Scholarships for Pakistani Students 2026

Tuition only Bachelor's Master's

IBA Karachi Need-Based Financial Assistance and National Talent Hunt Program (NTHP)

IBA Karachi offers need-based tuition scholarships, interest-free Qarz-e-Hasna loans and fee instalments to admitted students. About 41% of student...

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IsDB Merit Scholarship Program for High Technology (MSP)

IsDB funds PhD study (about 3 years) and 6-12 months of postdoctoral research in applied science and high technology for scholars from its member c...

Fully funded PhD Postdoc / research

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Islamic University of Madinah Full Scholarship (External Scholarship)

The Islamic University of Madinah gives full scholarships to non-Saudi students living outside Saudi Arabia for free full-time undergraduate study,...

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Jameel Education Foundation Cambridge Scholarship

A Cambridge Trust PhD scholarship for applicants from a group of countries that includes Pakistan. It goes to candidates ranked highly by their pro...

Fully funded PhD

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KAIST Scholarship for International Graduate Students (KGPS / KPS)

KAIST's scholarship for international graduate students covers full tuition, national health insurance and a monthly stipend, and 94% of its intern...

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Khalifa University Graduate Scholarship for International Students

Khalifa University in Abu Dhabi supports full-time international Master's and PhD students through tiered, merit-based scholarships. Top tiers cove...

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King Saud University External Scholarship for International Students

King Saud University in Riyadh offers external scholarships for bachelor's study to international applicants living outside Saudi Arabia. Scholars ...

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King's Business School Global Scholarships

King's Business School offers merit scholarships of up to GBP 10,000 for its Master's programmes. The Global Scholarship is for nationals of countr...

Partial funding Master's

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Law Graduates Scholarship Program for Balochistan (LLM and PhD)

The programme was started after the August 2016 Quetta blast killed many senior lawyers. It funds LLM study in Pakistan or abroad, and PhD in Law a...

LUMS National Outreach Programme (NOP)

Running since 2001, NOP finds talented students from across Pakistan who cannot afford LUMS and brings them to its undergraduate programmes on full...

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Lund University Global Scholarship

Lund University's merit-based scholarship for top students from outside the EU/EEA who must pay tuition fees. It covers part or all of the tuition ...

Tuition only Bachelor's Master's

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Malaysia International Scholarship (MIS)

MIS funds high-achieving international students for master's and PhD study at Malaysian universities. It pays tuition and a monthly living allowanc...

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McGill University Entrance Scholarships (One-year and Major)

McGill offers merit-based entrance scholarships to first-time university students starting a full-time undergraduate degree, including students app...

Partial funding Bachelor's

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METU Tuition Discount and Exemption for International Students

METU gives merit-based tuition discounts (50%) or full exemptions (100%) to up to 10% of its international students, without an application. New st...

Tuition only Bachelor's Master's PhD

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Monash International Leadership Scholarship

Monash's top undergraduate award for international students: 100% of course fees for the whole degree, plus a role as a campus ambassador. Only fou...

Tuition only Bachelor's

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Monash International Merit Scholarship

An automatic undergraduate award for international students from all countries who receive a full Monash course offer. Recipients get AUD 15,000 a ...

Partial funding Bachelor's

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NL Scholarship (formerly Holland Scholarship)

A one-off EUR 5,000 award for students from outside the EEA starting a full-time bachelor's or master's at a participating Dutch university or univ...

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NTU Research Scholarship

NTU awards this scholarship to outstanding local and international students admitted full-time to a graduate research programme. It covers annual t...

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NUS Research Scholarship

NUS's main scholarship for research students covers full tuition and a monthly stipend for PhD and Master's (Research) study. It is open to all int...

NUST Need-Based Financial Aid (NNBS)

NUST's need-based scholarship programme helps students from low and middle-income families who are admitted on merit. It is funded by NUST and exte...

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OIC Scholarships at Islamic University of Technology (IUT), Dhaka

IUT Dhaka, an OIC institution, offers scholarships in selected engineering and technical programmes to Pakistani/AJK nationals. HEC collects and fo...

Fully funded Bachelor's Master's

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Oxford-Weidenfeld and Hoffmann Scholarships and Leadership Programme

Fully funded Oxford Master's scholarships combined with a year-long leadership programme, for graduates and professionals mainly from developing an...

Fully funded Master's

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Padua International Excellence Scholarship

The University of Padua gives up to 76 scholarships to brilliant international students on English-taught degrees. Each award pays €8,000 gross a y...

PEEF Scholarships (Punjab Educational Endowment Fund)

PEEF gives need-cum-merit stipend scholarships to talented students from low-income families. Most go to Punjab students, with some quotas for othe...

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Peking University Scholarship for International Students (PKUS)

Peking University's own scholarship for new international graduate students offers full or partial tuition waivers, a living stipend and medical in...

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PhD Scholarships under US-Pakistan Knowledge Corridor

This scheme sends outstanding Pakistani scholars for PhDs at top QS-ranked US universities, mainly to build faculty for Pakistani universities. Cat...

Fully funded PhD

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Politecnico di Milano Merit-Based International Scholarships (Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze)

Politecnico di Milano offers merit scholarships to international applicants to its English-taught MSc programmes. All awards include a full tuition...

Partial funding Master's

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Qatar University International Students Scholarship

Qatar University offers a competitive, merit-based scholarship to international students applying from abroad for undergraduate study. It covers tu...