HEC Pakistan Opportunities for Phd Scholars 2017 US-Pakistan Knowledge Corridor

Introduction:-

In June 2015 the United States and Pakistan established an Education, Science and Technology Working Group (ESTWG) under the Bilateral Strategic Dialogue. During the official visit of the Prime Minister of Pakistan to meet with President Obama and other US officials on October 22, 2015 the two leaders discussed the proposal to establish US-Pakistan Knowledge Corridor and directed their respective governments to intensify their cooperation in this important framework to achieve the ambitious priority targets of developing high level human capital envisioned in Pakistan’s policy document Vision 2025.

2nd Meeting of the ESTWG was held in 29th February 2016 in Washington DC to develop a joint action plan for operationalizing the US-Pakistan Knowledge Corridor and its salient elements. In general US agreed to support Pakistan’s efforts to strengthen its University system by jointly increasing the number of Pakistani faculty who obtain their Ph.D. in the US universities.

According to the Plan, ten thousand (10,000) Pakistani scholars will join US universities in next ten years as an effort of the Government of Pakistan to train its faculty resources in identified subject areas.

As Phase-I, 1500 scholarships will be financed through Public Sector Development Program (PSDP) and the project has been approved in ECNEC, held on Jan 25, 2017.

Eligibility Criteria:-

Pakistani citizens/nationals with strong academic histories, committed to returning and serving Pakistan are welcome to apply. Applicants are especially encouraged in these priority fields defined on national need basis: the broad categories are Arts & Humanities; Design & Media; Water Resources & Energy, Social Sciences, Physical Sciences, Business Sciences, Agriculture & Food security, Veterinary Sciences, Engineering & Technology, Emerging Technology, Nano-Technology, Computers, Medical & Allied Health Sciences, Bio-Technology, Telecommunications, Human-made Materials, Robotics, Microelectronics.

To be eligible, you must:

Be Pakistani citizen/national/AJK nationals who meet other criteria.
Have MS, M Phil or equivalent degree (18 years of formal education) from an accredited university/institution approved by Higher Education Commission, prior to this program, relating to selected fields for the PhD Degree Program.
Have a maximum age of 40 for regular faculty members and researchers of public sector universities/R&D organizations, subject to NOC issuance and for all others maximum age of 35 at the time of closing date of application submission.
Have an active commitment to serve the universities/R&D organizations in Pakistan after the completion of studies under the scheme. All selected applicants are required to sign a bond to return back and work in Pakistan for a minimum of five years upon completion of degree program.
Individuals who have availed/availing any other HEC scholarship are eligible for this scholarship program subject to approval by Steering Committee, US-Pak Knowledge Corridor, HEC.

Academic criteria:

The scholars who have already secured admission or enrolled in PhD program in top 200 QS ranked US universities (Overall Ranking), in the above fields may also apply for scholarship. Preference will be given to those applicants who have obtained tuition fee waivers from ranked US universities.
Have acquired the valid GRE/GMAT/GRE Subject & TOEFL scores required for admission in US universities. Under the new scoring system, minimum scores of 138 in the verbal and 136 in the quantitative sections are required. However higher scores will be required than the minimum threshold for admission in top 200 QS ranked US universities.
Academic merit based on HEC-AEF calculator will also be applicable.
Have maximum 2 Second Divisions throughout the academic career.
Have no 3^rd Division or grade D in his/her career.
Not less than 50% marks in academic career.

IMPORTANT:

The grant will be offered for maximum period of 5 years on the basis of academic merit, & US university acceptance letter. The grant will not cover the tuition fee. HEC reserves the right to postpone or cancel the grant at any stage.

Please note that HEC attested documents are not required with the application. Only send the print of online application form, duly signed before the deadline, at the HEC address given in the advertisement. Hard copy of the pre-requisite documents will be required after initial shortlisting & PMU HEC will intimate successful candidates accordingly.

Plagiarism in an application can lead to disqualification at any stage of the program.

List Of Ranked US Universities:-

Following is the list of ranked US Universities.

