HEC

​Funding (Foreign Faculty to Pakistan)

The Higher Education Commission will pay at the following rates:

• For short visit (minimum 2 weeks), honorarium will be paid at the rate of US$ 100 per Diem.
• For academic Sabbatical (12-16 weeks), honorarium will be paid at the rate of US$ 2000 - 3000 per month depending upon credentials of the faculty.

• Economy class return air ticket by the most direct and economical route.

• The host institution will arrange accommodation and transportation facilities to the foreign faculty member. Reimbursement will be made after the visit subject to submission and acceptance of a visit report and travel documents.
• Host Institutions shall pay the honorarium and air fare expenses (as of actual) to the foreign faculty before his/her departure; in case of those who are being invited for more than one month they should be paid after completion of first month.

Funding (Pakistani Faculty to Foreign)

1. Air Travel - Economy class return air ticket by the most direct and economical route.

2. Accommodation - charges will be paid at prescribed rate per night for visiting days plus one day, maximum of 2-16 weeks.

3. Daily Allowance – half of the daily allowance as per government rules for various countries.
   

The current limits for the above heads are:

Note:

• The fund is not intended to support courses [such as Continuing Professional Development (CPD) or other courses] which are not linked to a research program/ project as outlined in the application.
  

• The purpose of the fund is not intended to support coursework towards obtaining Postgraduate degree certificates by staff who are registered at universities.

• Any publication/document resulting must acknowledge the support by the Higher Education Commission, Pakistan.​
  

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