2845 Scholarships for Pakistan Students
Explore scholarships for Pakistani students who want to study abroad at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. This scholarship search is tailored to applicants from Pakistan, with opportunities ranging from fully funded government awards to university scholarships covering tuition, living expenses, airfare, and other study costs. Pakistani students have successfully received major awards such as the Fulbright Foreign Student Program for graduate study in the United States, the Global Korea Scholarship (GKS) for bachelor’s and master’s programs in South Korea, and the UCL Global Undergraduate Scholarship featured among University College London scholarships; Global Scholarships also features firsthand scholarship journeys from Pakistani recipients of these awards. Students seeking funding specifically reserved for Pakistan can also review the Bestway Foundation Scholarships for Students from Pakistan. Alongside scholarships, compare international study options through undergraduate courses, master’s courses, and MBA courses to find a degree and funding combination that matches your plans for studying overseas.
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Most Featured Scholarships — Pakistani Nationality
Ranked by recipients who shared their story
| Degree level | Recipients |
|---|---|
| Bachelor’s | 20 |
| Master’s | 170 |
| Ph.D. | 43 |
Scholarship Recipients and Featured Scholarships — Bachelor’s
| Subject category | Recipients |
|---|---|
| Business and Economics | 9 |
| Engineering and Technology | 5 |
| Social Sciences | 3 |
| Computer Science and Data Science | 2 |
| Natural Sciences and Mathematics | 2 |
| Medicine and Health | 1 |
| Scholarship | Recipients |
|---|---|
| Stipendium Hungaricum | 4 |
| UCL Global Undergraduate Scholarship | 2 |
| 100% Merit Scholarship | 1 |
| Academic Excellence Scholarship | 1 |
| Academic scholarship at Superior University Lahore | 1 |
| BEEF provincialgovernment scholarship | 1 |
| HEC Scholarship | 1 |
| HEC-JICA Scholarship | 1 |
| Lahore University of Management Sciences academic scholarship | 1 |
| Lester B. Pearson International Scholarship | 1 |
| Recipient | Scholarship | Institution and destination | Funded degree/program |
|---|---|---|---|
| Savera Shah — Pakistan | Sukkur IBA University academic scholarship; Talent Hunt Scholarship | Sukkur IBA University; Pakistan | Bachelor’s in Business Administration |
| Tehreem (expected graduation 2027) — Pakistan | UCL Global Undergraduate Scholarship | University College London; United Kingdom | Bachelor’s in Civil Engineering with a Year in Industry |
Funding Reported by Recipients — Bachelor’s
| Recipient and funded degree/program | Scholarship/funding source | Reported support |
|---|---|---|
| Savera Shah Bachelor’s in Business Administration | Sukkur IBA University academic scholarship; Talent Hunt Scholarship | Sukkur IBA University academic scholarship All four years fully funded |
| Tehreem Bachelor’s in Civil Engineering with a Year in Industry | UCL Global Undergraduate Scholarship | UCL Global Undergraduate Scholarship Full tuition award |
| Seemal Sheikh Bachelor’s in Double major in Economics and Political Science; Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies minor | Lester B. Pearson International Scholarship | Lester B. Pearson International Scholarship Reported support of up to $83,000 for tuition, boarding and meal plans, plus $1,000 per semester for books and living expenses. |
| Muhammad Usama (from September 2019) Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering | Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship | Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship Tuition exemption; dormitory or HUF 40,000/month housing; health insurance; HUF 40,000/month bachelor stipend; Pakistani return ticket |
| Hassan (2024 scholarship cohort) Bachelor’s in Co-op Mathematics and Economics double major | Lester B. Pearson International Scholarship | Lester B. Pearson International Scholarship Entire undergraduate tuition, residence, books and incidental fees |
| Hammad Ali (2024 scholarship) Bachelor’s in Medicine (MBBS) | Türkiye Bursları 2024 | Tuition, monthly stipend, health insurance and accommodation |
| Haider Khan (2018–2022) Bachelor’s in Physics | Lahore University of Management Sciences academic scholarship | Merit scholarship: Tuition waiver, health insurance and €1,400 per month for 24 months for the Astrophysics and Space Science master’s. |
| Abdul Moiz Uppal (2022 scholarship) Bachelor’s in Political Science and Public Administration | Türkiye Bursları | Türkiye Bursları Tuition, dormitory accommodation, monthly stipend, meals, health insurance and air tickets. |
| Mazhar Iqbal (graduated 2021) Bachelor’s in Software Engineering | HEC Scholarship | Financial support |
| Maheera Abdul Ghani Bachelor’s in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering | University of Engineering and Technology Lahore academic scholarship | A High Merit Scholarship supported undergraduate studies. |
| Maheen Sohail (2016–2020) Bachelor’s in Accounting and Finance | 100% Merit Scholarship | 100% Merit Scholarship Full tuition throughout bachelor’s |
| Maha Shoaib Bachelor’s in Economics | NUST merit scholarship for academic excellence | Received a NUST merit scholarship for academic excellence every semester. |
| Baibrus Khan Bachelor’s in Civil Engineering | BEEF provincialgovernment scholarship | BEEF provincialgovernment scholarship Received BEEF scholarship support for two consecutive years of undergraduate study. |
| Muhammad Shayan Bachelor’s in International Business Economics | Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship | am a proud recipient of the Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship, which fully covers the tuition fees, provides a monthly stipend, free dormitory accommodation, and medical insurance coverage, including medical allowances. |
| Muhammad Maaz (Third year of four-year MEng; intended start September 2023) Integrated undergraduate MEng in Robotics and Artificial Intelligence | UCL Global Undergraduate Scholarship | Full tuition and living costs for four-year MEng |
Examples of Featured Recipients’ Application Backgrounds — Bachelor’s
| Recipient and funded degree/program | Scholarship/application route | Reported background |
|---|---|---|