S. No.	University Name
1	Alabama A & M University
2	Alcorn State University
3	American Samoa community College
4	American University
5	Arizona State University
6	Auburn University
7	Augusta University
8	Boise State University
9	Binghamton University SUNY
10	Boston College
11	Boston University
12	Brandeis University
13	Brigham Young University
14	Brown University
15	California Institute of Technology (Caltech)
16	Carnegie Melon University
17	Case Western Reserve University
18	California State University Northridge
19	Central State University
20	City University of New York
21	Clark University
22	Clarkson University
23	Clemson University South Carolina
24	College of William & Mary
25	Colorado State University
26	Colorado State University System
27	Columbia University
28	Cornell University
29	Dartmouth College
30	Delaware State University
31	Drexel University
32	Duke University
33	Emory University
34	Florida A & M University
35	Florida State University
36	Fordham University
37	Florida International University
38	Fort Valley State University
39	George Mason University
40	George Town University
41	George Washington University
42	Georgia Institute of Technology
43	Georgia State University
44	Harvard University
45	Howard University
46	Illinois Institute of Technology
47	Indiana University Bloomington
48	Iowa State University
49	Johns Hopkins University
50	Kansas State University
51	Kent State University
52	Langston State University
53	Lehigh University
54	Lincoln University
55	Louisiana State University
56	Loyola University Chicago
57	Marquette University
58	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
59	Miami University
60	Michigan State University
61	Michigan Technological University
62	Mississippi State University
63	Missouri University of Science & Technology
64	Montana State University
65	New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT)
66	New Jersey Agricultural experiment station
67	New Jersey Institute of Technology
68	New Mexico State University
69	New York University (NYU)
70	North Carolina State University
71	Northeastern University
72	Northern Marianas College
73	Northwestern University
74	North Dakota State University
75	Ohio University
76	Oklahoma State University
77	Oregon State University
78	Oregon State University
79	Pennsylvania State University
80	Prairie View A & M university
81	Princeton University
82	Purdue University
83	Rensselaer Polytech Institute
84	Rice University
85	Rutgers University, New Brunswick
86	Rutgers-The State University New Jersey, Newark
87	San Diego State University
88	Smith College
89	South Dakota State university
90	Southern Methodist University
91	Southern University & A&M College
92	Stanford University
93	Stevens Institute of Technology
94	Stony Brook University, State University of New York
95	Syracuse University
96	Temple University
97	Tennessee State University
98	Texas A & M University
99	The Katz School at Yeshiva University
100	The New School
101	The Ohio State University
102	The Pennsylvania State University
103	The University of Arizona
104	The University of Georgia
105	The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
106	Tufts University
107	Tulane University
108	Tuskegee University
109	University at Albany SUNY
110	University at Buffalo SUNY
111	University of Alabama
112	University of Alaska Fairbanks
113	University of Arizona
114	University of Arkansas
115	University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
116	University of California
117	University of California, Berkeley (UCB)
118	University of California, Davis
119	University of California, Irvine
120	University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
121	University of California, Riverside
122	University of California, San Diego (UCSD)
123	University of California, Santa Cruz
124	University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB)
125	University of Central Florida
126	University of Chicago
127	University of Cincinnati
128	University of Colorado , Denver
129	University of Colorado Boulder
130	University of Connecticut
131	University of Delaware
132	University of Denver
133	University of Florida
134	University of Georgia
135	University of Guam
136	University of Hawaii at Manoa
137	University of Houston
138	University of Idaho
139	University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
140	University of Illinois, Chicago (UIC)
141	University of Iowa
142	University of Kansas
143	University of Kentucky
144	University of Maine
145	University of Maryland, Baltimore County
146	University of Maryland, College Park
147	University of Massachusetts Amherst
148	University of Massachusetts, Boston
149	University of Miami
150	University of Michigan
151	University of Minnesota
152	University of Mississippi
153	University of Missouri
154	University of Missouri, Columbia
155	University of Montana Missoula
156	University of Nebraska Lincoln
157	University of Nevada, Reno
158	University of New Hampshire
159	University of New Mexico
160	University of Norte Dame
161	University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
162	University of Oklahoma
163	University of Oregon
164	University of Pennsylvania
165	University of Pittsburg
166	University of Rochester
167	University of San Diego
168	University of San Francisco
169	University of South Carolina
170	University of South Florida
171	University of Southern California
172	University of Tennessee
173	University of Texas at Austin
174	University of Texas, Dallas
175	University of the District of Columbia
176	University of the Pacific
177	University of the Virgin Islands
178	University of Tulsa
179	University of Utah
180	University of Vermont
181	University of Virginia
182	University of Washington
183	University of Wisconsin-Madison
184	University of Wyoming
185	University of New Hampshire
186	University of Rhode Island
187	University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez
188	Utah State University
189	Vanderbilt University
190	Virginia Commonwealth University
191	Virginia Polytech. Institute & State University
192	Wake Forest University
193	Washington State University
194	Washington University in St. Louis
195	Wayne State University
196	West Virginia State University
197	Worcester Polytech. Institute
198	Yale University
199	Ball State University
200	Florida Atlantic University

Last Date for submission of application: 10 March 2017

HEC Pakistan Opportunities for Phd Scholars 2017 US-Pakistan Knowledge Corridor

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