Scholarships for Female Students under HEC and USAID Talent Hunt Program (THP)

 

The Higher Education Commission (HEC) in collaboration with USAID is all set to announce applications from talented female students for their upcoming Talent Hunt Program (THP).

Talent Hunt Program is a purely merit and need based scholarship program offered by HEC and funded by USAID for developing countries. The aim of this program is to provide financial support to talented female students who belong to middle class families and want to chase their dreams of higher education at top ranked universities in Pakistan.

Talent Hunt Program also aims to offers preparations for female students in their entry tests after Matriculation and intermediate in order to help them to get admissions in top ranked medical colleges, engineering universities and general universities in the country.

While the HEC is all set to announce the date of opening the applications for this program very soon, here is all about the program you need to know and get ready when the portal for online application is open.

 

Eligibility Criteria:

v  Nationality:            All applicants must be female Pakistani or AJK nationals.

v  Family income:      Must belong to a low-income family (<50,000/month).

v  Academics:

§  80% or more i
n inter part-I (Pre-Engineering, Pre-Medical, and FCS)

§  70% or more in inter part-I (Social, General Science, Arts and Humanities)

v  Preferences:        §   Female from rural or less advanced areas,

§  Differently-abled students will be given preference.

Selection Criteria:

A committee will be furnished for the scrutiny of all the applications to determine a unified criteria for the selection process.

A merit list will be formulated based on these indicators of the applicants;

1. Academic record.
2. Need of the applicant.
3. District of the applicant.

At the end of the process, HEC will issue call letters to all those female students ranked top in the merit list subjected to the availability of seats.

Benefits:

Candidates who will get the scholarship under Talent Hunt Program will get the following benefits;

v  Admission in desired university of the country in her subject.

v  Monthly stipend and accommodation coverage.

v  Undergo a mock test at the end of the preparatory workshop.