Scholarships for
Pakistani Students

LUMS

Full scholarship — tuition, accommodation, and monthly stipend

Higher Education Commission of Pakistan

Up to Rs 40,000 per semester (tuition support)

Government of Punjab

Full tuition + Rs 2,000 monthly stipend for high scorers; partial tuition for others

Aga Khan Foundation

50% grant + 50% loan (effectively full support for those who cannot repay)

Institute of Business Administration, Karachi

Full tuition + hostel accommodation

Habib University

Full scholarship — tuition, housing, and monthly living stipend

Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Full tuition at public universities; partial at private

Government of Balochistan

Full tuition + monthly stipend (varies by scheme)

Government of Sindh

Full tuition at public universities + monthly stipend

Government of Pakistan (Federal)

Full tuition reimbursement at public-sector universities

United States Educational Foundation in Pakistan (USEFP)

Full funding — tuition, airfare, health insurance, living allowance

UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Full funding — tuition, flights, living allowance, UK visa

Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK

Full funding — tuition, flights, stipend, thesis grant

The Rhodes Trust

Full funding — Oxford tuition, living allowance, flights, medical insurance

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation / University of Cambridge

Full funding — Cambridge tuition, maintenance allowance, flights, family allowance

National University of Sciences and Technology

Up to 100% tuition waiver based on financial need

Engro Foundation

Full tuition + monthly stipend of Rs 3,000–5,000

Atlas Honda / Honda Foundation

Full tuition for the degree programme

Islamabad Capital Territory Administration

Full tuition at public universities; partial at private

Aga Khan University

Up to 100% tuition waiver; some awards include living expenses

COMSATS University Islamabad

25%–100% tuition waiver based on FSc/entry test rank