| Tehreem Bachelor’s in Civil Engineering with a Year in Industry | UCL Global Undergraduate Scholarship | School: Beaconhouse School System, kindergarten through A Levels; Grades: 9 A*s and As at O Levels; 3 A*s and As at A Levels, without a grade-by-grade breakdown; Experience: content writing for technology blogs and websites |
| Seemal Sheikh Bachelor’s in Double major in Economics and Political Science; Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies minor | Lester B. Pearson International Scholarship | GCE O- and A-level studies; community projects including educational tablets for Afghan girls and work against street harassment. |
| Muhammad Usama Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering | Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship | NEDUET Electrical Engineering two years incomplete, GPA 3.38/4 |
| Hassan Bachelor’s in Co-op Mathematics and Economics double major | Lester B. Pearson International Scholarship | GCE O and A Levels; school-nominated based on grades, extracurriculars and personal projects |
| Hammad Ali Bachelor’s in Medicine (MBBS) | Türkiye Bursları 2024 | FSc Pre-Medical, Pak-Turk Maarif, 91.17%; debates and volunteering |
| Haider Khan Bachelor’s in Physics | Lahore University of Management Sciences academic scholarship | Schooling at Narowal Public School; second place among more than 70,000 students in the division’s pre-engineering examinations in 2018. |
| Abdul Moiz Uppal Bachelor’s in Political Science and Public Administration | Türkiye Bursları | Intermediate-school results of 98% in Part 1 and 94% in Part 2; public speaking, student leadership and volunteering. |
| Muhammad Maaz Integrated undergraduate MEng in Robotics and Artificial Intelligence | UCL Global Undergraduate Scholarship | Cambridge A Levels in Further Mathematics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Physics and Chemistry at Cedar College, Karachi; selected among Pakistan’s top 50 under-20 mathematicians for IMO training. |
How Recipients Met Language Requirements — Bachelor’s
| Evidence/test reported | Recipients / total | Examples from recipient stories |
|---|---|---|
| IELTS | 2/20 | IELTS 6.0 (Muhammad Asim); IELTS 8.0 (Muhammad Maaz) |
| Duolingo English Test | 1/20 | Duolingo English Test taken (Muhammad Shayan) |
| Language tests optional or not required | 1/20 | TOEFL optional or not required (Abdul Moiz Uppal) |
| TOEFL | 1/20 | TOEFL taken (Abdul Moiz Uppal) |
Standardized Tests Reported by Featured Recipients — Bachelor’s
| Evidence/test reported | Recipients / total | Examples from recipient stories |
|---|---|---|
| HEC USAT | 2/20 | 71/100 (Muhammad Asim); Passed (Muhammad Shayan) |
| HEC grades-based selection | 1/20 | High-School Grades Accepted (Muhammad Usama) |
| MEXT embassy written examination | 1/20 | MEXT embassy written examination taken (Mazhar Iqbal) |
| SAT | 1/20 | 1530 (Seemal Sheikh) |
| SAT optional, waived or not required | 1/20 | SAT exemption accepted (Seemal Sheikh) |
| Standardized tests optional, waived or not required | 1/20 | Language test exemption accepted (Muhammad Maaz) |
What Recipients Pursued After Their Scholarship-Funded Studies — Bachelor’s
| Recipient | Scholarship-funded degree/program | Reported later outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Savera Shah | Bachelor’s in Business Administration | After the BBA, developed a banking career and pursued a Fulbright-supported Master of Science in Business Analytics. |
| Haider Khan | Bachelor’s in Physics | After graduating in 2022, worked as a physics lecturer at Jinnah Islamia Post-Graduate College in Sialkot, then pursued the MASS master’s programme. |
| Mazhar Iqbal | Bachelor’s in Software Engineering | Software developer, instructor and MEXT masters |
| Maheera Abdul Ghani | Bachelor’s in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering | Subsequent completed Erasmus Mundus double master’s at TU Darmstadt / Grenoble INP ; later Cambridge PhD completed. |
| Maheen Sohail | Bachelor’s in Accounting and Finance | Cologne MSc Business Analytics and Econometrics |
| Maha Shoaib | Bachelor’s in Economics | Later Teach For Pakistan fellow for two years; Fulbright master International Education Policy at Maryland. |
| Baibrus Khan | Bachelor’s in Civil Engineering | Later pursued a master’s in Water Resources Engineering and Management at the University of Stuttgart. |
| Furwa Baig (2006–2010) | Bachelor’s | After graduating from Lahore School of Economics, began work as a management trainee at a bank. |
Scholarship Recipients and Featured Scholarships — Master’s
| Subject category | Recipients |
|---|---|
| Engineering and Technology | 30 |
| Social Sciences | 29 |
| Business and Economics | 21 |
| Computer Science and Data Science | 16 |
| Medicine and Health | 16 |
| Agriculture and Environmental Studies | 13 |
| Natural Sciences and Mathematics | 11 |
| Education | 7 |
| Law | 3 |
| Humanities | 1 |
| Recipient | Scholarship | Institution and destination | Funded degree/program |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muhammad Aiesh Ghayoor — Pakistan | Finland Government Scholarship; Erasmus+ mobility scholarship; Federation of European Mineral Programs scholarship; Deutschlandstipendium | Aalto University,RWTH Aachen University,Montanuniversität Leoben; Austria; Finland; Germany | Master’s in European Mining Course (EMC), joint programme awarding three master’s degrees |
| Zulfiqar Ali (completed June 2020) — Pakistan | Government of Pakistan master’s scholarship; OZ Minerals research scholarship | University of Adelaide; Australia | Master’s |
| Zain Hussain — Pakistan | Fulbright Foreign Student Program; Columbia Electrical Engineering Tesla Scholarship | Columbia University; United States | Master’s in Electrical Engineering, Smart Electric Energy specialization |
| Syed Shaharyar Ahmed — Pakistan | VU Fellowship Programme; Netherlands/Holland Scholarship | Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam; Netherlands | Master’s in International Technology Law |
| Dr. Umer Bilal Khan (2015–2017) — Germany, Pakistan | DAAD Helmut-Schmidt Programme | University of Passau; Germany | Master’s in Governance and Public Policy |
| Abdur Rahman — Pakistan | Finland Government Scholarship; Aalto School of Electrical Engineering Dean’s List Scholarship | Aalto University; Finland | Master’s in Communication Engineering, Computer Communication Information Systems (MS CCIS) |
