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For smooth execution of scholarship programs, a separate Student Financial Aid Office (SFAO) was established in GC University Lahore in collaboration with HEC in 2005.

The SFAO is being supervised by the Dy. Registrar (Academic) Babar Ali Khan E-mail: babar@gcu.edu.pk, also acts as a Focal Person for the distribution of various scholarships offered by HEC and other agencies.

There are number of scholarships available to assist students with their educational expenses on need and merit basis. In addition to the above Financial Aid Committee has been constituted by this University for the evaluation and approval of the applications submitted by the students for financial aid.

One window service is also being provided to the students to avail the scholarship facilities in the Treasurer’s office.

Rules and Regulations

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To receive scholarship/financial aid, the student must maintain satisfactory academic progress toward an eligible program of study. Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) is a set of standards for scholarship/financial aid progress:

1. Undergraduate Students must maintain a 2.0 cumulative GPA

2. Postgraduate students must maintain a 2.5 cumulative GPA

3. Students who receive an Incomplete ("I") grade or who repeat courses will be ineligible to receive financial aid/scholarship

4. Students who are placed on probation will be automatically ineligible to receive scholarship/financial aid until they raise their cumulative GPA

5. Students who receive a failing grade ("F") in all of their courses will be required to repayment of their scholarship/financial aid.

6. Students who withdraw from University/migrate while receiving scholarship/ financial aid will be subject to a Return of Funds they have received.

These policies are subject to change based on guidelines provided by the funding individual/institution.

Procedure for Scholarship/Financial Aid

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To apply scholarship/financial aid suspension, a student must be able to demonstrate the existence of mitigating circumstances.  Mitigating circumstances are defined as, but not limited to, injury or illness of the student, death of a close relative, or undue hardship caused by unusual circumstances.  The following steps shall be taken in the appeal process:

The student will indicate in writing to the Focal Person/Chairman of scholarship/financial aid committee the reason(s) why he/she did not make satisfactory academic progress and why financial aid should not be terminated.  Documentation to support the appeal is strongly encouraged.  The appeal must be received within two weeks of the date the student was notified of his/her suspension.

Scholarship/Financial Aid Committee will review the appeal and determine whether or not termination of aid is justified.  The student will be advised of the decision in writing.  An approved appeal will allow the student one additional semester on probation.  The committee’s decision is final and may not be appealed further.

Award Process for Scholarship/Financial Aid

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All the applications for scholarships and financial aid will be evaluated and recommended by the Scholarship/Financial Aid Committee constituted by the Vice Chancellor or by the Authorized body prescribed by the funding Individual/Institution. Scholarship/financial aid are based on the assessment of need and merit as well as availability of funds. Selection is decided on the basis of information and investigations provided in the application form by the candidates. Candidate (s) may be required for interview (s).

Guidelines/Procedure to apply for Scholarship/Financial Aid

Comprehensive transparent and unbiased frame work for neediness assessment & selection of deserving students is to be followed by Scholarship/Financial aid Committee. In case a student intends to seek scholarship/financial aid, he/she need to adopt the following procedures one after the other.

First of all, a student will have to apply for admission to the University in any degree programme.

After admission he/she can apply for financial aid/scholarship in the prescribed form as and when available at Student Financial Aid Office.

(GCU Financial AID)

• In view of the rising cost of the Higher Education, GCU Lahore has kept its academic charges at the minimum possible scale. The University has a human approach towards all of its students and offers a generous financial aid programme.
• GCU provides financial aid to the needy and deserving students from its own resources to approximately 1500-1600 students annually subject to the provision in the Budget.
• Rupees 11.0 Million is being allocated in the budget for the Financial Aid which usually exceeds than the allocated amount e.g. in the financial year (2009-10) the Financial Aid of Rs.11.666 Million was provided to the needy students.

Eligibility Criteria

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The following are the parameters for the selection of the students for Financial Aid:

1. Students are divided into four broad categories:

   1. Orphans, major disables/Blind, Earthquake affected children.

   2. Children of Government servants upto BPS-16/Retired/Pensioner etc.

   3. Children of GCU Employees upto BPS-16.

   4. Children of private businessmen and farmers.

2. Students of category ‘A’ are recommended 100% concession of University dues or as recommended by the Financial Aid Committee keeping in view the financial resources of the student’s guardian.

3. Students of category ‘B C & D’ having Parent’s total monthly income less than Rs.20,000/- are recommended for the grants of financial aid as per parameters adopted by the Financial Aid Committee keeping in view the financial resources of the University and the number of applicants for the financial aid.

