This program funds graduate study in the United States for a Master’s degree program.
The program is funded by The United States Agency for International Development (USAID). All disciplines are eligible, except for clinical medicine, with priority given to Education, Educational Management, Agriculture, Health, Teaching of English, Journalism, and fields related to economic development. Eligible candidates will have either a four-year Bachelor’s degree or a Bachelor’s and Master’s combination totaling 16 years of formal education from an accredited university. Recent graduates are strongly encouraged to apply, except for MBA applicants, who require 3 years of work experience.
Fulbright/HEC/USAID Ph.D. Scholarship
This program funds graduate study in the United States towards a Ph.D. degree. This may be coursework and/or research towards a Ph.D. or an entire program. Funding for this program is provided by the Higher Education Commission (HEC) of the Government of Pakistan as well as USAID. Eligible applicants will have a Master’s, M. Phil. or comparable degree (a minimum of 18 years of formal education) from an accredited university.
Who is eligible for these scholarships?
Pakistani citizens with strong academic histories are eligible to apply.
All disciplines - Sciences, SocialSciences, Arts, Humanities, Journalism, Business, Law - are welcome to apply, except clinical medicine.
It is highly desirable that candidates have work experience in teaching, research, or the publicsector in Pakistan.
In addition to academic work, persons selected for Fulbright programs are expected to share information about Pakistani life and culture with their U.S. colleagues and with community groups in the U.S. On returning to Pakistan, Fulbright grantees are expected to share their U.S. experiences with colleagues and community groups in Pakistan.
Successful candidates should be poised to assume a leadership position in their field and must be committed to returning and serving Pakistan.
Application process & deadline
Original application with references and attested copies of supporting documentation along with oneadditional copy of the complete application must be received by 4:30 p.m. on May 18, 2009.
Furher Scholarship Information
http://www.usefpakistan.org/
http://ciit-isb.edu.pk/NEFiles/Images/Fulbright2009.pdf
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Thursday, March 5, 2009
Monday, March 2, 2009
A Pakistani student appeals from UK
I, with other scholars from Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences (LUMHS), Jamshoro, was sent to the UK on merit scholarship awarded by the LUMHS/HEC for a four-year PhD degree course about two and a half years back. The relevant authorities in Pakistan have informed us recently that it is mandatory for us to finish our studies in three years at any cost.
I, a medical doctor and a member of the Faculty of Community Medicine and Public Health Sciences at LUMHS, with teaching experience of about 12 years, married, having four young children, proceeded to do my PhD degree course in epidemiology and public health, at the University of Nottingham, UK, in September 2006, after fulfilling all the requirements, i.e. clearing IELTS, GRE and a core course/test conducted by a fac ulty of international repute, organised by LUMHS (under the Faculty Enhancement Programme of the HEC/Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences, Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan).
For the PhD, I was granted ex-Pakistan leave of four years by the authorities. Accordingly, I was allowed a scholarship which included university tuition fees (for three years and paid in advance) and living expenses of 750 pounds per month for four years, permissible under the HEC policy.
After getting excellent progress reports during the first and the second year, I am in my third year of studies and progressing well in accordance with the study/research plan, and the fourth year is to be followed by write-up of the thesis, reviews by the supervisor, its submission and evaluation by the ex aminers, defending the thesis/viva voce, which will lead to the successful completion of the degree course and, finally, my return to my Alma Mater and the country with a PhD degree.
Under the circumstances narrated above, we have now been officially told by our university that:
(1) our studies were sponsored for the period of 36 months,
(2) it is mandatory that we finish our research and writing work within the stipulated time and (3) LUMHS, Jamshoro, will not bear the expenses (tuition fee or living expenses) if our studies extend beyond the said period.
Due to this decision, I feel devastated in a foreign land for no fault of my own. It’s not only unfair but will also waste all the sweat and blood I have put into my studies at the cost of my children’s future and also cause a colossal loss of the money inves ted by the government and the university, if I am not supported financially (by allowing living expenses for the fourth year) to complete my studies/research and return without achieving the objective.