| Sheheryar Khan (completed 2025) — Pakistan | Commonwealth Shared Scholarship | University of Bristol; United Kingdom | Master’s in Global Development and Environment (MSc) |
| Oneir Raza — Pakistan | Chevening Scholarship | University of Cambridge; United Kingdom | Master’s in Education, Globalisation and International Development |
| Zohaib Ali — Pakistan | Chinese Government Scholarship | Changsha University of Science and Technology; China | Master’s in Food Science and Engineering |
| Zaina Ahmad — Pakistan | Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship | University of Debrecen; Hungary | Master’s in Public Health |
| Zain Ashfaq — Pakistan | Japanese Government MEXT Scholarship | Waseda University; Japan | Master’s in Creative Science and Engineering, civil infrastructure/smart cities; September 2024–September 2026 |
| Muhammad Hafas Shafiq — Pakistan | Finland Government Scholarship; Erasmus+ mobility grant | Aalto University; RWTH Aachen University; Montanuniversität Leoben; Austria; Finland; Germany | Master’s in European Mining Course |
| Savera Shah — Pakistan | Fulbright Foreign Student Program | George Washington University; United States | Master’s in Business Analytics MSBA |
Funding Reported by Recipients — Master’s
| Recipient and funded degree/program | Scholarship/funding source | Reported support |
|---|---|---|
| Muhammad Aiesh Ghayoor Master’s in European Mining Course (EMC), joint programme awarding three master’s degrees | Finland Government Scholarship; Erasmus+ mobility scholarship; Federation of European Mineral Programs scholarship; Deutschlandstipendium | The Finland Government Scholarship provided a full tuition waiver.; Erasmus+ mobility support covered travel and living costs across Finland, Germany and Austria.; FEMP contributed to living costs during the European Mining Course.; Deutschlandstipendium provided additional monthly financial support in Germany. |
| Umer Saeed (2019–2021) Master’s in Electrical Engineering | BK21 MSc Scholarship; BK21 Conference Grant | Reported BK21 MSc scholarship support of approximately £50,000.; A BK21 conference grant of £5,000 for international-presentation support. |
| Zulfiqar Ali Master’s | Government of Pakistan master’s scholarship; OZ Minerals research scholarship | Awards: Government of Pakistan master’s funding; OZ Minerals research scholarship; Excluded: ACARP belongs to PhD |
| Zain Hussain Master’s in Electrical Engineering, Smart Electric Energy specialization | Fulbright Foreign Student Program; Columbia Electrical Engineering Tesla Scholarship | Fulbright tuition, airfare, insurance and monthly stipend; Tesla amount paid directly to IIE |
| Syed Shaharyar Ahmed Master’s in International Technology Law | VU Fellowship Programme; Netherlands/Holland Scholarship | VU Fellowship Programme ; Netherlands/ Holland Scholarship — VUFP 100% tuition waiver and NLS EUR 5,000 one-off relocation stipend |
| Dr. Umer Bilal Khan Master’s in Governance and Public Policy | DAAD Helmut-Schmidt Programme | DAAD Helmut-Schmidt Programme Monthly stipend during 2015–2017, health insurance, travel allowances, tuition waivers and a six-month Goethe-Institut German course. |
| Abdur Rahman Master’s in Communication Engineering, Computer Communication Information Systems (MS CCIS) | Finland Government Scholarship; Aalto School of Electrical Engineering Dean’s List Scholarship | Finland Government Scholarship Finland Government Scholarship : €15,000 annual tuition waiver for two years plus €5,000 first-year stipend. Separate Aalto School of Electrical Engineering Dean’s List Scholarship: approximately €500 after the first year. |
| Sheheryar Khan Master’s in Global Development and Environment (MSc) | Commonwealth Shared Scholarship | tuition; living expenses; travel; academic costs |
| Oneir Raza Master’s in Education, Globalisation and International Development | Chevening Scholarship | tuition; monthly living stipend; air ticket; visa fees |
| Zohaib Ali Master’s in Food Science and Engineering | Chinese Government Scholarship | Full tuition/dormitory waiver; master’s monthly stipendCNY3,000 |
| Zaina Ahmad Master’s in Public Health | Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship | Tuition, monthly stipend, accommodation support, medical insurance |
| Zain Ashfaq Master’s in Creative Science and Engineering, civil infrastructure/smart cities; September 2024–September 2026 | Japanese Government MEXT Scholarship | Full tuition, monthly living stipend, return airfare and health insurance reported |
| Zahoor Ahmed Master’s in Development Studies | Australia Awards Scholarship (formerly AusAID) | Australia Awards Scholarship (formerly AusAID) Tuition, health insurance and living stipend; stipend continued through semester breaks; scholarship supported IELTS funding at that time |
| Yusra Ahmed Master’s in Computer Vision | Fulbright Foreign Student Program; University of Central Florida tuition waiver | Fulbright: approximately US$96,000 over two years, covering tuition, health insurance, airfare, settling-in and equipment allowances and living stipend; separate UCF tuition waiver of US$26,500. |
| Ushna Master’s in International Educational Development | Fulbright Foreign Student Program; Teachers College scholarship | Fulbright full tuition, living, insurance and travel; additional Teachers College USD44,000 scholarship |
| Tosif Ghazi Master’s in Civil Engineering master’s, structural engineering interest | Türkiye Bursları | Reports tuition waiver, monthly stipend, accommodation, insurance, Turkish course and flights |
| Tayyab Tahir Master’s in Marine and Maritime Intelligent Robotics | Erasmus Mundus Joint Master’s Scholarships | Teaching assistant employment at NTNU supplemented expenses |
| Tahira Shehzadi (2019–2020) Master’s in Computer Science | PIEAS Fellowship | Merit-based PIEAS Fellowship covering the full duration of the Master’s degree. |
| Syed Saad Ali Gillani Master’s in Public Policy, Social Research Methods | Australia Awards Scholarships | Australia Awards Scholarship — Full tuition, living costs, travel and health insurance. |
| Sundas Tufail Master’s in Environmental and Energy Engineering | Commonwealth Scholarship | Reported tuition coverage of approximately £50,000 and a monthly stipend of around £4,000. |
Examples of Featured Recipients’ Application Backgrounds — Master’s
| Recipient and funded degree/program | Scholarship/application route | Reported background |
|---|---|---|
