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Our Features
Our Features highlights stories, articles, and media coverage that showcase the mission and impact of The Soraya Foundation. These features reflect the voices, partnerships, and moments that help bring awareness to life after sports and the ongoing support former student-athletes deserve. We’re grateful for every platform that helps share this story and amplify the athletes we serve.
“When sports end, life doesn’t”: Scholarships after college sports"
"Omaha native Darya Kaboli-Nejad has launched The Soraya Foundation, a nonprofit that provides scholarships for former collegiate student-athletes to continue on after their athletic careers to higher education—whether that’s law school, med school, graduate programs or PhDs."
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"Omaha Native Launches The Soraya Foundation to Support Former Student-Athletes Pursuing Advanced Education"
"The latest episode of the Mighty Oregon Podcast features a former softball student-athlete who is now working to empower the next generation."
"From walk-on softball player to nonprofit founder. Darya Kaboli-Nejad, BA ’19 (international studies), has taken on many roles throughout her life, including walk-on softball player at the University of Oregon, graduate student, attorney, and nonprofit founder."
To help former student-athletes, Kaboli-Nejad founded The Soraya Foundation in January of this year.