We would like to welcome Shamama Siddiqui on her appointment to Assistant Grant Writer Position at Faraz Khan Art Studio. She is actively pursuing research on grant writing projects and enjoys photography and calligraphy in her spare time.
Shamama recently graduated from Rutgers in May 2014 with a B.A. in Public Policy and Political Science with Highest Honors and a perfect GPA of 4.0. Grant writing/research is one of Shamama’s strongest skills as evidenced by the fact that she received 2014 scholarship to present her independent research at International Women’s Worlds Congress an international conference this year. She has been a young and active member of the community and participated as the youngest candidate for North Brunswick Township Board of Education election. She has also interned abroad with Helping Hand for Relief and Development (HHRD) in Pakistan where she designed and conducted research on HHRD’s Interest-free micro-finance programs to evaluate the effectiveness of the programs. She has been the recipient of the following awards as well:
- 2013 Ruth K. Bennett Award for Academic Achievement in Political Science
- Jerome and Lorraine Aresty Scholarship
- Rutgers Academic Excellence Award (2012-2014)
Shamama is currently pursuing art grant writing for non-profit organization and Faraz Khan Art Studio. .