3 scholarships open for applications. Each programme below has its own guide, in English and Urdu: who can apply, what it pays, the documents, how to apply and the official links.
HEC, the provincial higher education commissions and federal programmes.
Open: last date 9 November 2026 
Punjab Higher Education Commission (PHEC)
Full tuition for undergraduates with a Punjab domicile in 70 selected disciplines, at public universities, medical and dental colleges, HED colleges and partner private universities. Step-by-step guide to applying, with FAQs.
Read the guide
Each programme opens on its own call 
Higher Education Commission (HEC)
Every Higher Education Commission scholarship, each with its own guide: need-based and Benazir for BS, overseas MS and PhD, the US-Pakistan Knowledge Corridor, Indigenous PhD, post-docs and area schemes for GB, Gwadar and coastal Balochistan.
Read the guide
Yearly, through your university 
Sindh Higher Education Commission
Rs 230,000 per scholar for full-time MS, MPhil and PhD researchers at public and private universities in Sindh, with a CGPA of 3.0 or more and no other scholarship. Your university's committee selects.
Read the guide
Each university sets its own dates
Higher Education Commission (HEC)
Portal closed: opens with HEC's next call 
HEC with BISP (Ministry of Poverty Alleviation)
Closed: last date 30 October 2026 
Higher Education Commission (HEC)
Batch IV closed 28 August 2026
Higher Education Commission (HEC)
Next batch by HEC advertisement
Higher Education Commission (HEC)
By HEC advertisement
Higher Education Commission (HEC)
By HEC advertisement
Higher Education Commission (HEC)
By HEC advertisement
Higher Education Commission (HEC)
By HEC advertisement (batch IV listed)
Higher Education Commission (HEC)
Open call: apply with an acceptance letter
Higher Education Commission (HEC)
Fully or partly funded master's and PhD study in the UK, the US and Germany.
Next round opens around August 
UK government (FCDO)
The UK government's fully funded one-year master's for future leaders: tuition, flights, visa and a monthly stipend. Needs a bachelor's, two years' work experience and three UK course choices. The 2027-28 round has closed.
Read the guide
Next call expected in spring 
USEFP and the US government
Fully funded Master's or PhD in the United States: tuition, flights, stipend, insurance, visa and a computer. 16 years of education for a Master's, 18 for a PhD, and the GRE. The last call closed on 1 April 2026.
Read the guide
Each programme has its own yearly call 
US Mission Pakistan and USEFP
Every US government exchange open to Pakistanis in one place: Global UGRAD and NESA for undergraduates, YES and Summer Sisters for school students, CCIP for young professionals, Humphrey for mid-career leaders, and more.
Read the guide
Deadlines set by each university 
British Council and UK universities
At least £10,000 off tuition for a one-year postgraduate course at one of 12 UK universities, for Pakistani graduates. You apply to each university directly, by its own deadline.
Read the guide
Each programme has its own yearly deadline 
German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
Germany's scholarships for Pakistani graduates: master's (EPOS, Helmut Schmidt, arts), PhD and research grants, and post-doc stays. Most PhD and research calls close at the end of August. DAAD also runs HEC's scholarships in Germany.
Read the guide
Usually opens September–October
USEFP and the US Department of State
Usually announced in November
USEFP and the US Department of State
Usually opens April (last deadline 20 May 2026)
USEFP and the US Department of State
Need-based scholarships run by trusts, testing bodies and ICAP.
Open: last date 16 November 2026 
Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan
Three ways ICAP pays for Chartered Accountancy: the High Achievers Scholarship (fee waivers and a stipend, by HSSC marks and an aptitude test), tuition support through your RAET, and interest-free loans with Ihsan Trust.
Read the guide
Yearly window: 15 July – 30 October 
Dalda Foundation Trust (DFT)
For students with 80% or more in matric who go on to a government college or university: DFT repays 80–85% of the yearly cost, from fees to books, boarding and transport. Selection by written test and interview at 26 centres.
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Through your university's Financial Aid Office 
National Testing Service (NTS)
Full or partial tuition plus up to Rs 25,000 a semester for students who took NAT or GAT to get into an NTS-associated university and cannot afford the fees. Forms go through the university, never to NTS.
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Through Alkhidmat's local offices 
Alkhidmat Foundation Pakistan
Monthly support of Rs 9,000 to Rs 11,500 for bright students from needy families at colleges, universities, medical colleges and technical institutes, renewed each year on results and need. Apply through Alkhidmat's local offices.
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No open call published 
Helping Hand for Relief and Development (HHRD)
Helping Hand's college and university scholarships for bright students from poor families, many of them graduates of its Orphan Support Program, including full DPT and BS scholarships at its rehabilitation institute.
Read the guide
Open: last date 16 November 2026
Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan
Monthly, through your RAET
Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan
Four windows a year 
Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan
From the official portal of the body that runs each scholarship. Every page links to that portal, its terms and its contact details, and says when we last checked it.
No. HiredPK explains each scholarship and links to the official portal, where you apply. We never charge fees or ask for money, and nobody should charge you to get a scholarship.
Programmes with a fixed last date show it and whether they are open, worked out from that date every day. Others say when their round usually opens. Check the official portal before you apply, because dates move and can be extended.