HEC Need Based Scholarships 2016

INTRODUCTION:

Higher Education Commission (HEC) aims to elevate the socio-economic position of the needy & deserving students by providing access to quality education through needs-based scholarships. Government of Pakistan (GOP) has also duly acknowledged the financial constraints barring students from acquiring higher education and has thus earmarked substantial funds for the improvement of education sector. More than 10,000 scholarships are announced this year for financially disadvantaged students all over Pakistan including 61 public sector universities of Pakistan (List attached)

OBJECTIVES:

1. To provide an opportunity for talented students who are financially disadvantaged and are incapable of meeting higher education costs at partner institutions /universities in all disciplines.

2. To provide opportunities for academically qualified, yet financially needy, Pakistani students to continue university studies in selected partner universities of Pakistan, especially from remote and rural areas of Pakistan (FATA, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Southern Punjab, Baluchistan, and Northern Sindh).

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:

Financial assistance & scholarships are available for study at undergraduate & graduate level in all disciplines at the selected public sector Pakistani universities and degree awarding institutions.
Students need to compete for securing admission at the participating institution as per admission policy of the institution and be enrolled in Undergraduate (4 Years) / Graduate (2 Years) programs.
All those needy students who are already enrolled in the participating institutions are also eligible to apply.
The eligibility of a candidate is linked to neediness of the candidate as determined & assessed by the Institutional Scholarship Award Committee keeping in view the financial background of the family of the applicant.
The number of G&UG slots will be decided by the universities but weightage will be given to UG slots.
Funding for G & UG slots will continue for full program and eventually the slots will be replaced by new students. In case of any drop out waiting list students will be replaced.
Disciplines will be kept open. University will decide to include or exclude any discipline keeping in view its grant, program cost, and number of allocated slots etc.
In case of Medicine, Pharm-D and other five year programs funding will be made for complete five years.
Considering the allocated grant, the university may adjust the total number of scholarships to some extent in order to cover the tuition fee as per actual.
Every student will be paid Rs 6000 stipend per month for the complete program as well as the actual tuition fee.

Note:

The filled application should be returned to relevant Financial Aid Offices where the applicant intends to secure admission

HOW TO APPLY:

HEC looks forward to support needy students in sharing educational expenses. However please note that under this scholarships scheme, the funds are not transferred directly to students by HEC. The payment is made to needy students through participating Universities/Institutions.
The deserving students can obtain complete Scholarship Application Form from the Financial Aid Office (FAO) at the participating University/Institution or can be downloaded.
The Scholarship Form will be submitted along with supporting documents to the same Financial Aid office (at university only) after completion. (HEC will not accept any application form directly)
Students need to get admission in any one of the approved disciplines at the participating Universities/Institutions as per their admission criteria.

Please note that this scholarship program also considers partial scholarship for already enrolled students.

SCHOLARSHIP DETAILS:

The scope of the project includes 10,019 number of scholarships for the students who meet the eligibility criteria. Whereas until now 4967 scholarships have been awarded. Students who are seeking financial assistance are advised to find out availability of scholarships at their relevant university before applying.

SCHOLARSHIP COMPOSITIONS:

Comprehensive scholarship offered under this program provides funds for the following expenses:
Tuition Fee
Lodging
Transportation
Books
Other Academics Costs

CONTACT US

Project Manager
HRD Building, Higher Education Commission, H-8, and Islamabad | E-mail: hnbs@hec.gov.pk

Note: Until now 4967 scholarships have been awarded. Students who are seeking financial assistance are advised to find out availability of scholarships at their relevant university before applying.

