75 National Top Talent Scholarships

On the auspicious occasion of the National Celebrations of the 75th Independence Anniversary of Pakistan, the Government of Pakistan announces 40 Ph.D. and 35 MS scholarships for Pakistani and Azad Kashmir nationals to study in the world's 25 top-ranked universities (QOS or Times Higher Education (THE) Rankings only). The scholarships will be awarded on the provision of proof of confirmed admission to desired universities and selected subjects only.

After obtaining degrees in advanced technologies and cutting-edge disciplines, these scholars will prove to be national assets and help the country to enter a new era. The scholarship period will be for 2 years for MS and 4 years for Ph.D. The last date to submit the application for National Top Talent Scholarship is March 21, 2023.

75 National Top Talent Scholarships Overview

Levels: PhD

Fields: All Fields

Offered By: Higher Education Commission HEC : (Click here to view all scholarships by this authority)

Type
International
Category
Merit Based
Area
All Pakistan
Deadline
21-03-2023


Eligibility Criteria for National Top Talent Scholarship

  • Applicant must be a Pakistani/Azad Kashmir national
  • Confirmed/unconditional admission/enrollment in any of the World’s 25 top-ranked universities (QS or THE) in the selected subjects
  • Candidates must have a minimum qualification:
  • For MS Scholarships: BS/BE/Master’s or equivalent to 16 years of education in relevant fields of education
  • For PhD Scholarships: MS/MPhil/ME or equivalent 18 years education in relevant fields of study
  • Maximum one 2nd Division throughout the academic career prior to the final degree 3.0 CGPA out of 4.0 & 3.75 out of 5 in the semester system or 1st Division (in the annual system) in terminal degree.
  • Maximum Age on the closing date
  • 40 years for full-time regular faculty members of the public sector universities/degree awarding institution/colleges and employees of the public sector organizations
  • 35 years for all others

How to Apply for National Top Talent Scholarship

  • Applicants are required to submit the applications online on the HEC e-portal i.e. https://eportal.hec.gov.pk
  • Candidates have to secure admissions in the world's top 25 ranked universities.​​
  • Candidates have​ to return to Pakistan immediately after the completion of their studies.
  • Successful candidates have to sign an agreement with HEC to serve for a period of 3 years for MS and 5 years of Ph.D. in Pakistan after completion of their studies.

 

​Top 25 THE Ranking Universities 2022

Sr. No

Name

Country

THE Rank

1

University of Oxford

United Kingdom

1​

2

California Institute of Technology (Caltech)

United States

2

3

Harvard University

United States

2

4

Stanford University

United States

4

5

University of Cambridge

United Kingdom

5​

6

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)​

United States

5

7

Princeton University

United States

7

8

University of California, Berkeley

United States

8

9

Yale University

United States

9​

10

The University of Chicago

United States

10

11

Columbia University

United States

11

12

Imperial College London

United Kingdom

12

13

Johns Hopkins University

United States

13

14

University of Pennsylvania

United States

13

15

Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH) Zurich

Switzerland

15​

16

Peking University

China

16

17

Tsinghua University

China

16

18

University of Toronto

Canada

18

19

University College London (UCL)

United Kingdom

18

20

University of California, Los Angeles

United States

20

21

National University of Singapore

Singapore

21

22

Cornell University

United States

22

23

Duke University

United States

23

24

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

United States

24

25

Northwestern University

United States

24


 

Top 25 QS Ranking Universities 2023:
 

Sr. No

University Name

Address

QSRanking

1

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT​)

United States

1

2

University of Cambridge

United Kingdom

2

3

Stanford University

United States

3

4

University of Oxford

United Kingdom

4

5

HarvardUniversity

United States

5

6

California Institute of Technology (Caltech)

United States

6

7

Imperial College London

United Kingdom

7

8

University College London

United Kingdom

8

9

ETH (Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule) Zurich

Switzerland

9

10

The University of Chicago

United States

10​

11

National University of Singapore (NUS)

Singapore

11

12

Peking University

China

12

13

University of Pennsylvania

United States

13

14

Tsinghua University

China

14​​​

15

The University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom

15

16

École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)

Switzerland

16

17

Princeton University

United States

16

18

Yale University

United States

18

19

Nanyang Technological University

Singapore

19

20

Cornell University

United States

20

21

The University of Hong Kong

Hong Kong

21

22

Columbia University

United States

22

23

The University of Tokyo

Japan

23

24

Johns Hopkins University

United States

24

25

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

United States

25​

 

75 National Top Talent Scholarships