Friday, January 4, 2019
SAUDI ARABIA OFFERS 583 FULLY FUNDED SCHOLARSHIPS TO PAKISTANI STUDENTS AT TOP 23 UNIVERSITIES OF KINGDOM
Saudi Arabia has announced 583 fully funded scholarships to Pakistani students in all fields, except in the field of health and medicine at top 23 universities of Kingdom as per the officials of Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. Trending : Half million expats and Saudis left jobs in 3 months
Out of 583 fully funded scholarships, 400 for bachelor students, 100 for master students and 83 for PhD students who wants to pursue an education at Saudi Arabia's universities, Pakistan's Higher Education Commission (HEC) will process all the applications and award students. Recommend : Pakistan is in top list for sending pilgrims to Umrah
- Saudi Arabia has been awarding scholarships to Pakistani students for the last few years to study the courses of Arabic language and Sharia but this is the first time they offer much larger number of scholarships.
- The Pakistan's HEC has already advertised the scholarships on its national media and announced 31st January as deadline of the applications. Scholarships will be provided purely based on merits. See Also : Saudization on baqalas to save 6 billion riyals
- Saudi Arabia will provide all accommodation, health care, food, air tickets and special allowances to the students and their families. Students will also get 2 months stipend on arrival and 3 months graduation allowance for shipping books.
- Few of the universities where Pakistani students can apply include King Abdul Aziz University, King Saudi University, King Faisal University, King Khalid University, King Fahad University of Petroleum and Minerals and Princess Nora bint Abdul Rahman university. Read : Newborn found abandoned near shopping mall in Makkah
