Prime Minister's Fee Reimbursement for Poor

With the aim of encouraging pursuit of higher education, the scheme will provide scholarships for post graduate degrees (MA, MSc or higher level) to students, male and female, belonging to remote and under-privileged areas of the country.
The tuition fee of the program selected by the scholarship holder will be financed under this scheme and paid directly to the relevant university.

Eligibility Criteria

All students, male and female, registered in a Masters/Ph.D program in an HEC approved public sector educational institution are eligible to apply to the scheme.

Geographical Spread

Students domiciled in interior Sindh, Southern Punjab (Divisions of Multan, Bahawalpur and DG Khan), Balochistan, less developed areas of KP (Malakand, Kohistan and DI Khan), GB and FATA are eligible to apply for the scheme.

Average Tuition Fees

The average annual tuition fee to be financed under the scheme is Rs.40,000.

Total Number

A total of 30,000 students will receive scholarships.

Budget Allocation FY 2013-14

An annual budget of Rs.1.2 Billion has been allocated to the scheme for the financial year 2013-2014.

Executing agency

Higher Education Commission (HEC) would be the executing agency for the scheme. The Ministry of Education and Trainings will collaborate and be responsible for its implementation on the ground.