| Muhammad Aiesh Ghayoor Master’s in European Mining Course (EMC), joint programme awarding three master’s degrees | Finland Government Scholarship; Erasmus+ mobility scholarship; Federation of European Mineral Programs scholarship; Deutschlandstipendium | Metallurgy and Materials Engineering bachelor’s at NUST, with Dean’s List recognition; thesis on reduced graphene oxide for water purification and projects using biomass waste for sustainable graphene production. |
| Umer Saeed Master’s in Electrical Engineering | BK21 MSc Scholarship; BK21 Conference Grant | BSc Software Engineering, COMSATS University, 2015–2019 |
| Zulfiqar Ali Master’s | Government of Pakistan master’s scholarship; OZ Minerals research scholarship | NUST Pakistan Bachelor’s Civil Engineering, strong academic record.; Adelaide master’s distinction/prizes and doctoral achievements occurred after master’s application and are not prior qualifications. |
| Zain Hussain Master’s in Electrical Engineering, Smart Electric Energy specialization | Fulbright Foreign Student Program; Columbia Electrical Engineering Tesla Scholarship | Habib Electrical Engineering BSc class 2020, CGPA 3.54; thesis conference/journal papers; customer support work |
| Syed Shaharyar Ahmed Master’s in International Technology Law | VU Fellowship Programme; Netherlands/Holland Scholarship | Online specialization courses in International Law, European Law, Business Law and ADR through Coursera and United States Institute of Peace |
| Dr. Umer Bilal Khan Master’s in Governance and Public Policy | DAAD Helmut-Schmidt Programme | Political Science BA Honours, GC University Lahore (2012), CGPA 3.57 and third departmental place; society leadership and merit distinctions. |
| Abdur Rahman Master’s in Communication Engineering, Computer Communication Information Systems (MS CCIS) | Finland Government Scholarship; Aalto School of Electrical Engineering Dean’s List Scholarship | UET Taxila Telecommunications BSc, GPA 3.67/4.00 and silver medal; Nayatel and Huawei telecom engineering work |
| Sheheryar Khan Master’s in Global Development and Environment (MSc) | Commonwealth Shared Scholarship | More than five years in Pakistan’s development sector before application |
| Zohaib Ali Master’s in Food Science and Engineering | Chinese Government Scholarship | Agriculture bachelor’s specialising in Food Science and Technology at Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, CGPA 3.82/4.0; research-institute experience in food processing and preservation. |
| Zaina Ahmad Master’s in Public Health | Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship | Bachelor's Dental Surgery; Chancellor's Gold Medal/highest final GPA; published research |
| Zain Ashfaq Master’s in Creative Science and Engineering, civil infrastructure/smart cities; September 2024–September 2026 | Japanese Government MEXT Scholarship | Civil Engineering GIKI; four Dean's Honor List semesters, best final-year geopolymer/3D-concrete project, conference paper, Engro civil engineering work |
| Zahoor Ahmed Master’s in Development Studies | Australia Awards Scholarship (formerly AusAID) | International humanitarian NGO then national-organisation/government roles in education, governance and community development; Save the Children fieldwork |
| Yusra Ahmed Master’s in Computer Vision | Fulbright Foreign Student Program; University of Central Florida tuition waiver | Electrical Engineering bachelor’s at NUST Islamabad, CGPA 3.76; AI-related coursework and projects. |
| Waiza Rafique (2020–2021) Master’s in Criminal Law and Criminal Justice, 2020–21 | Chevening Scholarship | LLB at Punjab University Law College in Lahore; postgraduate diplomas in International Affairs and Banking Law; litigation, policy and human-rights work. |
| Ushna Master’s in International Educational Development | Fulbright Foreign Student Program; Teachers College scholarship | Lahore School of Economics undergraduate Economics/Political Science CGPA3.92 (scale absent); three years Teach For Pakistan, federal education ministry and UNDP education work |
| Tosif Ghazi Master’s in Civil Engineering master’s, structural engineering interest | Türkiye Bursları | Bachelor’s in Civil Engineering, NUST, GPA 3.46 |
| Tayyab Tahir Master’s in Marine and Maritime Intelligent Robotics | Erasmus Mundus Joint Master’s Scholarships | Three publications already completed beforePTE; teaching and industrial experience included inCV |
| Tahira Shehzadi Master’s in Computer Science | PIEAS Fellowship | Electrical Engineering BSc at the University of Engineering and Technology Lahore (2014–2018). |
| Syed Saad Ali Gillani Master’s in Public Policy, Social Research Methods | Australia Awards Scholarships | Undergraduate and graduate education in management sciences in Pakistan; nonprofit and international-development project experience. |
| Sundas Tufail Master’s in Environmental and Energy Engineering | Commonwealth Scholarship | Mechanical Engineering BSc and professional experience in the energy industry. |
How Recipients Met Language Requirements — Master’s
| Evidence/test reported | Recipients / total | Examples from recipient stories |
|---|---|---|
| IELTS | 66/170 | IELTS 6.5 (Anis Malik, Maheen Sohail, and 2 others); IELTS 7.0 (Abdur Rahman, Fareha Siddiqui); IELTS 7.5 (Ariba Khan Waheed, Eden Haseeb, and 3 others); IELTS 8.0 (Adnan Anjum Saeed Akhter, Baibrus Khan, and 13 others); IELTS 8.5 (Fatima Khan, Marvi Mahesar, and 3 others); IELTS Academic UKVI taken (Hira Zaheer Ahmed); IELTS Academic taken (Saqiba Sheerazi); IELTS CEFR C2 (Maria M); IELTS UKVI taken (Farzana Shaheen); IELTS taken (Aiman Malik, Dr. Umer Bilal Khan, and 29 others) |
| TOEFL | 16/170 | 98/120 (Muhammad Taha Ali); 110 (Mahnoor Sheikh); 113 (Savera Shah); 114 (Abiha Anjum); 114/120 (Muhammad Bilal); 116 (Eesha); 117 (Zohha Sheikh); 118 (Zujaja Baig); 118/120 (Hamza Ijaz); 119/120 (Zain Hussain); TOEFL taken (Aleena Afzaal, Ana Waqar, and 4 others) |
| English-medium education or university proficiency certificate accepted | 9/170 | English-medium education or university proficiency certificate accepted (Amna Feroz, Danial Umar, and 7 others) |
| Language tests optional or not required | 4/170 | English-language test optional or not required for the scholarship application (Zohaib Ali); IELTS optional or not required (Lubna Maryum); IELTS optional or not required for the scholarship application (Mahnoor Zubair, Mazhar Iqbal) |