It may be mentioned here that my PhD degree programme is based on human study, which is progressing with the support of the GPs’ all over the UK, and the needed data collection and analysis of the selected samples can hardly be accomplished in the three-year period of research in accordance with the prescribed and designed schedule under the supervision of the supervisor. Write-up of the thesis, its evaluation and defending the thesis is to follow in the fourth year. Accordingly, I have been allowed four years exPakistan study leave to pursue my PhD degree course as an inservice candidate at the University of Nottingham.
Making it mandatory for me to finish with the PhD degree course within three years appears to be quite illogical. The tuition fee along with the living expenses for the third year have already been paid by the LUMHS/HEC, whereas, for the fourth year till the academic requirements of the degree programme are fully completed, the LUMHS/HEC will be required to pay only the living expenses, which is their sole responsibility.
I hail from a middle class, educated family of Sindh, and am unable to afford the expenses in the UK for even a month, let alone one full year. I appeal to President Asif Ali Zardari to intervene in this matter and help me and many others who are pursuing their PhDs’ abroad.
DR ANEELA ATTA UR RAHMAN England
I, a medical doctor and a member of the Faculty of Community Medicine and Public Health Sciences at LUMHS, with teaching experience of about 12 years, married, having four young children, proceeded to do my PhD degree course in epidemiology and public health, at the University of Nottingham, UK, in September 2006, after fulfilling all the requirements, i.e. clearing IELTS, GRE and a core course/test conducted by a fac ulty of international repute, organised by LUMHS (under the Faculty Enhancement Programme of the HEC/Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences, Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan).
For the PhD, I was granted ex-Pakistan leave of four years by the authorities. Accordingly, I was allowed a scholarship which included university tuition fees (for three years and paid in advance) and living expenses of 750 pounds per month for four years, permissible under the HEC policy.
After getting excellent progress reports during the first and the second year, I am in my third year of studies and progressing well in accordance with the study/research plan, and the fourth year is to be followed by write-up of the thesis, reviews by the supervisor, its submission and evaluation by the ex aminers, defending the thesis/viva voce, which will lead to the successful completion of the degree course and, finally, my return to my Alma Mater and the country with a PhD degree.
Under the circumstances narrated above, we have now been officially told by our university that:
(1) our studies were sponsored for the period of 36 months,
(2) it is mandatory that we finish our research and writing work within the stipulated time and (3) LUMHS, Jamshoro, will not bear the expenses (tuition fee or living expenses) if our studies extend beyond the said period.
Due to this decision, I feel devastated in a foreign land for no fault of my own. It’s not only unfair but will also waste all the sweat and blood I have put into my studies at the cost of my children’s future and also cause a colossal loss of the money inves ted by the government and the university, if I am not supported financially (by allowing living expenses for the fourth year) to complete my studies/research and return without achieving the objective.
It may be mentioned here that my PhD degree programme is based on human study, which is progressing with the support of the GPs’ all over the UK, and the needed data collection and analysis of the selected samples can hardly be accomplished in the three-year period of research in accordance with the prescribed and designed schedule under the supervision of the supervisor. Write-up of the thesis, its evaluation and defending the thesis is to follow in the fourth year. Accordingly, I have been allowed four years exPakistan study leave to pursue my PhD degree course as an inservice candidate at the University of Nottingham.
Making it mandatory for me to finish with the PhD degree course within three years appears to be quite illogical. The tuition fee along with the living expenses for the third year have already been paid by the LUMHS/HEC, whereas, for the fourth year till the academic requirements of the degree programme are fully completed, the LUMHS/HEC will be required to pay only the living expenses, which is their sole responsibility.
I hail from a middle class, educated family of Sindh, and am unable to afford the expenses in the UK for even a month, let alone one full year. I appeal to President Asif Ali Zardari to intervene in this matter and help me and many others who are pursuing their PhDs’ abroad.
