Pakistan to award 4,500 scholarships to Afghan Students

 

Pakistan to award 4,500 scholarships to Afghan Students

Pakistan will award 4,500 scholarships to students from neighboring Afghanistan under Phase-III of Allama Muhammad Iqbal Scholarships.

The federal government, through the Higher Education Commission (HEC), is providing scholarships for undergraduate, graduate (MS/MPhil), and doctoral (PhD) degrees in medicine, engineering, agriculture, management, computer science, and other fields.

Who is eligible

Bachelor programs

Candidate must:

·         Have passed 12 years of study or equivalent qualification.

·         Be between the ages of 17-23 years.

·         Have at least 75 percent in Shahdatnama or 60 percent in IBCC equivalency.

·         Fulfill Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PM&DC) and Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) admission criteria of 65 percent and 60 percent, respectively, in case of medical or engineering student.

MS/MPhil programs

Candidate must:

·         Be 35 years of age or below if he/she is a non-faculty person. For faculty members, the age limit is 40 years.

·         Have completed 16 years of education.

·         Have a minimum 2.5 CGPA out of 4.

PhD programs

Candidate must:

·         Be 35 years of age or below if he/she is a non-faculty person. For faculty members, the age limit is 40 years.

·         Have completed 18 years of education.

·         Have a minimum 3 CGPA out of 4.

 

Application process

Candidates can apply through the HEC’s scholarship portal.  

Deadline

The HEC has not announced the last date for the submission of the online application yet.

Other conditions 

·         HEC will not accept applications in hard form.

·         HEC will not cater to requests for any changes in the submitted application.

·         Candidates who are already enjoying any other scholarship will be rejected.

Contact

For any queries or complaints, candidates can visit HEC’s website, email pan@hec.gov.pk or pakafghan@hec.gov.pk​.