UCI student creates first-of-its-kind scholarship program for refugees

UCI student Iman Siddiqi, 20, spearheaded a first-of-its kind scholarship program for UC transfer students who either are asylum seekers or have refugee or asylum status. She organized a fundraiser last weekend that netted close to $100,000. The new Refugee Students Scholarship Program will kick off in the new school year. She is photographed on campus in Irvine on Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2017. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)UCI student Iman Siddiqi, 20, spearheaded a first-of