| English-language test exemption | 3/170 | English-language test exemption accepted (Gulzeb Rajput, Namrah Siddiqua); TOEFL exemption accepted (Nauman) |
| Academic English course route | 1/170 | Academic English coursework accepted (Zahoor Ahmed) |
| Accepted alternative English evidence | 1/170 | English-language test exemption accepted (Waiza Rafique) |
| EF SET | 1/170 | EF SET taken (Namrah Siddiqua) |
| English proficiency test | 1/170 | English proficiency test taken (Anum Shahid) |
| English score deferred at initial Fulbright stage | 1/170 | TOEFL / IELTS optional or not required for the scholarship application (Maham Aizaz) |
| MEXT Embassy English Examination | 1/170 | MEXT Embassy English Examination taken (Ana Waqar) |
| MEXT Embassy Japanese Examination | 1/170 | MEXT Embassy Japanese Examination taken (Ana Waqar) |
| PTE Academic | 1/170 | PTE Academic taken (Tayyab Tahir) |
| TOEFL iBT | 1/170 | 109/120 (Usman Awan) |
Standardized Tests Reported by Featured Recipients — Master’s
| Evidence/test reported | Recipients / total | Examples from recipient stories |
|---|---|---|
| GRE | 22/170 | Quantitative160 (Savera Shah); Quantitative 161/170 (Tosif Ghazi); 309 (Maham Maqsood); 313 (Zujaja Baig); 314; Quantitative162, Verbal152 (Muhammad Taha Ali); 315/340 (Maham Aizaz); 316 (Mahnoor Sheikh); 320; Quantitative160, Verbal160 (Abiha Anjum); 323; Verbal163, Quantitative160, Analytical Writing4.5 (Zain Hussain); 324 (Eesha); 324; Verbal154, Quantitative170 (Yusra Ahmed); 331/340; Quantitative165, Verbal166 (Muhammad Bilal); GRE taken (Aleena Afzaal, Ayesha Muhammad, and 8 others) |
| Additional standardized tests not required | 8/170 | GRE optional or not required (Maheera Abdul Ghani); GRE optional or not required for the scholarship application (Nauman); Language test optional or not required (Aleezay Anjum Ahmed, Amna Feroz, and 3 others); SAT / ACT / GRE / GMAT optional or not required (Mashaal Nageen) |
| GRE optional, waived or not required | 2/170 | GRE exemption accepted (Farwa Abbas); Not Required by SIPA; Required for Fulbright (Ifrah Maskan) |
| GRE/GMAT optional, waived or not required | 2/170 | GRE / GMAT exemption accepted (Baibrus Khan, Syed Saad Ali Gillani) |
| Graduate Assessment Test (GAT) | 1/170 | Graduate Assessment Test (GAT) taken (Sundas Tufail) |
| HAT | 1/170 | HAT taken (Syed Hanzila Azhar) |
| HEC HAT | 1/170 | HEC HAT taken (Minahil Mustafa) |
| Home-country aptitude test | 1/170 | Passed (Usman Awan) |
| MEXT embassy written examination | 1/170 | Passed (Mazhar Iqbal) |
| University of Tokyo Entrance Examination | 1/170 | Passed (Ana Waqar) |
What Recipients Pursued After Their Scholarship-Funded Studies — Master’s
| Recipient | Scholarship-funded degree/program | Reported later outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Umer Saeed | Master’s in Electrical Engineering | Coventry PhD 2021–2024 |
| Zulfiqar Ali | Master’s | Completed a PhD in Mining Geomechanics at the University of Adelaide. |
| Zain Hussain | Master’s in Electrical Engineering, Smart Electric Energy specialization | Returned to Pakistan after completing Columbia MSc |
| Dr. Umer Bilal Khan | Master’s in Governance and Public Policy | Worked as a Policy Research and Development Officer for the Government of Balochistan, then pursued a funded PhD at the University of Rostock . |
| Abdur Rahman | Master’s in Communication Engineering, Computer Communication Information Systems (MS CCIS) | 5G Industrial Network Engineer at Nokia Finland, Enterprise Campus Edge Architecture and Technology team |
| Zahoor Ahmed | Master’s in Development Studies | Returned professional practice including UNDP work with federal/provincial departments on SDG policy alignment, budgeting, monitoring and innovation; later LSE master’s |
| Zahid Iqbal (2018–2020) | Master’s in Electronic Science and Information Engineering | After the master’s, completed doctoral study in Electronic Science and Technology at Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications , then undertook postdoctoral research at Harbin Institute of Technology . |
| Waiza Rafique | Master’s in Criminal Law and Criminal Justice, 2020–21 | Returned to Pakistan after the LLM and worked in human rights advocacy, legal reform, gender justice and consulting for UN agencies and government bodies; later authored a book based on the LLM research. |
| Usman Awan | Master’s in Biology | After MSc, laboratory work in academic research and pharmaceutical drug development |
| Tahira Shehzadi | Master’s in Computer Science | Later pursued a DAAD-supported Computer Science doctorate at RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau and DFKI, then began research work at CeMOS. |
| Shah Hussain | Master’s in Industrial and Organizational Psychology | Continuing research following degree completion |
| Namrah Siddiqua (scholarship selected 2022) | Master’s in Artificial Intelligence | After completing the master’s, continued a professional career in South Korea |
| Mashaal Nageen | Master’s in MRes research in computational and mathematical modelling of the gastrointestinal microbiome | Progressed from the MRes to a PhD at Coventry University on mathematical modelling and structural identifiability in the gut microbiome. |
| Maheera Abdul Ghani | Master’s in Functionalized Advanced Materials Engineering | Later completed a fully funded PhD in Materials Science and Metallurgy at the University of Cambridge . |
| Javeria Munawar (2023–2024) | Master’s in Molecular Biosciences (Bioinformatics) | Progressed to a Chemical Engineering PhD at the University of Bath . |
| Hareem Z Khattak (2020 award; in-person classes from January 2021; two-year MA) | Master’s in English Literature, Literature and Social Justice programme | Works with prospective Fulbright and Erasmus applicants. |
| Baibrus Khan | Master’s in Water Resources Engineering and Management(WAREM) | Returned to Quetta and worked in water-resource planning, groundwater recharge and water-supply consulting as a Wet Utilities Design Engineer. |
| Aleena Afzaal (completed 2023) | Master’s in Politics | Works in socio-economic research development. |
| Syed Ali Hassan | Master’s in degree; specific programme and subject unstated. | Biorobotics doctorate and Aarhus postdoc |
| Saddam Hussain | Master’s in Civil Engineering (Geotechnical) | Completed a PhD at Kyushu Institute of Technology with SPRING support and became a Design Engineer at Kikukawa Kogyo Co., Ltd. in Japan. |
Scholarship Recipients and Featured Scholarships — Ph.D.
