Announcement of Indigenous 5000 PhD Fellowships for new intake 2016-17
Applicants are invited from outstanding Pakistani / AJK nationals for PhD studies
from HEC recognized Universities / Degree Awarding Institutions.The scholarship
is being offered for the academic year 2016-17 in all areas of Studies / Disciplines
under the project entitled Indigenous PhD Fellowship for 5000 Scholars- Phase-II in
the following four categories:
- Bachelor/ Master 16 years completed.
- Master/ MPhil 18 years completed.
- Master/ MPhil 18 years enrolled.
- Enrolled in PhD on or after Spring 2015.
Eligibility Criteria
- Pakistani/AJK National
- For MS/MPhil, the candidates must have minimum of 16 years of education with no
3rd division or Grade D in degree/certificate in the entire academic career.
- Candidates 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 required along with the condition mentioned above in clause (b).
- Maximum age at the closing date of application i.e. December 15, 2015: i. 40 years
for full-time regular faculty members of public sector university/DAIs and regular
employee of the public sector/R&D organizations ii. 35 years for all others.
- The candidates who are already availing any other HEC/Government scholarship are
NOT eligible to apply.
Application Procedure
Applicants are required to submit only online application available at HEC website
www.hec.gov.pk. Hard copy of application and any other documents are not
required at this stage. Applicants are required to upload and keep the record Original
online deposit slip/ ATM Transfer Slip of Rs. 500/-(non-refundable) as application
processing fee in favor of Director General Finance, HEC. Fee can be deposited through
any bank in Account Number 1742-79001334-01 Habib Bank Limited.
The last date for submission of online application is January 31, 2017.