Providing False Information

Providing false information may result one or all of the following:

• Cancellation of admission

• Rustication from the University

• Disqualification for award of any future scholarship/financial aid

• Refund of all the payment received and or a penalty equal to total scholarship amount.

LIST OF SCHOLARSHIPS

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1- HEC Scholarship for the Students of Balochistan and Fata

This scholarship is offered by the Higher Education Commission to provide financial assistance to Undergraduate (4 Years) and Postgraduate (2 Years) students of Balochistan and FATA.

2- GCU EFT Scholarships

The GCU Endowment Fund Trust Lahore (GCU EFT) announced 22 scholarships (11 Golden & 11 Silver) for deserving students with the donations by the Old Ravians and Philanthropists. Golden scholarship covers the University fee as well as hostel expenses of a student while a sliver scholarship covers the University fee only.

3- Punjab Educational Endowment Fund  (PEEF) Scholarships

PEEF having its office at Link Wahdat Road Lahore is an initiative of the Government of Punjab with the objective of providing Scholarships/monetary assistance to talented and needy students. There are three major categories of PEEF scholarship

a. Scholarships at Intermediate and Undergraduate level

 

PEEF awards scholarships to talented and needy students who showed outstanding performance in their tehsils/districts in the Secondary and Intermediate Examinations. PEEF itself contacts the eligible students. Subsequently, after obtaining the relevant data from Boards of Intermediate and Secondary Educations, PEEF writes letters to prospective students informing them that they have been short listed for scholarship.

 

b. Special Quota Category

 

Special Quota Scholarship applications are invited by the PEEF vide News Papers and concerned Institutions.

 

c. Master level

PEEF has launched Master Level Scholarships. These scholarships are awarded to talented and deserving students studying at Post Graduation level on the basis of graduation level examinations and this scholarship is awarded through the Institutions.

4- Pakistan Engineering Congress Scholarship

Pakistan Engineering Congress awards 2 Scholarships every year to the students of this University studying in BSc Electrical Engineering.

5- Killa Gift Scholarship

The Killa Gift Fund Trust awards scholarships to the students who or whose parents own agricultural land in Faisalabad District.

6- Internal Merit District scholarship

This is a merit based scholarship offered by the District Education Officers of the concerned Districts from where a student has obtained his/her last educational certificate/degree.

7- Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal

Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal provides funding for the payment of University and Hostel dues to the meritorious and needy students to meet their educational expenses

8- Hijri/Quaid-e-Azam Scholarship

Hijril/Quaid-e-Azam Scholarship is offered by the concerned Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education to the talented students admitted to 1^st Year FA/FSc or BA/BSc (Hons.) Programme.

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PEEF STUDENT LIST

(26-04-2013)

Internal Merit Scholarship for the Students of GCU who are from District LAHORE

Applications for award of Internal Merit Scholarship are invited from the students of LAHORE District.

ELIGIBILITY

• All the students of Lahore District who have passed their SSC (Matric), Intermediate (F.A/F.Sc/I.Com) Examination 2012 appearing from Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education Lahore, BA/BSc from Punjab University and have joined next classes in GCU in the year 2012.

SCHEDULE

• Scholarship Application Forms can be obtained from the Student Financial Aid Office (Registrar’s office) from
  12^th to 17^th April 2013 (during office hours).

• Last date for submission of duly filled in application form with necessary documents (complete in all respects) is
  18^th April 2013.

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No application form will be entertained after closing date (incomplete form will be rejected)             

ANDLEEB ANWAR SARDAR

Case Analyst SFAO

andleebanwar@gcu.edu.pk

UAN: 111-000-010 Ext. 413

(15-02-2013)

HEC Needs Based Scholarship Programme

The following 34 students have been selected for the subject cited scholarship programme:

The above mentioned students are directed to contact Ms. Andleeb Anwar Sardar, Case Analyst (Student Financial Aid Office) immediately.

Deputy Registrar (Academic)

(15-02-2013)

National ICT Scholarship Program 2012 (BSc Electrical Engineering and BS Computer Science)

National ICT R&D Fund is offering scholarships to talented students from rural/non-metropolitan areas of Pakistan with the objective to develop human resource capacity in the fields of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in Pakistan. The Prime Minister's National ICT Scholarship Program 2012 provides fully funded 4 year undergraduate degree scholarships to the students of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science of GC University Lahore.