| Subject category | Recipients |
|---|---|
| Engineering and Technology | 13 |
| Natural Sciences and Mathematics | 6 |
| Computer Science and Data Science | 5 |
| Medicine and Health | 3 |
| Social Sciences | 2 |
| Education | 1 |
| Law | 1 |
| Scholarship | Recipients |
|---|---|
| Chinese Government Scholarship | 3 |
| Commonwealth PhD Scholarships | 3 |
| Fulbright Foreign Student Program | 3 |
| Graduate Research Associateship — The Ohio State University | 2 |
| Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship | 2 |
| AAUW International Doctoral Fellowship | 1 |
| Academic scholarship at Aalto University | 1 |
| Australian Coal Association Research Program Scholarship | 1 |
| Bobbitt-Chou Fellowship | 1 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research Doctoral Foreign Study Award | 1 |
| Recipient | Scholarship | Institution and destination | Funded degree/program |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maham Liaqat — Pakistan | US–Pakistan Knowledge Corridor Fellowship; Maric Fellowship; Bobbitt-Chou Fellowship; Graduate Assistant Scholarship; Eversource Energy Center Fellowship | University of Connecticut; United States | Ph.D. in Chemistry — artificial enzymes, single-atom chemistry and biocatalysis |
| Zara Qaiser (from fall 2024) — Singapore, Pakistan | CCAS Doctoral Fellowship | The George Washington University; United States | Ph.D. in Public Policy and Public Administration (gender and social policy specialization) |
| Taha Al Muhammadee Janjua — United Kingdom, Pakistan | Horizon2020 scholarship under Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions | Aalborg University, Center for Neuroplasticity and Pain; Denmark | Ph.D. in Neuroscience doctorate; translational neuroscience and preclinical pain research |
| Syed Murtaza Arshad — Pakistan | Graduate Research Associateship — The Ohio State University; OSU Presidential Fellowship 2025–2026 | The Ohio State University; United States | Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering; research on medical image processing, machine learning and cardiac MRI reconstruction |
| Dr. Umer Bilal Khan — Germany, Pakistan | Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom doctoral scholarship,2020–2024 | University of Rostock; Germany | Ph.D. in Global governance; international authority and liberal world order |
| Gul Saeed — Pakistan | Canadian Institutes of Health Research Doctoral Foreign Study Award; AAUW International Doctoral Fellowship | Yale University; United States | Ph.D. in PhD, Yale School of Public Health |
| Zulfiqar Ali — Pakistan | Australian Coal Association Research Program Scholarship | University of Adelaide; Australia | Ph.D. |
| Zohaib — Pakistan | Commonwealth PhD Scholarship | Heriot-Watt University; United Kingdom | Ph.D. in Functional photocatalytic textile materials |
Funding Reported by Recipients — Ph.D.
| Recipient and funded degree/program | Scholarship/funding source | Reported support |
|---|---|---|
| Maham Liaqat Ph.D. in Chemistry — artificial enzymes, single-atom chemistry and biocatalysis | US–Pakistan Knowledge Corridor Fellowship; Maric Fellowship; Bobbitt-Chou Fellowship; Graduate Assistant Scholarship; Eversource Energy Center Fellowship | US–Pakistan Knowledge Corridor Fellowship; Maric Fellowship; Bobbitt-Chou Fellowship; Graduate Assistant Scholarship ; Eversource Energy Center Fellowship Fellowships provided financial support/research opportunities; individual amounts and package components not specified. |
| Zara Qaiser Ph.D. in Public Policy and Public Administration (gender and social policy specialization) | CCAS Doctoral Fellowship | Reported typical package: full tuition; living stipend; salaried graduate assistantship; health-insurance subsidy; Assistantship: 20 hours weekly teaching/research; described as typical package, not independently confirmed personal contract |
| Taha Al Muhammadee Janjua Ph.D. in Neuroscience doctorate; translational neuroscience and preclinical pain research | Horizon2020 scholarship under Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions | Salary, research costs and mobility support throughout doctoral studies |
| Syed Murtaza Arshad Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering; research on medical image processing, machine learning and cardiac MRI reconstruction | Graduate Research Associateship — The Ohio State University; OSU Presidential Fellowship 2025–2026 | Annual total package: 95000; Currency symbol: $; Currency code: not explicit; Includes: tuition; stipend; benefits; Gra duration years: 3.5; Presidential period: 2025–2026 final year |
| Dr. Umer Bilal Khan Ph.D. in Global governance; international authority and liberal world order | Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom doctoral scholarship,2020–2024 | Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom doctoral scholarship,2020–2024 Monthly stipend, international air travel, health insurance, German-course reimbursements; funded seminar lodging/travel/participation, field research and unpaid internship expenses |
| Gul Saeed Ph.D. in PhD, Yale School of Public Health | Canadian Institutes of Health Research Doctoral Foreign Study Award; AAUW International Doctoral Fellowship | Canadian Institutes of Health Research Doctoral Foreign Study Award Reported a CAD 105,000 CIHR award and a separate USD 25,000 AAUW doctoral fellowship. |
| Zulfiqar Ali Ph.D. | Australian Coal Association Research Program Scholarship | The ACARP package included AUD 46,000 annual tuition, AUD 32,000 annual living support, health cover and research and conference expenses. |
| Zohaib Ph.D. in Functional photocatalytic textile materials | Commonwealth PhD Scholarship | Full tuition, monthly stipend, travel, and research and thesis-support grants. |
| Zahid Iqbal Ph.D. in Electronic Science and Technology | Chinese Government Scholarship | RMB 3,500 monthly; tuition, accommodation and medical insurance |
| Tahira Shehzadi Ph.D. in Computer Science; research on semi-supervised learning and 2D object detection | DAAD PhD Fellowship | DAAD PhD Fellowship Tuition, health insurance and a monthly stipend for the 2021–2026 doctoral period. |
