{"id":2615,"date":"2024-01-28T02:31:23","date_gmt":"2024-01-27T15:31:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/assyrianaustralian.org.au\/?page_id=2615"},"modified":"2024-02-01T09:40:01","modified_gmt":"2024-01-31T22:40:01","slug":"rns-scholarship","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/assyrianaustralian.org.au\/home\/initiatives\/rns-scholarship\/","title":{"rendered":"Rabi Simono Nimrod Scholarship"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2615\" class=\"elementor elementor-2615\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17b946c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"17b946c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3941185 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3941185\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_1 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_1 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_3 et_pb_column_1 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_1 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_2 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_3 et_pb_column_1 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_1 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>The Rabi Nimrod Simono (RNS) Scholarship provides financial assistance for students matriculating into tertiary education. Since 1986, the Assyrian Australian Association (AAA) has provided over $130,000 in scholarships.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_2 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>The RNS Scholarship honors the work and legacy of Rabi Nimrod Simono, a distinguished educator in our Assyrian nation. Rabi Simono devoted well over 60 years of his life serving our nation in the field of Assyrian language and literature.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Education and learning are central themes of the RNS Scholarship. We believe education enriches an individual\u2019s life, and educated communities create happier and more enlightened societies. The AAA is proud to have supported and encouraged the education of our youth since our establishment in 1969.<\/p><p>In offering this scholarship, the AAA desires to encourage a generation of educated people. in our community, so they will be well equipped to lead fulfilling lives and provide value to their community and country.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af3fe5c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"af3fe5c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-321685c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"321685c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_4 et_pb_column_2 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_2 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_3 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h5>Applications open soon for students graduating in 2024.<\/h5><p><a href=\"#apply\">View Eligibility Guidelines \u2192<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ab6dd7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4ab6dd7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xs\" href=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dpopup%3Aopen%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6IjI2MzQiLCJ0b2dnbGUiOmZhbHNlfQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Apply Now<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43a7258 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"43a7258\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c1abc2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2c1abc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Rabi Nimrod Simono<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53cfb1d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"53cfb1d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6e2a6e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c6e2a6e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" data-e-bg-lazyload=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41896b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"41896b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_1 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_1 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_3 et_pb_column_1 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_1 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_2 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_3 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Rabi Nimrod Simono, a distinguished Assyrian scholar from Iran and one of the giants of Assyrian literature in the twentieth century, came to Australia in 1985 as a guest of the Assyrian Australian Association (AAA) in Sydney. The main purpose of his visit was to conduct a course in the Assyrian language and to deliver a series of lectures on Assyrian history and culture to the Assyrian communities in Sydney and Melbourne. The Assyrian language course, which covered such asubjects as an introduction to Modern Assyrian Grammar and teaching methodology, was conducted at Fairfield High School from 22nd April 1985 to 6th August 1985.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>The AAA decided to honour Rabi Simono and to commemorate his historic first visit to Australia by establishing an educational scholarship and naming it after him \u2013 Rabi Nimrod Simono Scholarship.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7e764c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e7e764c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span 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class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3>Eligibility Criteria<\/h3><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>The first and founding Scholarship Committee, chaired by the late Dr Albert Daoud, was set up in 1986 to administer and run the Scholarship under a set of guidelines, which are updated from time to time.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Under the current guidelines:<\/strong><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><ul><li>Eligibility is open to all graduated Higher School Certificate (HSC) students who have at least one Assyrian parent,<\/li><li>Three students with the highest HSC ATAR (Australian Tertiary Admission Rank) are chosen to receive a scholarship (monetary prize) provided that they are prepared to pursue higher education studies at a university,<\/li><li>RNS recipients must take initiative in increasing their Assyrian language literacy through the Assyrian Australian Association Diqlat School,<\/li><li>RNS recipients must demonstrate their desire to give back to their Assyrian community after graduating from their tertiary education,<\/li><li>Scholarship applicants must be members of the Assyrian Australian Association.<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2071283 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2071283\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_4 et_pb_column_2 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_2 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_2 et_clickable et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_7 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><strong>Not a member yet?<\/strong> For $5.50 you can become a financial member of the Assyrian Australian Association that constantly assists its community to grow as Assyrian Australians. Check out <a href=\"https:\/\/assyrianaustralian.org.au\/initiatives\/\">our initiatives here<\/a>.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b31bf4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2b31bf4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f2ae18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f2ae18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_4 et_pb_column_2 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_2 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_9 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h5>Key Dates<\/h5><p>Applications are now open and will be accepted until Sunday 18\/02\/2024<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_10 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h5>\u00a0<\/h5><h5>Application Process<\/h5><p>All applicants will need to complete an application form, which includes a short essay (500 words). Fill and submit the online application form by the closing date.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a47247e elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a47247e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xs\" href=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dpopup%3Aopen%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6IjI2MzQiLCJ0b2dnbGUiOmZhbHNlfQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Click to Apply<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c7c66a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1c7c66a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1676e72 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1676e72\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c76ed9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c76ed9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_4 et_pb_column_2 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_2 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_2 et_clickable et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_7 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_8  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_11  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3>What do we expect from RNS recipients?<\/h3><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>The Assyrian Australian Association invites its past recipients to participate in the upcoming RNS event as we work towards building our community in Australia to be more connected to the Australian culture, to be empowered by knowledge and to stay in tune with our heritage and language. After all, \u201cit takes a village to raise a child\u201d and we hope that the child grows to help raise another. The work is much but the workers are few.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Imagine if we all pull in together to create a solid network for our community in Australia. Let\u2019s make it happen! Let\u2019s keep the cycle going! Let\u2019s make a new kind of history for our people that glorifies our past and embraces our future!<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0bb4bd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e0bb4bd\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-031edff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"031edff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_4 et_pb_column_2 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_2 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_12  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3>How to support the RNS Scholarship<\/h3><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Want to donate? Contact the Assyrian Australian Association and let us know how you can help us help our people. Donating is not only about money. We value your time, you commitment and your desire to help. Bring it over and help us raise our future Assyrian Australian generation to make our ancestors proud.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e29b50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2e29b50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xs\" href=\"mailto:info@assyrianaustralian.org.au\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Contact Us<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rabi Nimrod Simono Scholarship The Rabi Nimrod Simono (RNS) Scholarship provides financial assistance for students matriculating into tertiary education. 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