Application form:

Scholarship Application Form

Guidelines.pdf

List of Participating Universities:

S.No Universities :
1. University of Karachi, Karachi.
2. University of Sindh, Jamshoro.
3.Shah Abdul Latif University, Khairpur Mir’s, Sindh.
4. University of the Punjab, Lahore.
5. Bahauddin Zakriya University, Multan.
6. The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur.
7. Fatima Jinnah Women University, The Mall, Old Presidency, Rawalpindi.
8. Government College University (GCU), Katchery Road, Lahore.
9. Lahore College for Women University, Jail Road, Lahore.
10. Government College University, Allam Iqbal Road, Faisalabad.
11. University of Sargodha, Sargodha.
12. Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science & Technology, University Road, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Karachi.
13. Gomal University, D. I. Khan.
14. Kohat University of Science & Technology, KUST, Kohat.
15. University of Balochistan, Sariab Road, Quetta.
16. Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering & Management Sciences, Quetta.
17. Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad.
18. International Islamic University, IIUI, Islamabad.
19. University of Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJKU), Muzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir.
20. Sardar Bahadur Khan Women University, Brewery Road, Quetta.
21. Sindh Agriculture University, Tandojam.
22. University of Agriculture, Faisalabad.
23. PMAS, University of Arid Agriculture, Rawalpindi.
24. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa University of Agriculture, Peshawar.
25. University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Lahore.
26. NED University of Engg & Technology, Main University Road, Karachi.
27. Mehran University of Engineering & Technology, Jamshoro.
28. Quaid-i-Awam University of Engineering Science & Technology, Nawabshah.
29. University of Enginnering & Technology, UET Lahore.
30. University of Enginnering & Technology, UET Taxila.
31. NWFP University of Engineering & Technology, Peshawar.
32. Institute of Business Administration, Karachi.
33. COMSATS Institute of IT, Park Road, Chak Shahzad, Islamabad.
34. Institute of Management Sciences, IMS, Main Campus 1-A, Sector E/5, Phase VII, Hayatabad, Peshawar.
35. Sukkur Institute Business Administration, Airport Road, Sukkur.
36. Institute of Space Technology, Islamabad.
37. Islamia College University, Peshawar.
38. Hazara University, Mansehra .
39. Abdul Wali Khan Univesity, Mardan
40. King Edward Medical University, Lahore.
41. Kinniard College for Women, 93 Jail Road, Lahore.
42. Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE), Quaid-i-Azam University Campus, P.O.Box 1091, Islamabad.
43. Khyber Medical University, PDA Building, Block IV, Phase 5, Hayatabad, Peshawar.
44. University of Health Sciences, Khayaban-e-Jamia Punjab, Lahore.
45. Dow University of Health Sciences, Baba-e-Urdu Road, Karachi.
46. Liaquat University of Medical & Health Sciences, Jamshoro.
47. National Textile University, Faisalabad.
48. Lasbela University of Agriculture, Water & Marine Sciences, Uthal, Balochistan.
49. Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University, Sheringal, Dir Upper, KPK.
50. Mirpur University of Science & Technology, Allama Iqbal Road, 10250, Mirpur, Azad Kashmir.
51. University of Gujrat (UOG) Hafiz Hayat Campus Jalalpur Jattan Road Gujrat.
52. Air University, Islamabad.
53. Frontier Women University, Peshawar.
54. University of Science & Technology, Township, Bannu.
55. Karakurum International University, University Road, Gilgit.
56. National University of Modern Languages, NUML, Islamabad.
57. University of Malakand, Chakdara.
58. University of Education, College Road, Township, Lahore.

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HEC Need Based Scholarships 2016

INTRODUCTION:

OBJECTIVES:

Financial assistance & scholarships are available for study at undergraduate & graduate level in all disciplines at the selected public sector Pakistani universities and degree awarding institutions.

Students need to compete for securing admission at the participating institution as per admission policy of the institution and be enrolled in Undergraduate (4 Years) / Graduate (2 Years) programs.

All those needy students who are already enrolled in the participating institutions are also eligible to apply.

The eligibility of a candidate is linked to neediness of the candidate as determined & assessed by the Institutional Scholarship Award Committee keeping in view the financial background of the family of the applicant.

The number of G&UG slots will be decided by the universities but weightage will be given to UG slots.

Funding for G & UG slots will continue for full program and eventually the slots will be replaced by new students. In case of any drop out waiting list students will be replaced.

Disciplines will be kept open. University will decide to include or exclude any discipline keeping in view its grant, program cost, and number of allocated slots etc.

In case of Medicine, Pharm-D and other five year programs funding will be made for complete five years.

