PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Frontier Education Foundation (FEF) would award 1300 scholarships to students of Inter, undergraduate, BS and Masters of 200 colleges across the province this year.
An official of FEF told reporter that the scholarships would be offered to students of low-income families, disadvantaged groups and under-served regions to complete their Higher Education in reputed institutions.
The students having KP domicile could only apply for the scholarships being offered for 41 partner and universities of the country, he said adding that the scholarship process would be handled by the respective institutions on merit and need basis.
The official said that there is no deadline for applying for the scholarship however students could apply for FEF scholarship at the time of admission. FEF would bear the cost of education of the successful candidate from the date of selection and onwards.
Regarding the eligibility for the scholarship, the official said that parents, guardians having less than Rs 50, 000 income per month can apply for the award of the scholarship. The students should have at-least 60 percent marks in the last examination.
Non-salary persons would submit income certificate to be obtained from the concerned Deputy Commissioner or district Revenue Officer clearly showing the amount of total monthly income from all sources.
A student in receipt of any other scholarship would not be entitled to avail FEF scholarship unless he/she waves off his/her claims for the other scholarship. In case of tie-in merit, priority would be given to the poorer.
The partner colleges and universities for award of FEF scholarship include; Quaid-e-Azam University Islamabad, LUMS Lahore, COMSATS Abbottabad, COMSATS Islamabad, NUST Islamabad, NCA Lahore, IBA Karachi, GIK Topi Topi Swabi, NDU Islamabad, Bahria University Islamabad, University of Peshawar, UET Peshawar, Agriculture University Peshawar, Islamia College University Peshawar, Islamia College Peshawar, KUST Kohat, Hazara University Mansehra, Malakand University, Women University Swabi, Shaheed Benazir University Peshawar, Islamic International University Islamabad, Edwards College Peshawar, IM Sciences Hayatabad Peshawar, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Gomal University DIK, City University Peshawar, Qurtuba University Peshawar, Abacus Polytechnic Institute Haripur, Abbottabad P/S & College Abbottabad, Quaid-e-Azam Degree College Zaida Swabi, Al-Muslim College Umer Zai Charsadda, Cenna College Pabbi Nowshera, ICMS Hayatabad Peshawar, Jinnah College Mansehra, Peshawar Model Degree College Peshawar, Peshawar Public School & College, Peshawar, Nisar Shaheed College Risalpur, Pearl Degree College Chitral, Pine Hill College Abbottabad, Jamal Intern: PS & College Peshawar and Sir Syed College Haripur.