Islamabad, Higher Education Commission has made a plan to provide facilities to the students of deprived and less privileged areas of the country for getting higher education in the well reputed and well known universities of the country through scholarship. For this purpose HEC is going to announce more than 10,000 scholarships to the students who are talented and bright but they have limited financial sources and they cannot continue their education as their parents cannot the heavy financial burden due to their poverty.

These scholarships are going to be presented to the students on need basis during the current financial year. The students living in less developed and remote areas of the country can get benefit of this scholarship scheme and complete their higher education in well known universities of the country and support their families along with bring a good name for the country. HEC has also announced that these scholarships will be awarded on merit basis which will give opportunities to the deserving students to make their career bright and excellent.