Considering the allocated grant, the university may adjust the total number of scholarships to some extent in order to cover the tuition fee as per actual.

Every student will be paid Rs 6000 stipend per month for the complete program as well as the actual tuition fee.

Note:

The filled application should be returned to relevant Financial Aid Offices where the applicant intends to secure admission

HOW TO APPLY:

HEC looks forward to support needy students in sharing educational expenses. However please note that under this scholarships scheme, the funds are not transferred directly to students by HEC. The payment is made to needy students through participating Universities/Institutions.

The deserving students can obtain complete Scholarship Application Form from the Financial Aid Office (FAO) at the participating University/Institution or can be downloaded.

The Scholarship Form will be submitted along with supporting documents to the same Financial Aid office (at university only) after completion. (HEC will not accept any application form directly)

Students need to get admission in any one of the approved disciplines at the participating Universities/Institutions as per their admission criteria.

Please note that this scholarship program also considers partial scholarship for already enrolled students.

SCHOLARSHIP DETAILS:

SCHOLARSHIP COMPOSITIONS:

Comprehensive scholarship offered under this program provides funds for the following expenses:

Tuition Fee

Lodging

Transportation

Books

Other Academics Costs

CONTACT US

Project ManagerHRD Building, Higher Education Commission, H-8, and Islamabad | E-mail: hnbs@hec.gov.pk

Application form:

Scholarship Application Form

Guidelines.pdf

List of Participating Universities:

S.No Universities :

1. University of Karachi, Karachi.

2. University of Sindh, Jamshoro.

3.Shah Abdul Latif University, Khairpur Mir’s, Sindh.

4. University of the Punjab, Lahore.

5. Bahauddin Zakriya University, Multan.

6. The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur.

7. Fatima Jinnah Women University, The Mall, Old Presidency, Rawalpindi.

8. Government College University (GCU), Katchery Road, Lahore.

9. Lahore College for Women University, Jail Road, Lahore.

10. Government College University, Allam Iqbal Road, Faisalabad.

11. University of Sargodha, Sargodha.

12. Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science & Technology, University Road, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Karachi.

13. Gomal University, D. I. Khan.

14. Kohat University of Science & Technology, KUST, Kohat.

15. University of Balochistan, Sariab Road, Quetta.

16. Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering & Management Sciences, Quetta.

17. Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad.

18. International Islamic University, IIUI, Islamabad.

19. University of Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJKU), Muzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir.

20. Sardar Bahadur Khan Women University, Brewery Road, Quetta.

21. Sindh Agriculture University, Tandojam.

22. University of Agriculture, Faisalabad.

23. PMAS, University of Arid Agriculture, Rawalpindi.

24. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa University of Agriculture, Peshawar.

25. University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Lahore.

26. NED University of Engg & Technology, Main University Road, Karachi.

27. Mehran University of Engineering & Technology, Jamshoro.

28. Quaid-i-Awam University of Engineering Science & Technology, Nawabshah.

29. University of Enginnering & Technology, UET Lahore.

30. University of Enginnering & Technology, UET Taxila.

31. NWFP University of Engineering & Technology, Peshawar.

32. Institute of Business Administration, Karachi.

33. COMSATS Institute of IT, Park Road, Chak Shahzad, Islamabad.

34. Institute of Management Sciences, IMS, Main Campus 1-A, Sector E/5, Phase VII, Hayatabad, Peshawar.

35. Sukkur Institute Business Administration, Airport Road, Sukkur.

36. Institute of Space Technology, Islamabad.

37. Islamia College University, Peshawar.

38. Hazara University, Mansehra .

39. Abdul Wali Khan Univesity, Mardan

40. King Edward Medical University, Lahore.

41. Kinniard College for Women, 93 Jail Road, Lahore.

42. Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE), Quaid-i-Azam University Campus, P.O.Box 1091, Islamabad.

43. Khyber Medical University, PDA Building, Block IV, Phase 5, Hayatabad, Peshawar.

Project Manager
HRD Building, Higher Education Commission, H-8, and Islamabad | E-mail: hnbs@hec.gov.pk