Deadline: 2 days left to apply for HEC PhD Indigenous fellowships programme

Lahore: Higher Education Commission, Pakistan is offering 5000 Indigenous Fellowships. The comiision is awarding these scholarships to the brilliant Pakistani/AJK residents to complete PhD from Pakistani HEC recognized Universities/ Degree Awarding institutions.

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Course Level:

These fellowships are available for MS/MPhil or PhD programs.

Study Subject:

These fellowships are offered in all fields of studies/disciplines.

List of subjects:

All fields of Science and Technology, Social Sciences, Humanities and Life Sciences

Scholarship Grant:

Financial Support under Ph.D. Fellowship for 5000 Scholars PHASE-I (Batch-IV) cademic session 2016-17.

Scholar Payment

Scholar’s stipend

1.       Rs. 10,000 monthly in MS/MPhil

2.       Rs. 13,000 per month in PhD

Support to University for tuition fee, reference books, back volumes, chemical abstracts, stationery, software, internet etc.               

1.       Rs.75, 000/ per year

Support to University for laboratory/workshop equipment, lab material, consumables and supplies etc.

1.       Rs. 75,000/- per year

Only in PhD Sciences Subjects

Book allowance (for scholar)      

1.       Rs.5,000/- per year

Thesis evaluation from abroad charges on completion

1.       Rs. 18,000/- once during the award period

Thesis charges to scholar in last year.     

1.       Rs.5,000/- once at time of completion of study

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Eligibility Criteria:

The following criteria must be met in order for candidates to be eligible for scholarship:

1.       Pakistani/AJK National

2.       For MS/MPhil, the candidates must have minimum 16 years of education without any 3rd division or Grade D in degree/certificate in the whole academic career.

3.       The applicants applying for direct PhD scholarships must have minimum CGPA 3.0 (out of 4.0 in the semester system) or first division (in the annual system) in MS/MPhil/Equivalent degree is needed together with the condition mentioned above in clause (2).

4.       Maximum age at the closing date of application i.e. December 15, 2015: i. 40 years for full-time regular faculty members of government sector university/DAIs and regular employee of the government sector/R&D organizations

(35 years for all others).

5.       The candidates who are already availing any other HEC/Government scholarship are not eligible to apply for this fellowship.

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Deadline:

Last date for the submission of application forms is February 22^nd, 2017. 

How to Apply?

Click on the link given below to apply for this HEC Indigenous fellowships programme.