Commonwealth Scholarships 2023 Universities Lists to apply | Fully Funded Scholarships

 

INTRODUCTION

​

The government of Pakistan has offered scholarships to students of least developed Commonwealth countries that include Bangladesh, Kiribati, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Uganda, Tanzania, Vanuatu and Zambia.

Fields of Study

The fields of study that the students may apply in include Social Sciences, Gender Studies, Arts & Humanities, Management and Business Education, Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, and Natural Sciences/Physical Sciences for master's degree and PhD programs only.

 Admission Process:

Following procedure will be followed:

1.     The students will apply through nominating agencies of their respective Governments by mentioning the name of Pakistani universities (1st, 2nd & 3rd choice) and field of studies where she/he wish to get admission.

2.     Nominating agencies of respective Governments will make the nomination of students as per the eligibility criteria in coordination with HEC/respective University after meeting their admission bench marks (percentage). The data of nominated students will be shared with HEC Pakistan. Nomination would be on competitive basis on highest academic merit.

3.     The applicant will be required to complete all requisite documents for university admission process.

4.     HEC Pakistan will facilitate and coordinate with the student through nominating agencies of respective Governments for their enrollment in respective Pakistani universities in relevant discipline. HEC Pakistan will share the list of nominated students with selected Pakistani universities for securing acceptance/provisional admission as per their choices. The received nominations will be forwarded to respective universities keeping in view the preference pledged by applicants, for placement as per eligibility & merit criteria of the university.

5.     After completion of all documentation, HEC Pakistan will issue NOC for academic purposes only in favor of finally selected student to study in Pakistan.

6.     HEC Pakistan relevant staff will coordinate with respective embassies, ministries including Foreign Office, Ministry of Interior and concerned Agencies for completing all formalities.

7.     Finally selected students will be enrolled in public sector universities by considering their admission choices (1st, 2nd & 3rd) at Pakistani universities.

 Mode of Applying:            

Nominating agencies of respective Governments will coordinate with HEC Pakistan and advertise the scholarship. The students of these countries will compete for award of scholarship, as per the eligibility criteria in coordination with HEC Pakistan.

 

 

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

·         No dual national is allowed, only students from least developed countries of Commonwealth are eligible to apply.

·         The applicants must fulfil eligibility criteria of Pakistani Universities. As mode of teaching is English, therefore, applicants should have passed IELTS or TOFEL or provide English Proficiency Certificate.

·         ​​Moreover, candidates applying for Master's degree must have completed Bachelor's degree which have equivalency of 16 years viz. 04 years Bachelor's degree program graduated from State recognized University and equated by Higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan.

·         The major disciplines or subjects applied for Masters degree programs at Pakistani universities should be in the relevant major disciplines already studied by the applicant during their last degree program.

 

RELATED DOCUMENTS

​

​Four sets of the following documents will be required after nomination of applicants by sending/nominating country:

·         HEC Pakistan "Foreign Student Information Sheet" to be filled in by the applicant

·         All Academic Certificates / Marks Sheets of School, College and University

·         IELTS or TOFEL or English Proficiency Certificate

·         Recent Photographs (Eight)

·         Copy of Passport

·         Nomination Letter by Home Country

·         NOC of Concerned Nominating Agency for Studying in Pakistan​

Top of Form

Bottom of Form

 

RELEVANT UNIVERSITIES

​Nominated applicants would be enrolled in public sector universities preferably in the following:​

S. No.	Public Sector Pakistani Universities	Website (s)
1.	National University of Science & Technology (NUST), Islamabad​	www.nust.edu.pk
2.	Institute of Business Administration (IBA), Karachi	www.iba.edu.pk
3.	Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad	www.qau.edu.pk
4.	National College of Arts, Lahore	www.nca.edu.pk
5.	PMAS-Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi,	www.uaar.edu.pk;
6.	University of Agriculture, Faisalabad	www.uaf.edu.pk
7.	University of Agriculture, Peshawar	www.aup.edu.pk
8.	Sindh Agriculture University, Tandojam	www.sau.edu.pk
9.	University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS), Lahore	www.uvas.edu.pk
10.	University of Engineering & Technology (UET), Lahore	www.uet.edu.pk
11.	University of Engineering & Technology (UET), Peshawar	www.uetpeshawar.edu.pk
12.	Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering and Management Sciences (BUITEMS), Quetta	www.buitms.edu.pk
13.	University of the Punjab, Lahore	www.pu.edu.pk
14.	University of Karachi	www.uok.edu.pk
15.	University of Peshawar	www.uop.edu.pk
16.	Bahria University, Islamabad	www.bahria.edu.pk
17.	COMSATS University, Islamabad	www.comsats.edu.pk
18.	International Islamic University, Islamabad	www.iiu.edu.pk
19.	Institute of Management Sciences (IMSciences), Peshawar	www.imsciences.edu.pk
20.	Sukkur IBA University	www.iba-suk.edu.pk
21.	Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi	www.fjwu.edu.pk
22.	Government College University, Lahore	www.gcu.edu.pk
23.	National Textile University, Faisalabad	www.ntu.edu.pk
24.	Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro	www.muet.edu.pk
25.	Any other Pakistani public university recognized by HEC	www.hec.gov.pk

 

*Following Pakistani universities offer Masters in Gender Studies:

·         Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad (https://www.cegs.edu.pk/)

·         Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi (http://www.fjwu.edu.pk/gender-studies/)

·         University of the Punjab, Lahore (http://pu.edu.pk/home/subdepartment/4)

·         University of Peshawar (http://www.uop.edu.pk/departments/?q=Department-of-Gender-Studies)​

 

OTHER INFORMATION

​

Duration of Degree:

·          24 months Masters degree program

Dates of Start of Degree Program:

·         Fall session generally starts from September-October and Spring session starts from January-February.

