and with assistance to graduate school. With a published paper in Neurips 2024, Fatima was able to strengthen her application enough to gain admission into Rutgers University.

“....... By providing me with access to research projects, Fatima Fellowsip helped me reach my goals more quickly.”

Tarek, from Lebanon, was able to stand out from other applicants due to the research opportunity he was given from his mentor. This, with the combined support Fatima Fellowship provided on applications to grad school, Tarek gained admission to Georgia Tech University.

With a published paper, free computational resources, a mentor and grad school application support from Fatima Fellowship, Tahsin Mayeesha from Bangladesh gained admission into University of North Texas.

Due to high costs, many students in developing countries are not able to purchase computational resources for projects. Fatima Fellowship was able to bridge this gap for Tashin Mayeesha, by providing her with computational resources for free.