$ 100,000.00 fellowship for outstanding math student.
$ 100,000.00 fellowship for outstanding math students.
A girl of Pakistani origin secured $ 100,000.00 fellowship and headed to become a secondary school math teacher in NY Public School.
Sahar Khatri or Umussahar is the eldest of five children in a traditional family; her parents are from Pakistan and have established themselves in Queens NY.
Education was a passion for Ummusahar since early age. She grew up tutoring her siblings. She graduated with a BS in mathematics with a concentration in secondary education from Macaulay Honors College at Queens College NY. Khatri is one of four CUNY students in 2012 to capture a $100,000 Math for America (MfA) Fellowship. She was determined to become math teacher from the day she joined college. “I walked through the doors of Queens College very determined to become a teacher from the very first day,” she says. “Four years later, I am glad to see it become a reality. She is determined, not only to be a teacher, but also to be someone who inspires students to reach their full potential.
Through Macaulay’s Opportunity Fund she has deepened her knowledge of Arabic, which she had studied on her own for three years, at the World Learning Center in Muscat, Oman. At home, she speaks Urdu as well as English, and she has acquired a working proficiency in Spanish.
MfA is privately funded nonprofit organization that operates in seven U.S. cities. MfA offers fellowship to outstanding mathematics students who join master’s degree in secondary mathematics education, and commit to teaching in public secondary schools. This year’s 22 New York City Math for America Fellows will receive a full-tuition scholarship for a master’s degree in secondary mathematics education at City College of New York. In New York, MfA fellows receive a $30,000 stipend in the first year and $70,000 over the next four years, when fellows teach full-time and earn a teacher’s salary. MfA also provides mentoring and professional development during the five fellowship years. MfA offer this fellowship in Berkeley, Boston, Los Angeles, New York City, San Diego, Utah and Washington DC.
