Wednesday, 14 November 2012

HEC plans to award 10,000 scholarships

Islamabad

The Higher Education Commission (HEC) plans to award more than 10,000 scholarships to needy students from different parts of Pakistan under HEC needs-based scholarship programme during current financial year.

These scholarships would be awarded to talented but financially constrained students especially those from rural areas to ensure greater equity in enrollment at different public sector higher education institutions HEIs throughout the country.

Under this new initiative, special emphasis is given to the students belonging to Balochistan, Fata, interior Sindh and Southern Punjab to support higher education of maximum number of academically qualified needy students from the very poor segments of the country. These scholarships would be awarded through Students Financial Aid Offices (SFAO) established at 60 public sector higher education institutions in a transparent and well defined mechanism. The scholarship amount would cover the expenditure including tuition fee, books, lodging, transportation and other academic costs. The already enrolled students would be eligible to apply and application forms can be obtained from the Financial Aid offices of the selected universities.

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