DR ANEELA ATTA UR RAHMAN England
Monday, December 29, 2008
HEC creates hurdles in awarding scholarships to FATA students
ISLAMABAD: Students hailing from Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) have alleged Higher Education Commission (HEC) was putting their future at stake by procrastinating the decision regarding interpretation of Supreme Court of Pakistan's verdict on division of reserved seats among students of inner and outer FATA region. Prof Qasim Masood , Chairman FATA Employees Welfare Society, Islamabad, while presiding over protest meeting of FATA teachers, students, businessmen and civil society activists, told The Frontier Post on Monday that HEC had committed violation of the rules by denying FATA students the right to seek admission in public sector universities under 'Provision of higher education opportunities for students of FATA and Balochistan.
It was said that HEC had withheld the merit list of FATA students because it violated the Supreme Court decision on reserved seats for FATA students. Before preparing the merit policy, they alleged, HEC did take into consideration the court's decision at all and it selected students on quite reverse proportionate of students from inner and outer FATA region. The court, in its decision, had explicitly directed the authorities to allot 10% of the total reserved seats of FATA region to those who in fact had received their education from within the region whereas the remaining 90% seats were to be reserved for students getting education from outside FATA but having domicile of FATA region.
The official concerned in HEC when contacted by FP said that HEC being ignorant of Supreme Court verdict awarded scholarships to FATA students on the bases of an earlier formula containing 10% seats for students seeking education from outside FATA region and remaining 90% for the students who got education from within FATA. The official said since the students falling under outer FATA quota had raised their demand, HEC was left with no other option but to withhold the merit list and to seek opinion of legal advisors on the contention of students from outer region in context of Supreme Court decision.
He said that SC judgment merely referred to students seeking admission in medical colleges whereas the scholarship project worth Rs 981.486m covered all disciplines of studies including engineering as well. Moreover, he said 60% of the project awards were for students from Balochistan and remaining 40% for FATA region students.
When asked how long it would take to seek legal opinion of the advisor and to commence with scholarship awarding to the students, the official said that it might take few more weeks to come up with resolution of the issue. It was also said that the awards had to be finalized during Sept-Oct 2008 to let the students seek admission in relevant universities but the confusion regarding seat allotment had delayed the issue for indefinite period.
Students both from inner and outer FATA region had urged the authorities to take immediate notice of the issue by asking the HEC to resolve the issue at its earliest to save students' time and resources.
Source: http://frontierpost.com.pk/News.aspx?ncat=ts&nid=3659
It was said that HEC had withheld the merit list of FATA students because it violated the Supreme Court decision on reserved seats for FATA students. Before preparing the merit policy, they alleged, HEC did take into consideration the court's decision at all and it selected students on quite reverse proportionate of students from inner and outer FATA region. The court, in its decision, had explicitly directed the authorities to allot 10% of the total reserved seats of FATA region to those who in fact had received their education from within the region whereas the remaining 90% seats were to be reserved for students getting education from outside FATA but having domicile of FATA region.
The official concerned in HEC when contacted by FP said that HEC being ignorant of Supreme Court verdict awarded scholarships to FATA students on the bases of an earlier formula containing 10% seats for students seeking education from outside FATA region and remaining 90% for the students who got education from within FATA. The official said since the students falling under outer FATA quota had raised their demand, HEC was left with no other option but to withhold the merit list and to seek opinion of legal advisors on the contention of students from outer region in context of Supreme Court decision.
He said that SC judgment merely referred to students seeking admission in medical colleges whereas the scholarship project worth Rs 981.486m covered all disciplines of studies including engineering as well. Moreover, he said 60% of the project awards were for students from Balochistan and remaining 40% for FATA region students.
When asked how long it would take to seek legal opinion of the advisor and to commence with scholarship awarding to the students, the official said that it might take few more weeks to come up with resolution of the issue. It was also said that the awards had to be finalized during Sept-Oct 2008 to let the students seek admission in relevant universities but the confusion regarding seat allotment had delayed the issue for indefinite period.
Students both from inner and outer FATA region had urged the authorities to take immediate notice of the issue by asking the HEC to resolve the issue at its earliest to save students' time and resources.
Source: http://frontierpost.com.pk/News.aspx?ncat=ts&nid=3659
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