By Hina Kiyani
ISLAMABAD: As many as 19 needy but brilliant female students of Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) won “Pak-Scottish” scholarship offered by British Council.
The British Council had offered Pak-Scottish scholarship to promote women’s education in Pakistan in which a special quota was allotted for female students of AIOU who were doing their M.Phil and Masters’ students in various academic disciplines. British Council on the recommendations of the Open University has provided 19 scholarships to deserving and bright
students of the Open University. These scholarships will cover tuition fee, hostel accommodation and transport fee of the scholarship awardees. British Council will bear the educational expenses for 2 years.
Vice Chancellor AIOU, Prof. Dr. Zia-ul-Qayyum while congratulating the students has said, awarding scholarships to our students is in fact an expression of confidence in the quality of education provided by AIOU. This scholarship is a blessing for intelligent and needy people in the situation of Covid”.
He further stated that no one in the country should be deprived of education merely because of poverty. For financial assistance of the needy students, the University has also allocated a handsome amount from its own resources, he added. Dr. Qayyum has thanked the British Council for promoting women’s education in Pakistan and providing scholarships to Open University students.\
