AAE Support For Scholarship

• British Government/FCO
• Master’s Degree

Brief description:

Chevening Scholarships are the UK government’s global scholarship program, funded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and partner organizations. The program offers awards to outstanding scholars with leadership potential from around the world to study for a master’s degree in any subject at any UK university.

Host Institution(s):

Any university in the UK

Level/Field(s) of study:

One year full-time taught Master’s Degree Programme in any subject. Use the course finder to find eligible master’s degrees at every university across the UK.

Number of Awards:

Around 1,500 scholarships globally will be offered.

Target group:

The scholarships are targeted at citizens of Chevening-eligible countries.  See the official website for a complete list of countries eligible for Chevening scholarships.

Scholarship value/inclusions:

A Chevening Scholarship normally covers university tuition fees, a monthly living allowance, travel costs to and from the UK, an arrival allowance, a homeward departure allowance, the cost of one visa application, and a travel grant to attend Chevening events in the UK.

Eligibility:

To be eligible for a Chevening Scholarship you must:

• Be a citizen of a Chevening-eligible country or territory.

• Return to your country of citizenship for a minimum of two years after your scholarship has ended.

• Have completed all components of an undergraduate degree that will enable you to gain entry into a postgraduate program at a UK university by the time you submit your application. This is typically equivalent to an upper second-class 2:1 honors degree in the UK but may be different depending on your course and university choice.

• Have at least two years (equivalent to 2,800 hours) of work experience.

• Apply to three different eligible UK university courses and have received an unconditional offer from one of these choices by 13 July 2023.

Application instructions:

Applications for Chevening Awards can only be submitted using the Chevening online application system, available through the ‘apply’ button on your country’s page. The deadline for applications is 1 November 2022 at 12:00 GMT (midday).

It is important to visit your individual country page on the official website for detailed information on how to apply for this scholarship.

Official Scholarship Website:  http://www.chevening.org/

Brief description:

Commonwealth Scholarships for Master’s study in the UK are offered to citizens of developing Commonwealth countries. These scholarships are funded by the UK Department for International Development (DFID).

Host Institution(s):

UK Universities

Level and Field(s) of study:

Eligible Master’s Degree Programme at a UK University.

Target group:

Citizen of or have been granted refugee status by an eligible Commonwealth country,

Scholarship value/inclusions:

Each scholarship provides airfare to and from the United Kingdom, tuition and examination fees, stipend, thesis grant (if applicable), and warm clothing allowance, among others.

Eligibility: To apply for these scholarships, you must:

• Be a citizen of or have been granted refugee status by an eligible Commonwealth country, or be a British Protected Person

• Be permanently resident in an eligible Commonwealth country

• Be available to start your academic studies in the UK by the start of the UK academic year in September 2023

• By September 2023, hold a first degree of at least upper second class (2:1) honors standard, or a second class degree and relevant postgraduate qualification (usually a Master’s degree). The CSC would not normally fund a second UK Master’s degree. If you are applying for a second UK Master’s degree, you will need to provide justification as to why you wish to undertake this study

• Be unable to afford to study in the UK without this scholarship
• Have provided all supporting documentation in the required format

Application instructions:

The CSC does not accept direct applications for these scholarships. All applications must be made through one of these nominating bodies: national nominating agencies (this is the main route of application) or selected non-governmental organizations and charitable bodies.

Each nominating body is responsible for its own selection process. You must check with your nominating body for their specific advice and rules for applying, their own eligibility criteria, and their own closing date for applications.

It is important to read to visit the official website (link found below) to access the EAS system and for detailed information on how to apply for this scholarship.

Official Scholarship Website: https://cscuk.fcdo.gov.uk/scholarships/commonwealth-masters-scholarships/

• It is a fully funded scholarship to study at a US higher education institute which is administered by United States Educational Foundation in Pakistan (USEFP).
• Website Link:
• https://www.usefp.org/scholarships/fulbright-degree.cfm

Nature of scholarship

• The Fulbright fund’s graduate study in the United States for a Masters’s or Ph.D. degree.
• The scholarship covers tuition fees, required textbooks, airfare, a living stipend, and health insurance.
• USEFP also assists with university applications and visa processing.

ELIGIBILITY FOR SCHOLARSHIP

• For the Masters’s degree program, eligible candidates will have either a four-year Bachelor’s degree or a Bachelor’s and Master’s combination totaling 16 years of education. Recent graduates are strongly encouraged to apply, except for MBA and Public Policy/Administration applicants, who require 2 years of work experience.
• For the Ph.D. degree program, eligible applicants will have a Master’s, M.Phil. or comparable degree with a minimum of 18 years of formal education. It is highly desirable that candidates have work experience in teaching, research, or the public sector in Pakistan.