| Sidra Riaz Ph.D. in Public Affairs; climate governance and resilience | Presidential Fellowship at FIU | Presidential Fellowship at FIU full tuition waiver; individual health insurance; housing; duration: four years; annual stipend: approximately $34,000 |
| Shehryar Jafar Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering PhD, quantum optical communication | Fulbright Foreign Student Program | Tuition, a living stipend, health insurance and related support for doctoral study. |
| Shaharyar Brohi (2024–2027, expected) Ph.D. in Doctoral research in Urban Planning | Japanese Government MEXT Scholarship | Japanese Government MEXT Scholarship Full tuition and university fees, a monthly allowance of about JPY 145,000 or more, and round-trip economy airfare. |
| Saddam Hussain Ph.D. in Architecture (Structural Engineering) | SPRING (Support for Pioneering Research Initiated by the Next Generation) | Full tuition waiver, a personal living stipend of JPY150,000 per month, and a separate JPY900,000 annual research budget for institute or laboratory visits and collaboration, with research and travel support. |
| Rahool Dembani Ph.D. in Mathematics and Computer Science, EnTrust Doctoral Network | Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Doctoral Network Fellowship | Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Doctoral Network Fellowship — Doctoral employment package with living and mobility allowances |
| Muhammad Ali Falak Ph.D. in Civil Engineering | Fulbright Fellowship | Doctoral expenses approx usd: 300000 |
| Maheera Abdul Ghani Ph.D. in Materials Science and Metallurgy | University of Cambridge fully funded PhD scholarship | Reported approximately £200,000 covering tuition, travel and a monthly stipend. |
| Maaz Iqbal Ph.D. in Medical Sciences | DAAD — Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf | DAAD — Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf Received €1,400 monthly and full health-insurance coverage. |
| Ilyas Khurshid (2011–2014) Ph.D. in Energy Systems Engineering, Numerical Simulation in Petroleum Engineering | Samsung Global Hope Scholarship | Full tuition and monthly stipend throughout 2011–2014 PhD |
| Faiza Qadeer Ph.D. in Doctoral research; plant pathology background, exact doctoral program not named | MSCA COFUND FutureData4EU | MSCA COFUND FutureData 4 EU — Tuition, living expenses, mobility allowance and research costs |
Examples of Featured Recipients’ Application Backgrounds — Ph.D.
| Recipient and funded degree/program | Scholarship/application route | Reported background |
|---|---|---|
| Maham Liaqat Ph.D. in Chemistry — artificial enzymes, single-atom chemistry and biocatalysis | US–Pakistan Knowledge Corridor Fellowship; Maric Fellowship; Bobbitt-Chou Fellowship; Graduate Assistant Scholarship; Eversource Energy Center Fellowship | BS Chemistry LCWU and MS Chemistry COMSATS; master research-assistant work resulted in a peer-reviewed publication before doctoral studies. |
| Zara Qaiser Ph.D. in Public Policy and Public Administration (gender and social policy specialization) | CCAS Doctoral Fellowship | First Class Economics BSc at the University of London; Development Studies MPhil at the University of Cambridge ; a public-policy professional certificate and about seven years in international development. |
| Taha Al Muhammadee Janjua Ph.D. in Neuroscience doctorate; translational neuroscience and preclinical pain research | Horizon2020 scholarship under Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions | Mechatronics Engineering bachelor’s followed by NUST Biomedical Engineering master’s; control/electronics/robotics, biosignal processing, medical devices, neuroengineering, hardware/programming/signal-analysis skills |
| Syed Murtaza Arshad Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering; research on medical image processing, machine learning and cardiac MRI reconstruction | Graduate Research Associateship — The Ohio State University; OSU Presidential Fellowship 2025–2026 | Electrical Engineering bachelor’s at UET Lahore, GPA 3.95/4.0 and rank 1 of 142; gold medal, 2019 IEEE Humanitarian Project Award and other national recognition; corporate experience before the graduate application. |
| Dr. Umer Bilal Khan Ph.D. in Global governance; international authority and liberal world order | Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom doctoral scholarship,2020–2024 | DAAD-funded master’s at the University of Passau and policy research work for the Government of Balochistan on CPEC and BRI. |
| Zulfiqar Ali Ph.D. | Australian Coal Association Research Program Scholarship | Civil Engineering bachelor’s from NUST; Mining Engineering master’s at the University of Adelaide with distinction and the highest CGPA, alongside mine-design and caving-method awards. |
| Zohaib Ph.D. in Functional photocatalytic textile materials | Commonwealth PhD Scholarship | Textile Engineering qualifications covering fibre science, textile materials, fabric manufacturing and finishing, functional textiles, and materials testing. |
| Zahid Iqbal Ph.D. in Electronic Science and Technology | Chinese Government Scholarship | BUPT master’s completed 2020 with A grades |
| Tahira Shehzadi Ph.D. in Computer Science; research on semi-supervised learning and 2D object detection | DAAD PhD Fellowship | Electrical Engineering bachelor’s at UET Lahore, 2014–2018, and Computer Science master’s at PIEAS, 2019–2020; strong class standing and research in artificial intelligence and computer vision. |
| Sidra Riaz Ph.D. in Public Affairs; climate governance and resilience | Presidential Fellowship at FIU | Degrees: Government and Public Policy bachelor’s and MPhil, National Defence University Pakistan; Undergraduate: first position / Merit Award; Experience: faculty work in Pakistan, peer-reviewed publications and citations |
