The Iranian-American Scholarship Fund (IASF) is a volunteer-administered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization (tax ID # 20-2150547) which provides scholarships to full-time students of Iranian heritage attending undergraduate and graduate schools in the United States who exhibit academic excellence, as well as financial need and a commitment to community service.

Founded in 1997 by a small group of philanthropic-minded individuals in San Diego, California, the IASF began as a “Mother Fund” at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), creating the first scholarship at UCSD for Iranian-American students supported by the Iranian community.

Since then, the IASF has grown into an independent non-profit organization which awards scholarships throughout the nation to students of Iranian ancestry. The IASF does not provide scholarships for schools outside the U.S.