International Research Support Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Pakistani/AJK national who is a full-time PhD student
Completed coursework of 18 credit hours, at least.
The Scholar is eligible to apply after 18 months of enrolment and maximum up to 3.5 years in PhD program. (Applicable on 59th meeting & onward)
Passed the local GAT subject test OR Univeristy Admission Test at the time of registration/enrolelment in PhD Studies/Program.
Who has 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
Who has an official acceptance/invitation letter for research from a foreign university/institute/lab. The university/institute must be listed in top rank universities (either subject wise or over all ranking) as per Times Ranking Or QS universities ranking (topuniversities.com).
Your Foreign Supervisor should not be an ex-supervisor of your Local Supervisor.

IMPORTANT NOTE:

Those Scholars who are already availing any other HEC scholarship are also eligible to apply provided they submit NOC from their concerned HEC dealing officer.