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Applications are now open for the prestigious and fully funded US Fulbright Scholarship for Pakistani Students 2021. The Fulbright scholarship is one of the best scholarship programs of the U.S. Department of State. The Fulbright awards are offered in 150 countries in the world.
The Fulbright Masters and PhD Program funds graduate study in the United States for a Master’s or Ph.D. degree. This international scholarship is funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), these grants cover tuition, required textbooks, airfare, a living stipend, and health insurance. USEFP also assists with the visa process.
Fulbright Scholarship is the flagship scholarship program of the U.S. Department of State. Fulbright Degree Program is offered in 150 countries in the world. Since 2005, Pakistan has had the largest Fulbright Program in the world due to generous funding from the U.S. Embassy in Pakistan. The Higher Education Commission of Pakistan is also collaborating with the Fulbright Program to fund 25 PhD scholarships each year for the next five years. These awards will be administered under Fulbright policies and regulations.
US FULBRIGHT SCHOLARSHIP 2021 DETAILS:
HOST COUNTRY:
- United States of America
FUNDED BY:
- United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
COURSE LEVEL:
- Master’s Degree Programs
- Doctoral Programs
FIELDS OF STUDY:
- All disciplines are eligible except for clinical medicine. People in the fields of energy, water, agriculture, public health, education, social sciences, journalism and mass communication, arts and culture management including heritage conservation and museum studies, urban and regional planning, environmental science/studies, security/peace studies, and data science are strongly encouraged to apply.
SCHOLARSHIP VALUE:
This is the fully funded USA Scholarship for Pakistani Students. The grant funds:
- Tuition
- Textbooks
- Airfare
- A living stipend
- health insurance,
- Visa fees
- A Computer and Settling-in allowance.
- Fulbright awards enable grantees to live at the same standard as most American graduate students.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
- Pakistani Citizens with strong academic histories, residing in Pakistan and committed to returning and serving Pakistan are welcome to apply
- All disciplines are eligible except for clinical medicine. People in the fields of energy, water, agriculture, public health, education, social sciences, journalism and mass communication, arts and culture management including heritage conservation and museum studies, urban and regional planning, environmental science/studies, security/peace studies, and data science are strongly encouraged to apply.
- For the Master’s degree program, eligible candidates will have either a four-year Bachelor’s degree or a Bachelor’s and Master’s combination totaling 16 years of formal education from an accredited university. Recent graduates are strongly encouraged to apply.
- For both the Masters and PhD programs, all academic disciplines are eligible, except clinical medicine.
- The Graduate Record Examination (GRE) is required for all applicants. Under the new scoring system, minimum scores of 138 in the verbal and 136 in the quantitative sections are required. Applicants must also possess a high level of fluency in spoken and written English.
- Short-listed applicants will be required to bring proof of TOEFL registration with them to the interview.
Note: Those who have done MBBS can apply for research-focused fields, such as Public Health.
HOW TO APPLY FOR US FULBRIGHT SCHOLARSHIP FOR PAKISTANI STUDENTS?
Complete the application with all the required documents must be submitted online. Paper applications will not be accepted.
when you submit your application online, an auto-generated email is sent to your referee asking for your recommendation letter. He/she has the option to submit the letter online or send the paper copy through courier at our office address before the application submission deadline of June 15, 2019. For online submission, your referee will receive the auto-generated confirmation email. It will not be USEFP’s responsibility to confirm to you or your referee that we have received your recommendation letters.
Plagiarism and misrepresentation in an application will lead to disqualification at any stage of the program.
APPLICATION DEADLINE:
- The last to apply for US Fulbright Scholarship for Pakistani Students 2020-21 is 15 June 2020.
This is a national program. However, women people with disabilities and individuals from FATA, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, AJK, Gilgit-Baltistan, Balochistan, Northern Sindh, and Southern Punjab are highly encouraged to apply.
