Reimagining Iranian Student Empowerment-US (RISEUS), powered by IIE, has established an emergency student funding program for Iranian students enrolled in U.S. higher education institutions and financially negatively impacted by recent events in Iran.

Eligibility

• Citizens or former residents of Iran
• Currently in the United States on a valid student visa or other legal residency status
• Pursuing a degree in a U.S. at one of the target universities
• Financially impacted by recent events in Iran

Application

The application is expected to open in mid-April. See RISEUS for more information.

Donate Now

To support RISEUS online, please make a donation now using our donation form. You can make your online gift using credit card, PayPal, Google Pay, or bank transfer.

To donate by wire, contact IIE at SEI@iie.org for transfer instructions. To help us facilitate timely processing and acknowledgement of your donation, please notify our team with the details listed below prior to making a transfer.

• amount and currency
• name and location of sending bank
• transfer date

To donate by check, please complete our gift form and send to:

Office of Philanthropy
Institute of International Education
One World Trade Center, 36th Floor
New York, NY 10007

Please make checks payable to “Institute of International Education.”