Prime Minister’s Youth Program Fee Embursement for Poor Students 2013-14.
Introduction:
Prime minister has announced six welfare schemes for youth. The program comprises six schemes named as: Micro Interest Free Loans Scheme, Small Business Loans Scheme, Youth Training Scheme, Youth Skill Development Scheme, Fee Assistance Scheme and PM’s Scheme for Laptops Provision.
PM’s Scheme for Reimbursement of Fee of Students from the Less Developed Areas is aimed at encouraging pursuit of higher education by students from less developed areas through financing of their tuition fees paid directly to the universities.
Government of Pakistan would pay the tuition fees of all deserving candidates at master’s level and above. For this purpose, Rs1.2 billion has been allocated which would cover the expenses of some 30,000 students with an average of Rs40, 000 yearly.
Prime Minister’s Youth Program Fee Embursement for Poor
With the aim of encouraging pursuit of higher education, the scheme will provide scholarships for post graduate degrees (MA, MSc or higher level) to students, male and female, belonging to remote and under-privileged areas of the country.
The tuition fee of the program selected by the scholarship holder will be financed under this scheme and paid directly to the relevant university.
Fee Embursement for Poor
With the aim of encouraging pursuit of higher education, the scheme will provide scholarships for post graduate degrees (MA, MSc or higher level) to students, male and female, belonging to remote and under-privileged areas of the country.
The tuition fee of the program selected by the scholarship holder will be financed under this scheme and paid directly to the relevant university.
Eligibility Criteria
All students, male and female, registered in a Masters/Ph.D program in an HEC approved public sector educational institution are eligible to apply to the scheme.
Geographical Spread
Students domiciled in interior Sindh, Southern Punjab (Divisions of Multan, Bahawalpur and DG Khan), Balochistan, less developed areas of KP (Malakand, Kohistan and DI Khan), GB and FATA are eligible to apply for the scheme.
Average Tuition Fees
The average annual tuition fee to be financed under the scheme is Rs.40,000.
Total Number
A total of 30,000 students will receive scholarships.
Budget Allocation FY 2013-14
An annual budget of Rs.1.2 Billion has been allocated to the scheme for the financial year 2013-2014.
Executing agency
Higher Education Commission (HEC) would be the executing agency for the scheme. The Ministry of Education and Trainings will collaborate and be responsible for its implementation on the ground.
Prime Minister's Youth Program Fee Embursement for Poor Students 2013-14
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