Applicant must:

• have passed F. Sc. Examination with Mathematics & Physics in 2011 or 2012 as a regular student from a school/college registered with National ICT R&D Fund (list of registered schools/colleges is available at www.ictrdf.org.pk/scholarship)

• have obtained 60% or above marks in Matriculation (Science Group) examination

Scholarship Application Form can be downloaded from www.ictrdf.org.pk /scholarship or can be obtained from Student Financial Aid Office (Registrar’s Office), GC University Lahore.

Interested & potentially eligible applicants are required to submit duly filled in Scholarship Application Form directly by registered mail/courier to the following address not later than 21 February 2013:

Manager PMNICTSP 2012

National Testing Service (NTS)

96, Street No. 4, Sector H-8/1

Islamabad

It is the sole responsibility of applicant to ensure in time delivery of Scholarship Application Form to the address given above through registered mail/courier.

For further information and details you may contact to Student Financial Aid Office or visit http://www.ictrdf.org.pk/.

ANDLEEB ANWAR SARDAR

Case Analyst SFAO

andleebanwar@gcu.edu.pk

UAN: 111-000-010 Ext. 413

(29-01-2013)

HEC French Needs Based Scholarship Program

Government of France through its embassy in Islamabad is offering scholarships for studious but unprivileged students of Government College University, Lahore enrolled in M.A/M.Sc (Political Science, History, and Physical Education).

Stipend and tuition fee will be provided under this Scholarship for two years.

• Scholarship Application Forms are available at Student Financial Aid Office (Registrar’s office) and can also be downloaded from GCU and HEC website. You can access application form in Doc and PDF format.

• The last date to submit duly filled in application form at Student Financial Aid Office is 05th October, 2012.

For further details click here or contact focal person:

Babar Ali Khan, Deputy Registrar (Acad)

Email: babar@gcu.edu.pk

(20-09-2012)

Swiss Government Scholarships for the Academic Year 2012-13

Swiss Government Scholarships for the Academic Year 2012-13.

• PhD Scholarships

• Postdoctoral Scholarships

• Research Scholarships

(17-08-2012)

HEC French Needs Based Scholarship Program for GCU Students

Government of France through its Embassy in Islamabad offering scholarships for the studious but unprivileged students of Government College University, GCU, Lahore.

Scholarships are available for the students  of 02 Years MA/MSc Program in social sciences. Forms can be downloaded from the official websites of Higher Education Commission and Government College University, GCU, Lahore. You can access application form in Doc and PDF format.

For further details click here or contact focal person:

Babar Ali Khan, Deputy Registrar (Acad)

Email: babar@gcu.edu.pk

(13-08-2012)

France offers scholarships to 90 promising students of Six Pakistani Universities INCLUDING GCU Lahore

France Embassy in Islamabad signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan (HEC) concerning the funding by France of scholarship for Pakistani Students. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signing ceremony was arranged by His Excellency the Ambassador of France to Pakistan Mr. Philippe Thiébaud at the Embassy with Chairperson HEC Dr. Javaid R. Laghari as the chief guest. Vice Chancellors of the corresponding universities/institutions participated in the ceremony. This scholarship grant scheme will further strengthen the close and long term bilateral friendship between the Government of Pakistan and Government of France.

In Pakistan, currently, less than 8% of the 17-23 age groups are enrolled in any form of higher education. The “Needs based scholarships program” is one answer to this challenge. This program will enable young people, primarily from FATA, KPK and Baluchistan, to pursue their education in top universities/institutions of Pakistan.

France, through its Embassy in Islamabad, is offering scholarships to 90 promising students of 6 Pakistani Universities. Those scholarships will be offered in the fields of Social Science, Business and Architecture. The list of the universities includes: Quaid-E-Azam University, Islamabad, COMSATS Institute of Technology, Islamabad, GC University, Lahore, Institute of Management Sciences (IMSciences), Peshawar, Institute of Business and Management, Karachi and Sardar Bahadur Khan Women University, Quetta.

The scholarships awards are designed to cover the complete cost of education during the entire academic program of the 90 recipients (e.g.2-4 years for the MBA, BBA & Social Sciences) for a total cost of 23millions PKR. The selection process will ensure that at least 25% of the awarded scholarships go to ladies, especially those coming from areas of Pakistan where the access to higher education is difficult.

