NYU Abu Dhabi announces recipients of the 2019 Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Scholarship

Abu Dhabi – Thirty-three high-achieving Emirati secondary school students have been selected to participate in the rigorous 18-month NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) Summer Academy enrichment program as recipients of the 2019 Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Scholarship for Outstanding High School Students. They were selected based on academic achievement, English-language comprehension, leadership and interpersonal skills, and potential for growth and improvement.

Now in its eighth year, the program prepares Abu Dhabi-based Emirati students for entry into top-tier English-language universities throughout the world — including NYUAD. The program curriculum focuses on the development of critical thinking, writing, and discussion in English, quantitative reasoning, standardized test preparation, public speaking, and leadership. Taking place during the two summers following grades 10 and 11 and including three semesters of online and in-person instruction throughout the academic year, the Summer Academy introduces students to the academic standards, norms, and values appropriate to the culture of leading international higher education institutions, in addition to providing college admission counseling. This comprehensive educational experience is supported both in the classroom and through extracurricular activities at NYUAD, NYU New York, and NYU Florence, Italy.

“We are committed to investing in our youth and providing them with the tools to develop into capable future leaders across all sectors,” HH Sheikha Mariam bint Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who serves as a key advisor to the program, said. “This program provides not only academic and intellectual development opportunities to help them succeed, but also builds their confidence and inspires them to reach their potential.”

During the first summer period, students study for approximately three weeks at NYUAD, and have the opportunity to travel to NYU’s academic center in Florence, Italy, for nine additional days of study. The second summer session is similarly divided between Abu Dhabi and NYU New York. In addition to continuing their academic program in Florence and New York, the students engage in cultural activities such as visits to museums, historical sites, cultural events, and private meetings with local leaders. To provide continued support throughout the academic year, students also participate in online instruction and assignments, SAT test preparation, and two face-to-face weekend programs during grade 11.

Executive Director of Summer Academy and Counselor to Leadership at NYUAD Diane C. Yu said: “The Summer Academy requires rigorous competition for entry and has proven to be a successful college preparatory program that develops the academic and leadership potential of its students. We look forward to welcoming the newest batch of highly qualified participants in the Class of 2019,”

The recipients of the 2019 Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Scholarship for Outstanding High School Students are:

• Abdulla Abdulaziz Salem Obaid Alfarsi
• Abdulla Asim Yousif Abdulla Alzarooni
• Ahmad Abdulrahim Ahmad Darwish Alkhoori
• Ahmed Abdulla Matouq Abdulla Alhosani
• Ahmed Wasef Shahada Khalil Zoghbor
• Aisha Khaled Ahmed Mohamed Alawadhi
• Alyazia Salem Lafi Obaid Almheiri
• Buti Hamed Abdulrahman Abdulrahim Aljneibi
• Fatima Khalid Abdelrahman Mohamed Alzarooni
• Hamda Mohamed Abdulrahman Albakr Alzaabi
• Hessa Mohammed Matar Mohammed Al-Ali
• Hind Abdulrahman Abdulraheem Abdulrahman Alkhoori
• Khalifa Rashed Ahmed Abdulla Alshehhi
• Lateefa Saeed Abdulaziz Mohamed Aljallaf
• Mahra Khalil Ibrahim Ramadan Almansoori
• Mariam Saif Ali Abbas Alnuwais
• Meera Matar Mohamed Murad Albaloushi
• Meera Yousif Ahmed Sultan Alsuwaidi
• Mohamed Rashed Abdulrahman Abdulla Alremeithi
• Mohammed Abdulla Mohammedali Sultanalolama
• Moza Khalid Mana Saeed Alotaiba
• Nadiya Rashed Salem Rashed Aldhaheri
• Rauda Alasri Salem Mohammed Alblooshi
• Rawdha Younis Haji Abdulla Alkhoori
• Reem Salem Ahmed Sulaiman Almehrzi
• Saeed Yahya Ahmad Salem Alsharji
• Saif Abdulraheem Ali Hasan Alhosani
• Saleh Jassem Saleh Jassem Busaibe
• Sara Mutaab Naseeb Mohammed Alefari
• Shamsa Aamer Abduljalil Mohamed Alfahim
• Shayma Abdulla Sulaiman Alqadi Alshehhi
• Yasmin Sami Yousef Sulieman Alankar
• Yousef Jasem Mohamed Falamarzi Alblooshi  

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About NYU Abu Dhabi

NYU Abu Dhabi is the first comprehensive liberal arts and science campus in the Middle East to be operated abroad by a major American research university. NYU Abu Dhabi has integrated a highly-selective liberal arts, engineering and science curriculum with a world center for advanced research and scholarship enabling its students to succeed in an increasingly interdependent world and advance cooperation and progress on humanity’s shared challenges. NYU Abu Dhabi’s high-achieving students have come from 115 nations and speak over 115 languages. Together, NYU's campuses in New York, Abu Dhabi, and Shanghai form the backbone of a unique global university, giving faculty and students opportunities to experience varied learning environments and immersion in other cultures at one or more of the numerous study-abroad sites NYU maintains on six continents.

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