 In 2002, Rockefeller University established a memorial scholarship fund in Hamdani's name for outstanding Pakistani-American students.In 2011, the Queens College Foundation announced the Salman Hamdani Memorial Award, to be presented to a graduating senior who has been accepted to medical school, has shown interest in Pakistani culture and needs financial assistance.The award was his mother's way of keeping Salman's dream alive; "This is his legacy.