Thursday 12 March 2009

Scholarships

Its a basic right for every human being to study even if one cant afford to. So, in Pakistan if one is talented then it is not that he wont be admitted to any good university on the basis of his/her financial constraints.

There are many universities which offer scholarships to meritorious students. For instance, IBA, LUMS, CBM, SZABIST are few of them. There are several other scholarships offered by government as well as HEC. Sindh Endowment Fund is one of the government sponsored scholarships. SBP loan scheme is also being launched by the government to financially aid students in their education.

So once one gets admission in a good university then fee is not an issue because there are several funding sources available.

These websites can be checked out for further scholarships information:



  1. http://www.hec.gov.pk/scholarships
  2. iba.edu.pk/aid.htm
  3. www.nbp.com.pk/StudentLoan/
  4. http://www.lums.edu.pk/financial_assistance/overview.php

As far as higher education commission is concerned there are following categories mentioned at their site:

1- Undergraduate Scholarships

2- Graduate Scholarships

3- MS leading to Phd SSs

Now, all of us are aware that current politics (Mr. Zardari :p etc, IMF loans ) have made the attainment quite tough than before,(HEC has been cut short by 97% on funds this fiscal year, alas;-)) so there are a limited number of seats but I can suggest following steps to make your chances far more better

1- Your marks and percentage over the career do matter, but express them cleverly, mention gpa if it appears better, otherwise percentage, mention distinctions also.

2- Dont forget to mention your project works and other things that you are proud about they contribute a lot.

3- Hire a professional to help with ur forms for application.(maybe me:p)

4- Arrange a university admission(a good ranked one worldwide), get admission and then apply for scholarship at all sources available(this is a whole new topic I'll write it separately later, if u wish:p)

5- Nust also awards you scholarship.... but only after you get admission in a reputed university:, now dont you think Ill help you on this also, do some research yourself too. I tell you I charge a great amount for individual consultancies. Be careful.

6- Do work hard in your current program if you are dreaming of a significant abroad-higher study scholarship for future, straight Cs are as useless as Fs.

7- Prepare for professional tests TOFEL, GRE, GMAT, ILETS etc....and dont forget to take them too, just preparation means nothing to them, they want proofs...lol:p

8- And finally... don't loose hope..pray for good times to come and just wait... make sure you do some thing else also while waiting.

And here I bring to you some links for scholarships in backdays...

HEC- Japanese need based Scholarship. HEC-US need based Scholarship.

www.interface.edu.pk/students/Jan-08/HEC-scholarships.asp

Local and International Scholarships for Pakistani Students
www.ilmkidunya.com/Scholarship/scholarships_pakistan.asp

(HEC) Japanese Need Based/Merit Scholarships
HEC- Japanese Need Based Scholarships program for the Pakistani University students aimed at providing equal opportunities to talented students

www.fui.edu.pk/web/page.asp?id=440 -

HEC scholarships – Pakistan - The University of Auckland
The Pakistan HEC Scholarship programme is a partnership between the Pakistan Higher Education Commission (HEC) and The University of Auckland.

www.auckland.ac.nz/uoa/is-hec-scholarships

HEC MBA - Admissions - Financing - Scholarships
HEC scholarships fall into various categories: merit-based, need-based, ... In addition, HEC scholarships cover tuition fees only for courses taken on the ...

www.mba.hec.edu/Admissions/Financing/Scholarships -

Now thats much for today. See you!

2 comments:

  1. Is this an ilmkidunya site or are you also going to enjoy the true gossip which I am splashing on the internet to alert that information on ilmkidunya may be plagiarised and to name and shame ilmkidunyane ~I looked for academic information on ilmkidunya and found one of my articles knowingly plagiarised by ilmkidunya!

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  2. http://www.exampk.com/scholarships.php

    Exampk providing old papers of universities and boards + Scholarships

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