POLICY ON
BAHRIA
UNIVERSITY NEED, MERIT& OTHER SCHOLARSHIPS/ FINANCIAL AID
GENERAL
1. Bahria University,
like all good universities has a caring policy towards the students,
particularly those who are academically good but have serious financial
constraints. The University provides scholarships to such students enabling
them to continue their studies. These scholarships broadly fall into four
categories i.e. Advance Merit, Merit, Kinship and Need Based Scholarships.
Details of these are given in this document. The scholarships are in the
form of reduction in their tuition fee by 60%, 45% or 30% depending
upon the severity of need from case to case basis. The Competent Authority
may however, approve complete waiver for the tuition fee depending upon the
circumstances.
PROVISION
OF FUNDS FOR THE SCHOLARSHIPS
2. Bahria University
has created an Endowment Fund where in, it will donate funds regularly for
the purpose of helping out students in need and encouraging brilliant minds
to maintain their academic portfolio. Funding will also be obtained from
different Govt., Private donor agencies and NGO’s in order to provide
assistance to maximum number of students.
ELIGIBILITY
CRITERIA FOR THE APPLICANTS OF THE SCHOLARSHIPS
3.
The eligibility criteria for different type of scholarships is as
under:
a. Advance Merit
Scholarships: In order to maintain a high percentage of
talented students, Bahria University encourages toppers of various boards to
join its degree programmes by providing 100% concessions in tuition fee.
All such students who have obtained first position in the Board examination
will be eligible for this scholarship. This scholarship will be for the
entire program. However its continuation during the subsequent semesters
will be dependent on the awardee maintaining his/her minimum CGPA of 3.0.
b. Merit
Scholarships: In order to encourage students to excel and
compete in academics, Bahria University provides merit scholarships to all
such students who achieve highest GPA in the semester result in a particular
degree programme for that session. The scholarship will be in the form of
50% concession in fee provided the CGPA of the student is above 3.75. The
scholarship is tenable in the semester following the one in which the
student got first position. In case of a tie, a student with higher
percentage of marks shall be awarded the scholarship.
c. Need Based
Scholarships: These scholarships are available for such
students who have serious financial problems to the extent that it may be
difficult for them to continue their studies without some financial
assistance. Such candidates if already registered students, may apply when
applications are invited during an early week of the semester. Fresh
entrants to Bahria University may submit their request for scholarship when
they have deposited their fee after becoming bonafide students of BU. The
scholarship once granted in this category remains available to the students
for the entire degree programme provided their performance does not fall
below 2.0
d. Kinship
Scholarships: In order to facilitate both brothers / sisters to
study together in this university, Bahria University offers 50% fee
concession to the younger one. Such student becomes eligible for
scholarship once both become regular students. This scheme will be
discontinued from Spring 2008 onwards in the light of decision taken in this
regards.
GENERAL ELIGIBILITY FOR SCHOLARSHIPS
4. Eligibility of students for scholarship shall be subject to
following conditions:
a. Students of Bahria
University in any semester are eligible, subject to the conditions as
indicated with respect to their respective category.
b. Students in receipt
of any other scholarship/ benefit of kind such as free laptop/other fee
concession, are ineligible to apply for any other scholarship.
c. Progress of need ,
merit based scholarships will be reviewed every semester as per details
given in para (8) “ Monitoring Beneficiaries of Scholarships”.
HOW TO
APPLY
5. Following procedure is to followed for submitting applications
for the scholarship:
a. For category (a) an
application stating facts and accompanied by relevant certificates / proof
of achieving first position may be submitted to the Director of the campus .
b. For category (b)&
(c) students will submit applications on prescribed form click
here to download form. After
such applications have been called by the institute or as explained in para
3 above. The application forms may be obtained from and then submitted to
the office of the Head of the respective department. The information must
be supported by documentary evidence where required, to assess the validity
of claim. Claims not supported by documentary evidence may not be
considered.
SELECTION
PROCEDURE
6. Respective campus
Directors will hold interviews and short list candidates. Final interviews
will be held by the Central Selection Committee (CSC) as detailed below,
which will make final recommendations.
a. Rear Admiral Shahid Latif Pro Rector
Chairman
b. Dr Mohammad Riaz Dean Sciences Member/secretary
c. Dr Shahina Tariq HOD
E&ES Member
One more
member may be co-opted by the committee. The composition of the selection
committee shall be reviewed every year.
AWARD AND
DURATION OF SCHOLARSHIP
7. Notification for
the award of scholarship with complete financial details will be issued
immediately after the approval by the Competent Authority. The scholarship
will remain available to the student subject to the conditions mentioned in
para(8) for the period as detailed below:
a. Advance Merit
scholarship is awarded for the whole degree programme for which student has
registered provided his / her CGPA does not drop below 2.75.
b. Merit scholarship
para (3b) is only for one semester i.e. the semester following the one in
which the student got 1st position in the program and semester
GPA is 3.75. It is in the form of 50% concession in tuition fee.
c. Need Based
Scholarship para (3c) is generally for the entire duration of the degree
program provided CGPA does not fall below 2.0. However, the committee will
review all cases every semester and would recommend continuity of the
scholarship, subject to the continued good conduct of the student. The
amount of concession will be decided by the competent authority depending
upon the financial constarints of the individual.
MONITORING
THE BENEFICIARIES OF SCHOLARSHIPS
8. The Central
Scholarship Committee of Bahria University will formally review cases of all
scholarship holders every semester for monitoring progress and continued
good conduct. It will submit its recommendations to the Rector Bahria
University Islamabad for the continuation or otherwise of the scholarship.
The respective Campus Directors will send complete semester result of all
beneficiaries, to the committee. Scholarships of the students, whose
performance falls short of the required parameters, may be recommended for
discontinuation of the scholars.
OTHER
SCHOLARSHIP SCHEMES
9. The Central
Scholarship Committee will explore possibilities to get more grants /
scholarships from Govt. / Non Govt. and donor agencies to help the needy
students of Bahria University. The application form, various execution
committees and rules stated in this document will be applicable to all such
new bursaries unless special conditions are required to be met by the
sponsors for a particular scholarship scheme.
CHANGES IN THE POLICY
10
The policy document is subject to changes/amendments from time to
time depending upon the future requirements and status of funds available
for the grant of scholarship.
RIGHT TO CLAIM SCHOLARSHIP
11. No student shall
have any right to claim any of the scholarships mentioned above. The
scholarship can be withdrawn if the academic progress and conduct of the
awardee falls below the satisfactory level.
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