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.
According to the national income statistics(by GOP), 80 percent of the families in Pakistan cannot afford the expenses of sending even one boarder to a local public university. Pakistan finished last among a group of 40 countries ranked by the Percentage Share of Enrollment in Private Higher Education (A study by World Bank, 1994) , (Higher Education: The Lessons of Experience, 1994). On September 11, 2002, the GOP formed the Higher Education Commission (HEC) through a Cabinet Ordinance with a "mandate to transform institutions of higher education into world class seats of learning."
The Higher Education Commission has started 6000 Scholarships of financially disadvantaged students to study Agriculture and Business Administration Programs since 2004.
OBJECTIVES:
1. To provide an opportunity for talented students who are financially disadvantaged and are incapable of meeting higher education costs at 11 partner institutions /universities in the fields of business and agriculture.
2. To provide opportunities for academically qualified, yet financially needy, Pakistani students to continue university studies in selected partner universities of Pakistan in the fields of agriculture and business administration, especially from remote and rural areas of Pakistan (FATA, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Southern Punjab, Balochistan, and Northern Sindh).
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. All those needy students who are already enrolled in the participating institutions are also eligible to apply.
4. 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.
5. The number of G&UG slots will be decided by the universities but weightage will be given to UG slots.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. In case of Medicine, Pharm-D and other five year programs funding will be made for complete five years.
9. 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.
10. 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
SCHOLARSHIP AWARD PROCESS:
1. Data and supporting documents of the potential candidate are reviewed by Institutional Scholarship Award Committee (ISAC).
2. Institutional Scholarship Award Committee (ISAC) which includes members from the institution as well as external community, is headed by the Vice Chancellor of the participating institution who would ensure the impartiality and transparency of the process.
3. The ISAC recommends potential candidates to HEC Scholarship Management Committee (SMC).
4. The cases are presented to Scholarship Management Committee (SMC) that approves the cases after thorough review.
5. The committee includes top Executives of HEC, representatives from the participating institutions, eminent scholars.
6. After finalization of awardees’ list, the participating institutions will forward the funds to students.
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.
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 uptill 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
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Application form:
CONTACT information
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Note: Uptill 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.
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