Scholarship Programs

SZABIST Financial Assistance & Scholarships

The office of External Relations & Financial Assistance (ERFA) is committed to the success of our students by providing financial aid and advisory services that support student degree completion and ensures that world-class education remains within the reach for all including those who need financial support.

Admission to all SZABIST Programs is purely on merit, once a student has been admitted to a Program there are different scholarships and loan facilities to provide financial support based on need and merit of the student. SZABIST offers financial assistance in the form of various SZABIST funded scholarships and External donor agencies funded scholarships as under;

SZABIST Need-Based Scholarship Program

SZABIST Need-Based Scholarship is an award of scholarship with varying percentages for the talented but financially challenged students. A fair and transparent process is adopted to select the students, the process entails short listing of candidates on the basis of need and merit.

Eligibility criteria:

• Minimum CGPA 2.5
• Annual Family Income should not be more than PKR 900,000

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SZABIST Merit-Based Scholarship Program

SZABIST Merit-Based Scholarship’s is awarded to the student with the highest semester above 3.7 GPA. The scholarship is awarded on students’ performance at SZABIST.

Eligibility criteria:

• Minimum semester GPA of 3.70
• Student must take full load of courses with assigned section during regular semesters

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Sindh Police Shaheed Scholarship

SZABIST provides scholarship to the children of Shaheed Police Officers who embraced SHAHADAT while performing their duty within the jurisdiction of the Sindh province.

Eligibility criteria:

• Student to get admission in SZABIST on merit
• Student must provide documentary evidence from the office of Assistant Inspector General of Police, Welfare, Sindh.

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Sindh Education Endowment Fund Scholarship

Sindh Education Endowment Fund is an award of scholarship for the financially weak yet talented students of SZABIST. The scholarship covers two semesters and is renewable.

Eligibility Criteria:

• Annual Family Income should not be more than PKR 1.5 million
• Minimum CGPA 2.5
• Applicant holding domicile of Sindh Province.

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Balochistan Education Endowment Fully Funded Scholarship

The Balochistan Education Endowment Fund fully funded scholarship is provided to SZABIST students meeting the Merit and Need criteria.  This scholarship covers the tuition fee, living expense, food expense, stationery, books expense and travel expense.

Eligibility Criteria:

• Minimum CGPA 3.0
• Applicant holding Local /Domicile of Balochistan

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Balochistan Education Endowment Fund Partially Funded Scholarship

The Government of Balochistan under the slogan of “SAY-YES-TO-MERIT” is awarding Need & Merit based Educational Scholarships to the talented students of Balochistan.

Eligibility Criteria:

• Minimum CGPA 3.0
• Applicant holding Local /Domicile of Balochistan
• Applicant should be in third semester and onwards

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USAID Funded Merit and Need-Based Scholarship Program

United States Agency for International Development USAID with its commitment to support the program of scholarship for academically qualified Pakistani students, who aspire to continue higher studies, but due to lack of financial resources are unable to continue. USAID funded Merit and Need-Based Scholarship are also offered to SZABIST students, this a fully-funded scholarship covering the full program’s tuition fee and stipend.

Eligibility Criteria:

• Monthly family income should be less than PKR 45,000
• Minimum CGPA 2.5

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HEC-Indigenous PhD 5000 Fellowship Program

This fellowship program launched by Higher Education Commission of Pakistan to increase the research potential of universities in accordance with International norms/standards. The scholarship is provided to PhD students.

Eligibility Criteria:

• Minimum CGPA 3.0
• Maximum age at the closing date of application should be 35 years.

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Mitsubishi Corporation Scholarship

Mitsubishi Corporation actively support SZABIST students in order to make higher education accessible to all irrespective of the financial constraints of the students. This scholarship is awarded to SZABIST students meeting the Merit and Need criteria of Mitsubishi Corporation for the award of scholarship. The scholarship covers two semesters of students enrolled in undergraduate programs.

Eligibility Criteria:

• Minimum CGPA 2.5
• Annual Family Income should not be more than PKR 900,000

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Orange Tree Foundation Scholarship

Orange Tree Foundation OTF creates equal opportunities for financially challenged household in Karachi by providing mainstream education, quality healthcare and financial assistance to deserving students and their families. In this regard, OTF provides financial aid to SZABIST students who have been affected by the pandemic Covid-19.

Eligibility Criteria:

• Offered to students affected adversely by the pandemic.
• Students who have two or less years left of their degree program
• Students having a CGPA of 2.85 or above.

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Ahmad Family Scholarship

External donor funded scholarship for financially challenged students of SZABIST.

Eligibility Criteria:

• Minimum CGPA 2.5
• Annual Family Income should not be more than PKR 900,000

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Hilton Pharma Pvt. Ltd. Scholarship

External donor funded scholarship for financially challenged students who are talented but lack resources to complete their education.

Eligibility Criteria:

• Minimum CGPA 2.5
• Annual Family Income should not be more than PKR 900,000

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Various community-based scholarships

Different district-based scholarships and community based scholarships are also processed and approved through SZABIST Financial Assistance department.

Loan Facility

Ihsan Trust’s Qarz-e-Hasna Facility

This Interest-free loan facility is a unique model to enable higher education. Interest-free loans are provided to students on a purely Need and Merit basis.

Eligibility Criteria:

• Minimum CGPA 2.5
• Annual Family Income should not be more than PKR 900,000

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The Citizens Foundation Financial Assistance

TCF supports its alumni by providing financial assistance to SZABIST students who completed their education from TCF schools and colleges. SZABIST also support TCF students through its Need based Scholarship program.

Eligibility Criteria:

• To be a TCF Alumni.

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Fee Concession

SZABIST Employee Children Fee Concession Program

SZABIST believes in supporting continuous growth and learning of its employees and their children. In this regard, SZABIST provides a facility of Children Fee Concession for its permanent employees. 

Eligibility Criteria:

• Employee must have completed two years at SZABIST
• Maximum of two children of an employee can avail
• Admission in SZABIST is purely based on Merit

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SZABIST Employee Continuing Education Program

SZABIST places great emphasis on the professional development of its faculty and staff, in this context fee waiver is provided to its faculty and staff for their education at SZABIST.

Eligibility Criteria:

• Employee must have completed two years at SZABIST
• Employee las degree CGPA should be 3 and above
• Admission in SZABIST is purely based on Merit

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FOR APPLICATION PROCESS OR ANY FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT THE EXTERNAL RELATIONS AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE (ERFA) DEPARTMENT.

CONTACT DETAILS:

Room 5, F-153 Campus, SZABIST Clifton TIMINGS:
Timings: 10:00am – 5:00pm (Mondays-Saturdays)
Tel: 021-35823433 Ext: 371, 374
Email: erfa@szabist.edu.pk

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