HEC inviting applications from students for PhD scholarship program

Lahore: Higher Education Commission of Pakistan is inviting the applications from the candidates for Overseas Scholarships for PhD studies against the project HRDI-UESTP/UETs (Batch-VI) in specific disciplines.

Scholarship porgramme is focused on faculty development and it would facilitate the highly qualified teachers.

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Brilliant residents of Pakistan as well as of AJK can apply for the program online for a chance to get a fully sponsored overseas scholarship in particular disciplines and significant areas that can have a massive impact on the development of Pakistan.

Disciplines Covered in the Program

These fully sponsored scholarships are being offered for the PhD degree in the technologically advanced countries under the programmes involving Agriculture, Engineering & Technology, Management Sciences & Business Education, Medical Sciences, Physical Sciences as well as Social Sciences.

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Given below is the complete list of disciplines in which HEC’s PhD scholarships will be offered to candidates.

As per the notice of Higher Education Commission, the applicants must have MS/Phil or minimum 18 years of education to apply for a direct PhD programme in the specific disciplines.

The main objective behind this program is to produce 1500 PhD level Engineers, Scientists as well as Technologists who will ultimately become the potential faculty members of the Engineering, science and technology universities.

These educational institutes are being built in association along with the technologically advanced universities of France, Italy, Germany, China, South Korea and Australia.

The candidates can have a maximum of two 2^nd divisions in the entire academic career and no 3^rd division.

Equal opportunities will be offered to the male as well as female aspirants.

How to Apply?

Click on the given link to apply for this scholarship programme.

To register yourself at the online web portal of higher education commission follow these instructions.

Deadline:

Last date for the submission of applications for the scholarship programme is June 30^th, 2017.

Important Note:

It is also pertinent to mention here that the candidates who are already availing any other HEC or government scholarship are not eligible to apply for the programme.