Islamabad: Ehsaas Undergraduate scholarship for the upcoming session 2020-21 in it’s sixth meeting held on Monday, reviewed that the progress for the academic session will open on September 2020-21. Steering committee has also requested students who are planning to study in public sector universities to submit their applications in the upcoming week and will be following the same suit.
The steering committee took stock of the pattern followed for and disbursements and scholarship distribution to 119 public sector universities.
The meeting conferred the overall progress of the Ehsaas scholarships worth Rs4.827 billion being awarded to 50,762 undergraduate students (38% girls) for the year 2019-20. Furthermore, it was addressed that the Ehsaas application portal will be opened in the first week of September 2020 for online submission of fresh applicants for the year 2020-21. Ehsaas Undergraduate Scholarship project is , co-chaired by SAPM Dr. Sania Nishtar and Chairman HEC Dr. Tariq Banuri and is being governed by the Ehsaas Scholarships Steering Committee. During the meeting, SAPM Dr. Sania Nishtar stated,
“Overall, 50,000 undergraduate scholarships (50% girls) will be given every year to enhance financial access to higher education for the deserving. This four-year, Rs24 billion scholarship programme will support 200,000 students from low income backgrounds.”
She further added:
“Transparency and equity is being ensured through joint monitoring and evaluation mechanism set up under this shared initiative.” assured Chairman HEC
Moreover, the scholarship covers living stipends and tuition fees and the entire process covers 119 public with the re-opening of universities.
According to the launch of the Ehsaas undergraduate scholarship project by the Prime Minister in March 2020, students from low-income backgrounds studying in undergraduate degree programmes in public sector universities were permitted to apply. About 132,192 undergraduate students had applied for scholarships last year through HEC’s portal online. The survey of applications that were sustained last year in order to award 50,762 scholarships was finalized post COVID-19 and earlier this year.
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