08-23-2014, 04:04 PM
Pak-USAID Merit and Needs Based Scholarship Program 2014
Brief History:
The Pak-USAID Merit and Needs based Scholarship Program Phase-II is focused on providing
opportunities for access to higher education especially to under privileged candidates who, despite
possessing academic merit, are unable to finance their education. The scholarship is not restricted to
tuition only, but extends to accommodation and living expenses.
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) has approved the program at a total
cost of Rs. 2,954.808 million in its meeting held on 6th September 2013. The Project is funded by
Government of United States of America as Grant in Aid.
The Phase-I of the program was initiated in 2004 at eleven (11) universities with scope of 1807
scholarships. It is the pride of the program that all the scholarships are awarded, 94 percent of the
scholarship recipients had graduated in the semester they expected to graduate.
Program Objectives:
• To enable the academically qualified, yet financially needy, Pakistani students to continue university
studies in selected private and public universities of Pakistan in the fields of Agriculture, Medical,
Business, Social Science and Engineering
• To enhance the institutional capacity of the Higher Education Commission of the Government of
Pakistan and local public and private sector universities in designing and implementing MNBSP Phase II
Eligibility Criteria for Scholarships:
1. The applicant must be a Pakistani/AJK National
2. Financial assistance & scholarships are available for study at undergraduate & graduate level in
the following disciplines at the selected 29 Pakistani universities and degree awarding institutions.
a. Agricultural & Veterinary Sciences
b. Business Administration
c. Social Sciences
d. Engineering & Tech.
e. Medica