Scholarship Description: The Government College Lahore Scholarships are open for international students. Scholarships are available for pursuing undergraduate and MS/MPhil/PhD programme.
Scholarship Provider: The Government College University or GCU is a public research university located in the downtown, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
The candidate should have a very good command of English language. Therefore, the application should be written in English.
Degree Level: Scholarships are available for pursuing undergraduate and MS/MPhil/PhD proggramme.
Available Subject: Scholarships are awarded to study the subjects offered by the university.
Scholarship Benefits:
a) BA / BSc (Hons) in all Disciplines
Iqbal Scholarship: Iqbal scholarship for undergraduate studies covers University fee only. The scholarship does not cover any monthly stipend, hostel accommodation, airfare, research expenses and medical insurance.
Salam Scholarship: Salam Scholarship for undergraduate studies covers 85% University fee only. It does not cover monthly stipend, hostel accommodation, airfare, research expenses and medical insurance.
GCU Scholarship: GCU Scholarship for undergraduates covers 50% university fee only. It does not cover any monthly stipend, hostel accommodation, airfare, research expenses and medical insurance.
b) MS / MPhil / PhD Scholarships
Iqbal Research Scholarship: Iqbal Research Scholarship for MS/MPhil/PhD covers University fee only. It does not cover monthly stipend, hostel accommodation, airfare, research expenses and medical insurance.
Salam Research Scholarship: Salam Research Scholarship for MS/MPhil/PhD covers 85% University fee only.
GCU Research Scholarship: GCU Research Scholarship covers 70% University fee only. It does not covers any monthly stipend, hostel accommodation, airfare, research expenses and medical insurance.
Eligible Nationalities: Scholarships are open to international students.
Eligibility Criteria:
- a) BA / BSc (Hons) in all Disciplines
Iqbal Scholarship: The student shall have to secure at least 80% marks in each semester to qualify for scholarship for the next semester. Students from Sri Lanka, Syria, Palestine, Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, Sudan, Somalia, Kosovo and Bosnia are especially encouraged to apply. Female applicants will be preferred.
Salam Scholarship: Award of scholarship will be decided by the Scholarship Committee on the basis of academic credentials, country of origin (preference to war-torn countries), gender (females will be preferred) and minority communities (in their respective countries). The student shall have to secure at least 70% marks in each semester to qualify for scholarship for the next semester.
GCU Scholarship: Award of scholarship will be decided by the Scholarship Committee on the basis of academic credentials, country of origin (preference to war-torn countries), gender (females will be preferred) and minority communities (in their respective countries). The student shall have to secure at least 60% marks in each semester to qualify scholarship for the next semester. - b) MS / MPhil / PhD Scholarships:
Iqbal Research Scholarship: The candidates must have outstanding academic/publication record, strong research proposal and references. The student must maintain at least 3.50 CGPA in coursework to secure scholarship for the next semester. Students from Sri Lanka, Syria, Palestine, Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, Sudan, Somalia, Kosovo and Bosnia are especially encouraged to apply. Female applicants will be preferred.
Salam Research Scholarship: The student shall have to maintain at least 3.00 CGPA in coursework to secure scholarship for the next semester.
GCU Research Scholarship: The student shall have to maintain at least 2.70 CGPA in coursework to secure scholarship for the next semester.
Application Procedure: After issuance of final admission letter by GCU, the students will approach the Pakistan’s Mission / Embassy in their respective countries, along with the following documents, for issuance of visa:
- Application Form (Student Visa Form)
- Photocopy of passport
- Photograph
- Educational Documents
- Admission Letter of University
- All other documents required by the Pakistan’s Mission abroad.
Interested international candidates are required to submit the duly filled in admission form along with relevant documents to the Admission Office through Email before deadline of submission of applications.