Ineligibility for scholarship

• Persons with a dual U.S. / Pakistan nationality or those having a spouse, parent, fiancé, or child over 18 years of age who is a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.
• Employees of the Fulbright organization or the U.S. Department of State and their spouses, fiancé, siblings, dependents, children, and parents. For programs funded by their agencies, employees of USAID or the HEC and their spouses, fiancé, siblings, dependents, children, and parents.
• As a general matter, preference for Fulbright student opportunities will be given to candidates who have not previously received a Fulbright student grant.
• Persons already studying in the U.S. or on a work/residence visa in any country. 

Application cycle

• Applications are accepted each year in February and the deadline to submit applications is around May.
• Interviews are conducted in August and September and the result comes out in October.
• After selection, the university admissions continue until February, and visa interviews take place until June.
• From the time of scholarship application to the commencement, of course, takes 14 – 15 months.

Fulbright PRIORITY AREAS

• Education and Public Policy, Agriculture, Energy, Sustainable Development
• Women and people from less privileged backgrounds are highly encouraged to apply.
• Almost 150 (including masters and Ph.D. students selected from Pakistan every year)

Contact information

• For any scholarship-related queries contact at:

               info@usefpakistan.org

• Online application link: https://www.usefp.org/scholarships/fulbright-degree.cfm

Overview of scholarship

• GREAT Scholarships offers 27 scholarships from UK universities, across a variety of subjects for students from Pakistan. Each scholarship is worth a minimum of £10,000 towards tuition fees for ANY one-year postgraduate course.

Eligibility criteria

• be a citizen of Pakistan.
• have an undergraduate degree that will enable you to enter a postgraduate (taught) program in a UK university
• be motivated and academically able to follow a UK postgraduate course
• active in the field with work experience or proven interest in the subject area
• meet the English language requirement of the UK university
• We expect scholars to attend lectures and tutorials and engage in extra-curricular activities.

Application process

1. Filter the universities listed by Pakistan on the ‘find a scholarship’ page on the university website and click to access detailed information about the scholarships on offer.
2. Apply for individual scholarships following the instructions given on each universities’ scholarship web pages.
3. The deadline to apply for a GREAT Scholarship varies according to each institution. For details on individual institutions’ deadlines, please see the institution page.
4. Successful scholars will be informed by individual universities on the result of their applications.
5. Scholarship funding will be issued to successful scholars by individual universities after registration.

Eligible universities for Pakistan

• University of Derby
• University of Cambridge
• University of Bath
• Ulster University
• Teesside University
• Royal Agricultural University
• Robert Gordon University
• Nottingham Trent University
• University of Dundee 
• University of Edinburgh
• University of Essex 
• University of Exeter 
• University of Manchester
• University of Nottingham 
• University of South Wales 
• University of Warwick 

HOW TO PROCEED WITH THE SCHOLARSHIP

• Choose any one-year taught master’s at the universities listed above.
• Then apply for admission to that course.
• If you receive any offer letter like a conditional or unconditional offer letter you can apply for the Great Scholarship on that university’s website for which you will be required to write some additional essays.

Contact information

• https://study-uk.britishcouncil.org/scholarships/great-scholarships/pakistan

Nature of scholarship

• Scotland’s Saltire Scholarships is a scholarship program offered by the Scottish Government in collaboration with Scottish universities for one-year master’s courses in the areas of science, technology, creative industries, healthcare and medical sciences, and renewable and clean energy.  

Eligible universities

• https://www.scotland.org/study/scottish-universities 

Eligible areas

• Science
• Technology
• Creative industries
• Healthcare and medical sciences
• Renewable and clean energy

 

SCIENCE	TECHNOLOGY	CREATIVE INDUSTRIES
Earth Sciences	Software	Communications, Media, and Culture
Environment	Engineering	Broadcasting
Energy	Bioinformatics	Film
Geology	Information	Animation
Weather and Climate	Systems	Journalism
Plants/Botany	Multimedia	Cultural
Animals/Zoology	Computers	Publishing

 

CREATIVE INDUSTRIES	HEALTHCARE AND MEDICAL SCIENCES	CLEAN AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
New Media Studies	Physical and Life Sciences	Sustainable Engineering
Computer Games / Computer Arts	Astronomy	Renewable Energy
Design	Physics	Biomass / Biofuels
Graphic	Health Sciences	Hydro / Solar / Tidal / Wind power
Industrial	Biotechnology / Biology
Interior / Fashion	Chemistry

 

For more details to contact:

https://www.scotland.org/study/saltire-scholarships

For Contact: https://www.scotland.org/more-info/contact-us