Monday, 12 September 2011

HEC Announced Scholarship 2012

Commonwealth Scholarships for PhD, Split PhD and Post Doctoral studies, Tenable in UK 2012



Introduction
The Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan (CSFP) is one of the oldest and most prestigious schemes of its kind in the world. It was established at the first Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers in 1959. Over 25,000 Commonwealth citizens have held awards - many going on to reach the very highest levels of their profession.
The scheme envisages the following programs in different fields:
  • PhD Scholarship Program
  • Split-Site Doctoral Research Scholarship Program
Applications are invited, through HEC, from Pakistani/AJK nationals, fulfilling eligibility criteria on or before close of the deadlines etc. 

Eligibility Criteria of PhD Scholarship Scheme
  1.                 Should not have obtained below 50% marks in their entire academic career (e.g SSC, HSC, BA/BSc, Masters etc)
  2.         Should have obtained at least 60% or above marks in Masters (e.g. MA/ MSc or other 16 years of Masters Education) or in Professional degrees e.g. BE/BSc Engineering, MBBS, BDS, LLB, MBA or equivalent or equivalent relevant to their PhD studies.
  3.      Be available to join the scholarship program in United Kingdom by September / October, 2012.
  4.      Must hold a full-time university teaching post, which he/she will join back after completion of studies in UK. The application form must be forwarded by Vice Chancellor / Head of the University, where the applicant is employed.
  5.      Applicants having completed M. Phil will be preferred.
  6.      In the fields of medicine and dentistry, have qualified between 1st October, 2002 and 30thSeptember, 2007.
  7.      Providing evidence of suppor from a prospective supervisor at least one of their chosen institutions.
  8.      For the fields of Medical and Dentistry, applicants are required to provide Academic IELTS score card by 2nd week of November 2011, with over all score of 7.0 and 7.0 in speaking and 6.0 in listening, reading and writing and,
  9.      For the fields, other than Medical and Dentistry an overall score of 6.5 in Academic IELTS is required. The IELTS test should be taken after 1st October 2011, hence you are strongly advised to get registered for the IELTS test, now. This is a mandatory condition without which no further processing is possible
    Eligibility Criteria of Split PhD Scholarship Scheme

    1. Should be officially registered in a doctoral program, at a local Pakistani University, and intend to undertake a period of research in a UK University, for a limited duration which will serve as an integral part of their local PhD program in Pakistan. The application form must be forwarded by head of University, where the applicant is enrolled in local Ph.D Program.
    2. There must be an institutional link between the applicant's Local/Pakistani University and Host University in UK.
    3. Providing evidence of support from a prospective supervisor at least one of their chosen institutions.
    4. Should not have obtained below 50% marks in entire academic career (SSC, HSC, BA/BSc, Masters)
    5. Should have obtained at least 60% or above marks in Masters (MA/MSc or other 16 years of education) or in professional degrees e.g. BE/B.Sc Engineering, MBBS, LLB, MBA or equivalent.
    6. Should have an approved PhD research topic and synopsis by the Board of Advanced Studies and Research (BASR) or Directorate of Advanced Studies and Research (DASR) or equivalent body of the university.
    7. In the fields of medicine and dentistry, have qualified between 1st October, 2002 and 30th September, 2007.
    8. Be available to join the scholarship program in United Kingdom by September / October, 2012.
    9. For the fields of Medical and Dentistry, applicants are required to provide Academic IELTS score card by 2nd week of November 2011, with over all score of 7.0 and 7.0 in speaking and 6.0 in listening, reading and writing and,
    10. For the fields, other than Medical and Dentistry an overall score of 6.5 in Academic IELTS is required. The IELTS test should be taken after 1st October 2011, hence you are strongly advised to get registered for the IELTS test, now. This is a mandatory condition without which no further processing is possible. 


      Eligibility Criteria for Pot Doctoral Fellowship Program
      1. Holding a valid and authentic Doctorate degree.
      2. Intended to do joint / collaborative / ongoing research project and publication with the Host University in UK. Discrete / separate research will not be considered.
      3. Must be employed for at-least five years, as an academic staff member, in a university, which he/she must join back after completion of studies in UK.  The application form must be forwarded by Vice Chancellor / Head of the University, where the applicant is employed.
      4. The Applicant should be nominated by their VCs (or equivalent) / their Executive heads of employing University, which they will join back after completion of studies, etc.
      5. Be available to join the scholarship program in United Kingdom by 1st October, 2012
      6. A letter of acceptance from the UK host academic institution mentioned at the first choice must be included with the application form and confirmed admission must be obtained by November 20th, 2011.

      1.  Applicants must secure/confirm their admissions 
      1. Further for Medical Doctors and Dentists:
      • In the fields of medicine and dentistry, have qualified as a Doctor or Dentist before 1st October 2002.
      • Applicants in medicine and dentistry whose programme requires them to practise clinically, or to work in a laboratory department reporting on samples from patients, must state how the skills acquired by the training programme will be put into practice post-award. Such applicants can be considered only if they are eligible for registration with the General Medical Council or the General Dental Council. Information about current conditions for registration can be obtained from the GMC and GDC websites: www.gmc-uk.org and www.gdc-uk.org. Please note that the GMC currently requires applicants for their registration to obtain an overall score of 7.0 in the academic IELTS test, with minimum scores of 7.0 in speaking and 6.0 in listening, reading and writing.
      for the sesson starting September / October 2012 in ‘potential host university in the UK’. The outcome of all such communications should be reported to the HEC. The copy of confirmed UK Univeristy Admission letter should reach to HEC before 20th November, 2011. 
      2.   Medical & dentistry related applicants must register for IELTS as soon as possible as due to load of IELTS applications in British Council, the applicants would not be able to provide IELTS score before 2oth November, 2011.




      Selection is to be made on the basis of following criteria
      Initially the shortlisting will be made the Commonwealth Commission UK (CSCUK) through EAS. Later HEC will then nominate the applicants from the pool of the applicants shortlisted by CSCUK.
      Details and Duration of the Post Doctoral Fellowship Program
      Awards are tenable at any approved UK University or Higher Education institution for skill updating research and academic collaboration, etc, for a fix period of three (03) months only and a very strong justification will need to be given if any more than three (03) months duration is requested.  The list of approved UK universities is available at CSC website: http://bit.ly/cscuk-uk-universities
      Applicants must in advance of any fellowship application to the commission are advised to contact with ‘potential host university in the UK’. The outcome of all such communications should be reported to the HEC.



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