HEC USAID Need Based Scholarships for Under Graduate and Graduates

Scholarship Type: Post Admission

Study Level : Under Graduate,Graduation

Study Field: Management Sciences,Agriculture

Institution: Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi,IMS, Peshawar,NWFP Agriculture University, Peshawar,University of Agriculture, Faislabad,LUMS, Lahore,IBA, Sukkur,IBA, Karachi,SZABIST, Karachi,Sindh Agriculture University, Tandojam,BUITEMS, Quetta

Introduction

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 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.

In pursuance of the Government’s initiative of providing financial relief to meritorious but deprived students, an agreement of US$ 7.33 million in July 2004 is signed with United State Agency for International Development (USAID) to provide grant for scholarships in the field of Agriculture and Business Administration at undergraduate & graduate level.

Objectives
The scope of the project includes 1000 number of scholarships for the students who meet the eligibility criteria. The scholarships are bifurcated as follows:

Under Graduation Post Graduation

Agriculture (756) 285 471

Business Administration (651) 240 411

Total 525 882

The Merit and Needs based Scholarship Project has been in operation since 2004. Eleven (11) public & private institutions are participating in the program while more than 800 scholarships have been successfully awarded at the participating institutions

Scholarship Offering

Comprehensive scholarship is offered under the program. The scholarship provides funds for the following expenses:

1. Tuition fee 2. Lodging 3. Transportation

4. Books 5. Incidental costs.

Students at both private & public sector institutes have found the scholarship extremely helpful in sustaining their educational expenses.

Eligibility Criteria

•Financial assistance & scholarships are available to study at graduate level MBA/ MS Agriculture.

•The eligibility of the program assessed on the neediness of the candidate & his/her familyu background.

•Student should be able to compete fro securing admission in the approved discipline at the participating institution and be enrolled in Graduate (2 Years) Programs.

How to Apply

Scholarship Award Process

1.After securing admission, a student has to fill out scholarship form provided by the Scholarship Aid Office of the participating institutions and submit it along with the supporting documents at the institution.

2.Data and supporting documents of the potential candidate are reviewed by Institutional Scholarship Award Committee (ISAC).

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. The committee includes top Executives of HEC, representatives from the participating institutions, eminent scholars and a senior member from USAID, Pakistan. After finalization of awardees’ list, the scholarship fund for the selected students are transferred to participating institutions for onward disbursement to students.