·         Nomination should reach HEC ​​Pakistan 03 months before the start of respective session.

Equivalence Criteria for Degrees:

·         Equivalence of Masters degree program is in the light of Pakistan Qualification Framework

 Other Relevant Information

 VISA PROCEDURE:

After endorsement / NOC issued by HEC, the student would apply for a visa through Pakistan Embassy at respective country. She or he would submit the following documents:

1.     Student Visa Form

2.     Photocopy of passport

3.     Photographs (08)

4.     All relevant transcripts, diplomas, and other educational documents

5.     Acceptance / Admission letter from the Pakistani university applied to

6.     NOC issued by HEC before visa.

7.     NOC issued by respective Embassy at Islamabad to study in Pakistan

8.      Any other document if required by HEC / Pakistan Embassy at respective country.

·         HEC Pakistan would notify the enrollment / NOC to concerned university and Ministry for visa endorsement

·         The visa would be processed through Pakistan Embassy at respective country.

·         The visa, once issued, must be renewed annually, adhering to the country's required/valid security clearance process.

 Age:

·          Age between 20 years to 35 years for MS / M.Phil. on or before the application deadline.

 Accommodation:

·          Accommodation at university hostels will be provided by Pakistani universities

Travel Arrangement to Pakistan and Return:

·         ​HEC will reimburse return economy airfare to students of least developed countries of the Commonwealth.

 

Commonwealth Universities List

 

The Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) represents 535 universities from 37 Commonwealth countries. It is the world's first and oldest international university network. It was established in 1913.

Universities-

• Antigua and Barbuda
• 
  
• American University of Antigua

Bangladesh

• Asian University for Women
• Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University
• Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University
• Bangladesh Agricultural University
• Bangladesh Open University
• Bangladesh University of Business and Technology
• Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
• Daffodil International University
• International Islamic University Chittagong
• International University of Business Agriculture and Technology
• Islamic University
• Jahangirnagar University
• Khulna University
• Metropolitan University
• National University
• Shahjalal University of Science and Technology
• University of Asia Pacific
• University of Chittagong
• University of Dhaka
• University of Rajshahi
• World University of Bangladesh

Australia

• Australian College of Physical Education
• Blue Mountains International Hotel Management School
• Bond University
• Charles Darwin University
• Charles Sturt University
• Curtin University
• Deakin University
• Edith Cowan University
• Federation University Australia
• Griffith University
• James Cook University
• Murdoch University
• Queensland University of Technology
• Raffles College of Design and Commerce
• The University of Adelaide
• The University of Newcastle
• University of Canberra
• University of Melbourne
• University of South Australia
• University of Southern Queensland
• University of Sydney
• University of Tasmania
• University of the Sunshine moo
• University of Western Sydney
• University of Wollongong
• University of New South Wales
• Victoria University

United Kingdom

• Aberystwyth University
• Bangor University
• Bath Spa University
• Birmingham City University
• Bournemouth University
• British Institute of Technology and E-commerce
• Brunel University London
• Buckinghamshire New University
• Canterbury Christ Church University
• Cardiff Metropolitan University
• Cardiff University
• Coventry University
• Cranfield University
• Durham University
• Edge Hill University
• Glasgow Caledonian University
• Heriot-Watt University
• Keele University
• King's College London
• Kingston University
• Lancaster University
• Liverpool Hope University
• London South Bank University
• Middlesex University
• Newcastle University
• Northumbria University
• Open University
• Queen's University Belfast
• Richmond, The American International University in London
• School of Oriental and African Studies
• Sheffield Hallam University
• Staffordshire University
• Swansea University
• UCL Institute of Education
• Ulster University
• University College Birmingham
• University College London
• University of Aberdeen
• University of Bath
• University of Bedfordshire
• University of Birmingham
• University of Bristol
• University of Cambridge
• University of Chester
• University of East London
• University of Edinburgh
• University of Essex
• University of Exeter
• University of Glasgow
• University of Greenwich
• University of Hertfordshire
• University of Huddersfield
• University of Hull
• University of Kent
• University of Leeds
• University of Leicester
• University of Lincoln
• University of London
• University of Manchester
• University of Nottingham
• University of Northampton
• University of Oxford
• University of Plymouth
• University of Reading
• University of Salford
• University of Southampton
• University of St Andrews
• University of Stirling
• University of Strathclyde
• University of Sunderland
• University of Surrey
• University of the Highlands and Islands
• University of Wales
• University of Warwick
• University of West London
• University of Westminster
• University of Worcester
• University of York
• York St John University

Pakistan

Air University Islamabad

Sri Lanka

• Bhikshu University
• Buddhist and Pali University
• Eastern University
• General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University
• National School of Business Management
• Open University
• Rajarata University
• Sabaragamuwa University
• South Eastern University
• Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology
• University of Colombo
• University of Jaffna
• University of Kelaniya
• University of Moratuwa
• University of Peradeniya
• University of Ruhuna
• University of Sri Jayewardenepura
• University of the Visual and Performing Arts
• University of Vocational Technology
• Uva Wellassa University
• Wayamba University

Watch the Video to Apply