Law Graduates Scholarship Program For Students of Balochistan for Study Abroad through HEC

The project “Law Graduates Scholarships Programme for Balochistan for Study Abroad” was approved by the Govt. of Pakistan in September, 2018, to award total 100 scholarships in batches, over the period of five years.
Eligibility Criteria:
  • Applicant must possess the Domicile/Local Certificate of Balochistan Province.
  • Maximum age as of closing date of applications:
    1. LLM:  30 years
    2. PhD:   35 years
  • For LLM and PhD scholarships, the candidates must have completed LLB and LLM respectively, from HEC recognized Universities/DAIs on or before the closing date of the application with at least 50% marks in Bachelor degree.
  • Applicant must secure minimum 50% Marks (Accumulative Test Score) in Aptitude Test.
  • Any applicant who is already availing any other scholarship is not eligible to apply.
Important Note:
  • Eligible applicants will be shortlisted on the basis of Test and Academic credential scores. The scholarships will be awarded on the basis of Merit.
  • 15-20% scholarships will be reserved for the children of victim’s families (Martyred/severely injured) in the blast of August 8, 2016 at Quetta, if they fulfil the required criteria.
  • In case of non-availability of students from victim families, scholarships will be awarded on merit to other eligible candidates.
  • Applicant must meet HEC and University eligibility criteria in place for admission in LLM & PhD programs.
  • Local LLM scholarship will only be awarded to the students studying/ seeking admission in HEC recognized Public Sector Universities / institutes or W-category Private Universities.
  • Foreign scholarship applicants have to provide admission letter in top 500 universities (in QS Ranking) after the selection.
  • Merit list of scholarships will be prepared on the basis of online information/data provided by the applicants and in case of any misrepresentation/error/omission, the scholarship shall be cancelled at any stage.
  • If the applicants are already employed/serving, they should be from the law relevant field (Practicing Advocate, Judicial officer, Law faculty members and Prosecutors from Prosecution departments). The Scholarship Management Committee would review the organizations of already employed applicants. The decision of the committee to consider the already employed applicants will be final and not challengeable.
  • Serving Employees will be required to provide NOC and study leave from their respective organizations.
  • Only those applicants, who meet the eligibility criteria and other requirements will be considered for further shortlisting.
  • HEC reserves the right to postpone or cancel the scholarship process at any stage without assigning any reason.
TERMS & CONDITIONS
  1. ​Eligible applicants will be shortlisted on the basis of Test and Academic credential scores. The scholarships will be awarded on the basis of Merit.
  2. 15-20% scholarships will be reserved for the children of victims’ families (Martyred/severely injured) in the blast of August 8, 2016 at Quetta, if they fulfil the required criteria.
  3. In case of non-availability of students from victim families, scholarships will be awarded on merit to other candidates.
  4. Applicant must meet HEC and University eligibility criteria in place for admission in LLB, LLM & PhD programs.
  5. Scholarship will only be awarded to the students studying/ seeking admission in HEC recognized Public Sector Universities / institutes or W-category Private Universities.
  6. Foreign scholarship applicants have to provide admission letter in top 500 universities (in QS Ranking) after the selection.
  7. Merit list of scholarships will be prepared on the basis of online information/data provided by the applicants and in case of any misrepresentation/error/omission, the scholarship shall be cancelled at any stage.
  8. If the applicants are already employed/serving, they should be from the law relevant field (Practicing Advocate, Judicial officer, Law faculty members and Prosecutors from Prosecution departments). The Scholarship Management Committee would review the organizations of already employed applicants. The decision of the committee to consider the already employed applicants will be final and not challengeable.
  9. Serving Employees will be required to provide NOC and study leave from their respective organizations.
  10. Only those applicants, who meet the eligibility criteria and other requirements will be considered for further shortlisting.
  11. HEC reserves the right to postpone or cancel the scholarship process at any stage without assigning any reason.
  12. FINANCIAL SUPPORT
  13. Payments will be made as per actual or up to the maximum limit, whichever is lower.
    Tuition fee will be paid directly to the universities where the students will be enrolled.​
SN Items Tuition fee Maintenance Allowance Book Allowance Traveling Allowance Hostel Charges
1 Indigenous Scholarships:                      Maximum Limit                                Rs.
i Indigenous LLB (5Years) Rs.1,80,000 (p.a) Rs.10,000 (p.m) Rs.10,000 (p.a) Rs.30,000 (p.a) Rs.6,500 (pm)
ii Indigenous LLM Rs.1,80,000 (p.a) Rs.18,000 (p.m) Rs.10,000 (p.a) Rs.30,000 (p.a) Rs.6,500 (pm)
2 Foreign Scholarships:                                 Maximum Limit                               US$
i Foreign LLM Scholarships $ 15000 (p.a) $1200 (p.m) $100 (Once) Rs.100,000/- Departure & Return each _
ii Foreign Ph.D. in Law $ 15000 (p.a) $1250 (p.m) $300 (Once) Rs.100,000/-  Departure & Return each _​
HOW TO APPLY
  • ​​Applicants’ are required to submit only online applications through (hec.gov.pk​).
  • Hard copy of applications and any other documents are not required at this stage.
  • Applicants have to Deposit /Bank Challan /Bank Draft/Pay Order of Rs.1000/- (Non-refundable), as application processing fee in Habib Bank limited Account Number1742 7900 1334 01, Title of Account: Higher Education Commission, Branch Code: 1742.
  • The original Bank payment record/slip must be uploaded with online application and it should be kept safe by the applicant to present it at test center (No one will be allowed to sit in the test without producing original bank deposit slip).