Terms of the Frederick-Wenger Memorial Fellowship
The Frederick-Wenger Jordanian Educational Fellowship is to assist Jordanian undergraduate or graduate students with the cost of their education. Eligible candidates must be Jordanian citizens currently enrolled in a degree program at a higher education institution within Jordan. Eligibility is not limited to specific fields of study, but preference will be accorded to students in programs that advance the awareness, understanding, and development of Jordan’s cultural heritage. Application requirements include:
For graduate students:
- Completed application form
- Project proposal narrative (up to 1000 words, not including bibliography)
- Transcripts(s) (first-year graduate students should submit both graduate and undergraduate transcripts)
- One recommendation that must be from academic advisor
For undergraduate students:
- Completed application form
- Transcripts(s)
- Proof of current enrollment
Two Fellowships of $2,000 each will be awarded each cycle. This award should be used by the student to pay for expenses directly related to the student’s educational program. Such expenses may include (but are not limited to) tuition, registration fees, course or reference material, and transportation.
Deadline for applications is February 15 annually.
Applicants will be notified in April annually.
Frederick Wenger Fellowship Award History:
2020 Fadwa Hussein Al-Hasanat, Al-Hussein Bin Talal University
2019 Obada Abdulkareem Mousa Al-Farajat, Al-Hussein Bin Talal University
2019 Abbad Diraneyya, University of Jordan
2018 Mariam Mufleeh, Hashemite University
2017 Ruba Al Omary, Yarmouk University
2017 Wafaa Al Shalabi, University of Jordan
2016 Amany Al Dabouki, Hashemite University
2015 Fatmeh Darawad, Hashemite University
2014 Fadia Abedrubh, German Jordanian University
2013 Mohammed D. Mahmoud, Hashemite University
2012 Heba Sawalmeh, Hashemite University
2011 Muwaffaq Hazza al Khadir, Yarmouk University
2010 Samya Khalaf, University of Jordan
2009 Muna Musa al Slaihat, Hashemite University
2008 Fatima Jalboosh, Hashemite University
2007 Nizar al Adarbeh, Yarmouk University
Several of the Frederick-Wenger awardees remain part of the ACOR family, for example:
- Nizar al Adarbeh joined ACOR as Chief of Party of the USAID SCHEP initiative, from 2016-2021.
- Samya (Khalaf) Kafafi is today ACOR’s Assistant Librarian.
Background of the Frederick-Wenger Memorial Fellowship
The Frederick-Wenger Memorial Fellowship was created by the late Nan Frederick in 2004 to honor the memory of her late husband, Dr. Francis L. Wenger. Since her death in 2011, the fellowship has been made in her memory as well. The first award was given in 2007 and is awarded annually since that time.
The couple shared a mutual interest in preserving the cultural heritage of Jordan by advancing the higher education of Jordanian students. They first came to Jordan in 1983. At that time, Nan was Deputy Director of the American School and Hospitals Abroad (ASHA) program, while Francis was head of the Department of Physical Medicine at the Washington Hospital Center, as well as an associate professor and lecturer at George Washington and Georgetown Universities.
Nan retired in 1991 and joined the ACOR Board of Trustees. Francis worked with American and Jordanian physicians to help develop pediatric rehabilitation services in Jordan and he also helped facilitate the donation of an important private library collection to the ACOR Library in 1987. Please help ACOR to honor the memory of this remarkable couple and their commitment to Jordanian higher education and cultural heritage.
To donate to this fellowship, please click here and write “Frederick-Wenger” under the “Additional Details” section of the donation form.
Click here to apply for this fellowship.
