COVID-19: Paul & Daisy Soros Fellows Using Entrepreneurship, Law, and Research to Support the Fight
Paul & Daisy Soros Fellows are using their skills in all fields to support efforts in the COVID crisis in the United States.
Read MorePhD, Stanford University
Abubakar Abid is an immigrant from Pakistan
Fellowship awarded to support work towards a PhD in Electrical Engineering at Stanford University
Paul & Daisy Soros Fellows are using their skills in all fields to support efforts in the COVID crisis in the United States.
Read MoreAbubakar Abid (2017 Fellow), who is the child of immigrants from Pakistan, first became interested in ingestible sensors on a routine trip to the doctor’s office. “The doctor collected my vital information and ordered a blood test, but there was no...
Read MoreWhen 2016 Paul & Daisy Soros Fellow Abubakar Abid saw that Syrian refugees were in need of translation services he decided he wanted to help: he developed an app that crowd-sources translators via Facebook messenger.
Read MoreThe New American features stories about Paul & Daisy Soros Fellows making an impact across sectors and across the country. Read about immigrants and children of immigrants and how they are giving back to the United States.
Read MoreLooking for more information about recommendations? Learn from our 2016 Fellows and the Paul & Daisy Soros staff.
Read MoreWe asked all of the 2016 Fellows to take a photo with the New York Times full-page ad announcing the new class of Fellows. We encouraged them to take photos in an imortant place or at their university, and we also told them to have fun with it. Here...
Read MoreWe're delighted to announce The Paul & Daisy Soros Class of 2016. The 30 new Fellows are all immigrants or the children of immigrants. They will each receive up to $90,000 in funding for the graduate program of their choice. In addition, each new...
Read MoreDream Mentors. Immigration Status. Religion. Favorite Cities, Sports and Apps. Find out what the 2016 Fellows had to say!
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