AIOU expands financial support package for needy students

ISLAMABAD, Aug 05 (TNS): To ensure that nobody should be left without education just because of financial or social constraints, Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) has expanded its financial support package for the needy students.  Prof. Dr. Shahid Siddiqui, the Vice Chancellor of the university on Saturday while reviewing the on-going admission process that is to be continued till September 5 said: “This is the right of every Pakistani citizen to get facilitated for continuation of their study under the constitution, and the AIOU being the public sector institution fulfills the responsibility of covering all segments of society, and bring the education at their door-steps.”He said that the AIOU will continue its policy of providing financial assistance to the needy and deserving students through various schemes. In all there are nine financial assistance/scholarships’ schemes which support such students.“The scholarship package includes: Earn to learn scheme, Merit Scholarship Scheme, Outreach Scholarship Scheme, Final Year Project Gant Scheme, Scholarship for Communities, and Scholarship for Women, Fee Installment Scheme and Alumni/Sponsored Scholarship.
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Besides this, Fee installment facility is also available,” he added.The Vice Chancellor said, “The merit scholarships’ scheme is an initiative to generate competition in educational pursuits and encourage the brilliant students. The scholarship is also being offered to the fresh and continuing students of all levels if they secure 75 percent and above marks in their latest results in any academic program.”Deserving and needy students who fall in these categories were advised to contact their nearest Regional Campus of the University for assistance in accordance with the prescribed rules. Interested students can download application form from the University’s Website and send it to the given address along with his/her academic documents.The University’s Executive Council has already approved these schemes. Necessary funds for the schemes have been earmarked in the annual budget.