(23-07-2012)

Rs 20.127 million scholarships given to GCU STUDENTS

The GC University Lahore first-time gave away the scholarships of a record amount of Rs 20.127 million to the its deserving students besides cutting down its fee by 35 percent. “The scholarships are disbursed during the financial year 2011-12 among 939 needy students, who could not afford their academic expenses,” stated in the GCU Annual Scholarships Report presented by GCU Treasurer Shafiq Mughal to Vice Chancellor Prof. (Meritorious) Dr. Muhammad Khaleeq-ur-Rahman. The Vice Chancellor, despite the severe financial crunch and budget cuts, allocated the record amount from the University’s budget and GCU Endowment Fund Trust (EFT) and transparently disbursed it through GCU Scholarships & Financial Aid Committee. The report concludes that as many as 1,243 deserving students of GCU got various scholarships Rs 29.507 during the finical year 2011-12.

The GCU Annual Scholarships Report also states that during 2011-12, as many as 86 GCU students won Rs 0.249 million from National Talent Scholarship and 19 got Rs 0.783 million from HEC Higher Education Opportunities Scholarship, while seven students received Rs 35,500 from Quaid-e-Azam and Mora scholarships. Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal also gave away scholarships of Rs 0.608 million to 19 GCU students. As many as 174 students of GCU were given scholarships of Rs 7.7 million from the Punjab Educational Endowment Fund (PEEF).

The report states that the scholarships of Rs 16.05 million were given away from the GCU Budget while Rs 4.077 were given to needy students from the donations of Old Ravians to GCU Endowment Fund Trust. “Budget cuts and no funds –this is what is being done to the universities, but we can’t do the same with our students who are highly talented but cannot afford their academic expenses,” said Vice Chancellor Prof. Khaleeq while commenting on the report.

The Vice Chancellor said that ever year, more than 2000 students apply for financial aid at GCU and till 2010-11 maximum 400 students were granted scholarships. “But, this year we broke all the previous records and increased the allocation for scholarships by 150 percent and also reduced the University’s fee by 35 percent to facilitate students,” he added.

Prof. Khaleeq requested the Punjab Government and Higher Education Commission of Pakistan to provide separate grants to universities for granting scholarships and financial aid to the needy students. He also called on philanthropists and Old Ravians to support the needy students through the GCU Endowment Fund Trust. He expressed his firm resolve that GCU would not leave its deserving students in the lurch and despite all financial constraints it would make all possible efforts to provide financial aid to them.

(18-06-2012)

PUNJAB EDUCATIONAL ENDOWMENT FUND (PEEF) SCHOLARSHIP FOR MS/MPHIL STUDENTS OF SCIENCE SUBJECTS (SESSION 2011-2013)

Applications for award of Punjab Educational Endowment Fund (PEEF) Scholarship are invited from MS/MPhil students of Basic and Social Science Subjects of Session 2011-2013.

ELIGIBILITY

• Secured 2.5 CGPA out of 4.00 CGPA in semester system in BA (H)/BSc.(H)/BSCS examination held in 2011 from Punjab.

• Secured admission in the current academic year (2011-2012)

• Passed examination as a regular student

• Having monthly family income Rs. 15,000/-. or less

• Having Punjab domicile.

SCHEDULE

• Scholarship Application Form can be obtained from Student Financial Aid Office (Registrar’s office during office hours.

• Last date for submission of duly filled in application form along with necessary documents (complete in all respects) is 22^nd June 2012.

NOTE

Those, already availing this scholarship need not to apply.

(08-06-2012)

PUNJAB EDUCATIONAL ENDOWMENT FUND (PEEF) SCHOLARSHIPS

PEEF having its office at Link Wahdat Road Lahore is an initiative of the Government of Punjab with the objective of providing Scholarships/monetary assistance to talented and needy students. There are three major categories of PEEF scholarship

a. Scholarships at Intermediate and Undergraduate level

PEEF awards scholarships to talented and needy students who showed outstanding performance in their tehsils/districts in the Secondary and Intermediate Examinations. PEEF itself contacts the eligible students. Subsequently, after obtaining the relevant data from Boards of Intermediate and Secondary Educations, PEEF writes letters to prospective students informing them that they have been short listed for scholarship.

b. Special Quota Category

Special Quota Scholarship applications are invited by the PEEF vide News Papers and concerned Institutions.

c. Master level

PEEF has launched Master Level Scholarships. These scholarships are awarded to talented and deserving students studying at Post Graduation level on the basis of graduation level examinations and this scholarship is awarded through the Institutions.

For further details please visit: www.peef.org.pk

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(12-03-2012)

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