The Institutional Scholarship Award Committee (ISAC) has recommended 58 students of Sindh Agriculture University (SAU), Tandojam, for awarding Higher Education Commission and USAID needs-based scholarships, says a press release issued here by the HEC.
The meeting of the committee was presided over by Dr AQ Mughal, Vice Chancellor of the Sindh Agriculture University. Other members of the committee include Dr Shamsuddin Tunio, Dean Faculty of Crop Production, Dr Amir Bukhsh Kalhoro, community representative and other senior members of university and the Higher Education Commission.
The vice chancellor admired USAID’s commitment in supporting the higher education sector in Pakistan. He said these scholarships provide an excellent opportunity to the under-privileged students of the remote areas, especially female students, who are otherwise unable to pursue higher education in the fields of agriculture sciences and business administration. He also appreciated the transparency of mechanism used for the award process.
The HEC officials along with panel members interviewed 389 students and approved 58 scholarships for the needy but talented students. These scholarships will be referred to the Scholarship Management Committee (SMC) chaired by the HEC executive director for final approval.
Since programme’s inception in 2004, 1,598 needy students have received scholarships in the fields of business administration and agriculture, while 827 students have completed their education under the programme. The goal of the programme is to award 1,807 scholarships during six-year life of the project.