| Shehryar Jafar Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering PhD, quantum optical communication | Fulbright Foreign Student Program | Bachelors: Electronics Engineering, NUST, 2015, CGPA 3.98/4.00; Masters: Reliability Engineering and Asset Management, Manchester, 2020, CGPA 4.00/4.00 |
| Shaharyar Brohi Ph.D. in Doctoral research in Urban Planning | Japanese Government MEXT Scholarship | City and Regional Planning bachelor’s in 2016 and master’s in 2021 at Mehran University of Engineering and Technology; urban-planner work at EA Consulting and related internships. |
| Saddam Hussain Ph.D. in Architecture (Structural Engineering) | SPRING (Support for Pioneering Research Initiated by the Next Generation) | University of Lahore Civil Engineering BSc;Near East Civil Engineering(Geotechnical) MSc;early publications |
| Rahool Dembani Ph.D. in Mathematics and Computer Science, EnTrust Doctoral Network | Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Doctoral Network Fellowship | Software Engineering MS at Tianjin University, GPA 3.5/4.0, and earlier BE at Mehran, GPA 3.2/4.0; co-founded an agricultural AI startup and worked on data privacy. |
| Muhammad Ali Falak Ph.D. in Civil Engineering | Fulbright Fellowship | Prior master: MSc Geotechnical Engineering, University of Tokyo ; Prior bachelor: BSc Civil Engineering, UET Lahore; Undergraduate rank: top 5% |
| Maheera Abdul Ghani Ph.D. in Materials Science and Metallurgy | University of Cambridge fully funded PhD scholarship | Completed an Erasmus Mundus double master’s in Functionalized Advanced Materials Engineering at TU Darmstadt and Grenoble INP before the Cambridge PhD. |
| Maaz Iqbal Ph.D. in Medical Sciences | DAAD — Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf | Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering bachelor’s and master’s at the University of Agriculture Peshawar; GPAs 3.79/4.00 and 4.00/4.00, with silver and gold medals respectively. |
| Ilyas Khurshid Ph.D. in Energy Systems Engineering, Numerical Simulation in Petroleum Engineering | Samsung Global Hope Scholarship | Prior SNU Energy Systems Engineering masters; UET Mining Engineering bachelor, second undergraduate rank; application reported industry/teaching work, prior research and SCI-indexed publications. |
| Faiza Qadeer Ph.D. in Doctoral research; plant pathology background, exact doctoral program not named | MSCA COFUND FutureData4EU | Bachelor and masters Agriculture Plant Pathology, University of Agriculture Peshawar GPA 3.92/4 both |
| Faiza Khalid Ph.D. in Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Functional Food and Molecular Biology Lab | Global Korea Scholarship | Bachelor’s: Human Nutrition and Dietetics BScHons, UAF, GPA 3.61/4.00; Mphil: Human Nutrition and Dietetics, NIFSAT/UAF, GPA 3.81/4.00, distinction; Experience: clinical hospital internships; spirulina-supplemented guava leather functional-food research |
How Recipients Met Language Requirements — Ph.D.
| Evidence/test reported | Recipients / total | Examples from recipient stories |
|---|---|---|
| IELTS | 15/43 | IELTS 6.5 (Ghulam Bahoo, Rahool Dembani); IELTS 7.0 (Faiza Khalid); IELTS 7.5 (Ahsan Ali, Mohsin Ali); IELTS 8.0 (Maaz Iqbal, Syed Murtaza Arshad); IELTS taken (Abdul Rehman, Abdullah Toqeer, and 6 others) |
| English-language test exemption or accepted alternative | 7/43 | English-medium education or university proficiency certificate accepted (Anees Ahmad, Dr Mehran Idris Khan, and 5 others) |
| TOEFL | 3/43 | 108 (Muhammad Ali Falak); TOEFL taken (Shehryar Jafar, Zara Qaiser) |
| Academic English Writing Test | 1/43 | Academic English Writing Test taken (Abdul Rehman) |
| Language tests optional or not required | 1/43 | TOEFL optional or not required (Zara Qaiser) |
| TOEIC | 1/43 | TOEIC taken (Shaharyar Brohi) |
Standardized Tests Reported by Featured Recipients — Ph.D.
| Evidence/test reported | Recipients / total | Examples from recipient stories |
|---|---|---|
| GRE | 4/43 | 319 (Muhammad Ali Falak); GRE taken (Dr. Ishtiaq Ahmed, Shehryar Jafar, Zara Qaiser) |
| Standardized tests optional or not required | 3/43 | GRE optional or not required (Anees Ahmad, Maham Liaqat, Muhammad Abdullah) |
| Additional standardized tests not required | 1/43 | GRE exemption accepted (Syed Murtaza Arshad) |
| GRE optional, waived or not required | 1/43 | GRE exemption accepted (Zara Qaiser) |
What Recipients Pursued After Their Scholarship-Funded Studies — Ph.D.
| Recipient | Scholarship-funded degree/program | Reported later outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Taha Al Muhammadee Janjua | Ph.D. in Neuroscience doctorate; translational neuroscience and preclinical pain research | Became a research engineer at Lundbeck, working on experimental systems, AI analysis, automation, 3D printing and prototyping. |
| Zulfiqar Ali | Ph.D. | Works as an Assistant Professor of Rock Mechanics at NUST in Pakistan and an Adjunct Lecturer at the University of Adelaide. |
| Zahid Iqbal | Ph.D. in Electronic Science and Technology | Postdoctoral researcher, Harbin Institute of Technology |
| Saddam Hussain | Ph.D. in Architecture (Structural Engineering) | Became a design engineer at Kikukawa Kogyo Co., Ltd. in Japan. |
| Maheera Abdul Ghani | Ph.D. in Materials Science and Metallurgy | Reported current work as a policy writer for CambridgeZero and a recent semiconductor market-analysis internship at the Institute for Manufacturing, Cambridge. |
| Dr Mehran Idris Khan | Ph.D. in International Law | After completing the recipient’s PhD, Continued in academia, focusing on environmental law, maritime law, international law and public policy. |
| Syed Ali Hassan | Ph.D. in BioRobotics | Postdoctoral Fellowship, Aarhus University , Denmark |
| Dr. Ishtiaq Ahmed (2015–2020) | Ph.D. in Language, Education, and Society | Returned to Pakistan in 2020 and resumed teaching; later became Assistant Professor of Special Education at the University of Education, Lahore, and worked with UNICEF. |
| Sohaib Bin Altaf Khattak | Ph.D. in Information and Communication Engineering | Prince Sultan University visiting researcher role developed into a postdoctoral fellowship |