Auqaf, Hail, Religious & Minority Affairs Department offers merit scholarships for needy & deserving students of the minority communities who are currently enrolled and perusing their studies at Intermediate, Graduate and Post Graduate levels. Online Applications are invited from the enrolled students of minorities for grant of Scholarships.
The last date to submit the application for Merit Scholarships for Minorities of KP is February 08, 2021. The application can be submitted online on Auqaf, Hajj, and Minority Affairs department's website. Click here to apply online. Applications can be submitted for the students enrolled in Intermediate, Bachelor, Masters, and Ph.D. levels.
Eligibility Criteria for Auqaf Department Merit scholarships for Minorities
- Those students who have already applied for scholarships for 2019-20 without advertisement need not apply afresh.
- The student/candidate must be a regular student of any recognized public or private college/university/institute.
- The student/candidate must belong to one of the minority communities of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
- The scholarships shall be awarded only to regular students of Intermediate, Graduate & Post Graduate Level.
- The student/candidate must be a domicile holder Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
- The scholarship will be awarded strictly on a merit basis to the poor, needy & deserving students of the minority communities.
- The student/candidate must have obtained at least 60% marks in last/final year examinations while a 2.50 GPA in the last semester shall be considered as minimum criteria for submission of application.
- In case the number of applications received is more than the available number of scholarships in any particular category, preference shall be given to those having higher grades, higher marks & percentages, etc.
- Scholarship amount shall be paid to concerned college/university/institute through crossed cheque/s. The concerned college/university/institute shall further distribute the amount of scholarship amongst selected candidates/students subject to observance of all codal formalities.
- Applications received after due/incomplete or not fulfilling any of the conditions mentioned above shall not be considered for any process.
- Special Persons students are encouraged to apply.
- Only online submitted applications shall be considered.
Merit scholarship Categories
Scholarships shall be as per the rate mentioned below.
- Professional {Medical, Pharmacy, Engineering, Ph.D): 40 Scholarships @ Rs.40,000/ each
- Postgraduate Level (M.A, M.Sc, M.Phil, M.Com, MBA): 40 Scholarships @ Rs.30,000/- each
- BA/BSc/ BS Hons/BBA/ B.Com (2 years) or equivalent: 120 Scholarships @ Rs.25,000/ each
- FA/FSc/ICOM/DAE or equivalent: 120 Scholarships @ Rs.20,000/- each
How to apply for Merit scholarships for Minorities
Interested students, who meet the above-mentioned criteria, may apply online on http://minorilies.kp.gov.pk Attested Application form along with all attested documents may be sent to the Deputy Secretary Auqaf, Hajj, Religious and Minority Affairs Department SOU building. Khyber Road Peshawar, latest by 08-02-2021.
