LAHORE, Sep 10 (APP):The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has invitedapplications for the London Commonwealth Scholarship Programme, in Mastersand PhD disciplines.The HES local chapter sources told APP on Sunday that the CommonwealthScholarships are funded by the Commonwealth and Development Office inLondon.
Out of 30,000 scholarships, 26 programmes are available for Masters and 30programmes for PhD. Application deadline for the current HEC CommonwealthMasters and PhD scholarships is October 17, and applications must besubmitted on both the HEC and Commonwealth portals.
Moreover, the Government of Switzerland, in collaboration with the HigherEducation Commission (HEC), has also announced an ‘Excellence ScholarshipProgramme’ for Pakistani students for the upcoming academic year 2024-25.
The HEC sources further told APP that one-year post-masters research,three-year post-masters, PhD and one-year Post-Doctoral Programmes (PDP)have been announced for the aspiring candidates. The last date forsubmission of applications with the Swiss embassy is September 30.
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More details are available on the official website, the HEC local sourcestold APP. The main purpose of the Swiss Government Excellence Scholarshipsis to create educational opportunities for foreign researchers completing amasters or PhD degree.Scholarship recipients will be selected under the supervision of theFederal Commission for Scholarships for Foreign Students.
