PEEF Announces PhD Merit Scholarships for Foreigners 2023
PEEF Announces PhD Merit Scholarships for Foreigners 2023
A Chief Minister Merit Scholarship Program has been launched by the Punjab Education Endowment Fund for the year 2023. Chief Minister Merit Scholarships are awarded every year to top Pakistani students who meet the eligibility criteria for fully funded PhD scholarships. Specifically, this is to study at a university abroad. Students interested in pursuing a doctoral degree at a foreign university will benefit greatly from the program.
Over 440,000 scholarships were awarded by the Punjab Education Endowment Fund previously. April 14th, 2023 is the deadline for CMMS applications for 2023-24.
Requirements
- The student must have an admission offer from a top 50 institute in the subject of choice as per QS rankings
- The applicant must have a cumulative grade point average of at least 60%
- Family income must be less or equal to 200,000/- in order to be eligible to apply
- For the PhD fully funded scholarship program, the maximum age is 35
- There must be no prior experience with international scholarships
- Applications are open to all Pakistani students, male and female. Scholarships for PhD study are not available to teaching faculty in public sector institutions of Pakistan
- Finally, you must apply for the scholarship during the year in which it is offered
Information about the scholarships:
- A fully funded tuition
- Accommodation
- Cost of flying
- Insurance for health care
Selected Scholarship Seats:
The Punjab Chief Minister Merit Scholarship is awarded to students from the province. Students from other parts of Pakistan are awarded 10% of the scholarships.
Scholarships are reserved for 80% of science students and 20% for arts students.
What is the application process?
- The Punjab Education Endowment Fund's website provides the application form for eligible students to download.
- In order to apply, candidates must submit their application forms by the deadline
Chief Minister Merit Scholarships are available in the following subjects:
- The Natural Sciences
- Medicine and the Life Sciences
- Social Sciences
- Engineering &Technology
A detailed subject list is available on the PEEF website at: https://peef.org.pk/