US Pakistan Knowledge Corridor: HEC announces PhD scholarships

Islamabad: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has announced scholarships opportunities of Fall-2020 for PhD studies in top-ranked US Universities under US-Pakistan Knowledge Corridor Project. The HEC has invited applications from Pakistani, Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) nationals intending to pursue PhD in the following priority but not limited to, fields: Arts and Humanities, Design and Media, Social Sciences, Engineering, Basic Sciences, Medical and Allied Health Sciences, Agriculture, Veterinary Science, Computer Sciences, Emerging Technologies, Water Resources and Energy.

According to the sources on Thursday, the scholarships will cover living stipend, health insurance, settlement allowance and airfare. "This is zero tuition Model.

Hence, the applicants need to secure admission along with tuition waiver from the ranked US universities, land grant universities or university systems mentioned on the HEC website", they added. HEC, they said, has negotiated tuition fee waivers for Pakistani/AJK nationals with different ranked/land grant US Universities.

The project management unit may refer potential candidates who meet the basic eligibility criteria for award of HEC scholarships-to pertaining US universities for consideration of admission and award of tuition fee waiver, the sources maintained. They said that the applicants selected by the host university, after satisfying respective admission requirements/criteria, shall be offered HEC scholarships under US-Pakistan Knowledge Corridor Project in line with the HEC policy.