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Fund for investigative journalism invites applications for grants.

The Fund for Investigative Journalism’s Board of Directors meets three to four times each year to consider grant applications for investigative projects and books. The deadlines for 2016 are Monday February 1, Monday May 16, and Monday September 26 – all at 5pm Eastern Time. For more information click here


Applications invited for 2016 University of Michigan Knight-Wallace Fellowships

The application process is online. To apply, you will create a login. You can save your information and return to the application at anytime before your final submission. There are two parts of the application to complete. If you are unable to apply online, there is a mail-in option. The application deadline is February 1, […]


JEFFERSON FELLOWSHIPS: Now accepting applications for the 2016 program – due January 29th

The Jefferson Fellowships offer print and broadcast journalists from the United States, Asia and the Pacific Islands the unique opportunity to gain on-the-ground perspectives and build international networks to enhance their reporting through an intensive one-week education and dialogue seminar at the East-West Center in Honolulu followed by two weeks of study tour travel in […]


BBC seeks reporter [Pakistan]

Experienced journalists fluent in Pashto can apply for this position in Islamabad. The BBC is looking for a reporter to join the BBC Afghan Service from Pakistan. Responsibilities include suggesting ideas for features and special reports on social, cultural and other aspects of life in the region and producing multimedia features and special reports. The […]


Holland Ministry of Education Scholarships for All Countries 2016

The Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Sciences along with around 48 universities of applied sciences are sponsoring scholarships. These Scholarships are for foreign students who belong to any non EU and EEA area. The scholarship is for studying Undergraduate Masters level Courses. The scholarship will be available in several fields. Number of scholarships are […]


Scholarships being given on merit: minister

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QUETTA: Adviser to Chief Minister Sardar Raza Muhammad Barrech has said that the provincial government would continue providing financial assistance and support to the distinguished students to promote merit in the education sector. Speaking at a ceremony held to distribute scholarships among the best students of various institutions under the Balochistan Education Endowment Fund here […]


HEC CHAIRMAN ANNOUNCES PLANS TO FUND UP 125 FULBRIGHT PHD SCHOLARSHIPS

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Islamabad—Chairman Higher Education Commission (HEC) Prof Dr Mukhtar Ahmed Thursday announced plans to fund up to 125 additional scholarships for Pakistani PhD students to study in the United States through Fulbright Program over the next five years. It was decided in a meeting hosted by Chairman HEC Dr Mukhtar Ahmed in honour of U.S Deputy […]


Cultural, education exchange: Journalists, scholars prepare to depart for UK

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ISLAMABAD: The British High Commission on Thursday held a pre-departure ceremony for seven Pakistani journalists to pursue a three-month journalism fellowship in the UK under the South Asia Journalism Programme (SAJP). British High Commissioner Phillip Barton awarded certificates to the selected journalists. The SAJP candidates include Tariq Mahmood, Rasheed Khan Safi, Fakhar Durrani, Naureen Shams, […]


Senators call for giving priority to students from terror-hit areas in award of scholarship

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ISLAMABAD: There is a need to give foreign scholarships to students from underdeveloped and terrorism-affected areas in the country, said Leader of the House in the Senate, Raja Zafarul Haq, on Friday. According to Senator Zafarul Haq, priority should be given to students from Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan, Baloch­istan, Khyber Pakhtun­khwa and under­developed areas […]


Pakistan to offer 100 scholarships to Cuba

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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has approved 100 fully-funded engineering scholarships for Cuban students. The premier has forwarded the request to the Higher Education Commission (HEC) for implementation, HEC Chairperson Dr Mukhtar Ahmed told The Express Tribune. Separately, the scholarship programme, the Cuban government has also expressed interest in establishing a sports education university in […]


Punjab doubles allocation for education scholarships

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LAHORE: Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has announced increasing the annual amount of the Punjab Educational Endowment Fund (PEEF) from Rs2 billion to Rs4 billion and giving educational scholarships to 200,000 deserving talented students the next year. He also announced giving scholarships for an MSc education to the talented students belonging to FATA under the PEEF. […]


Chevening scholarship quota for Pakistan quadrupled

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ISLAMABAD: The British High Commission on Tuesday held a pre-departure ceremony for 73 Pakistani students selected to pursue a master’s degree in the UK under Chevening scholarships. There has been 400 per cent increase in the Chevening scholarships for Pakistanis this year as last year, 17 students were awarded scholarships. “Pakistan remains one of the […]


‘US offering students scholarships to help Pakistan’

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KARACHI: The US consul general in Karachi, Brian Heath, on Thursday said his government’s key focus to help Pakistan was on education for which the United States was providing opportunities to Pakistani graduates extensively. Speaking to students and faculty members of the Sindh Madressatul Islam University (SMIU) during his visit to the campus, Mr Heath […]


Master’s and PhD scholarship: Fulbright deadline extends to June 1

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The United States Educational Foundation in Pakistan (USEFP) extend the application deadline for the 2016 Fulbright Masters and PhD programme to June 1, 2015. According to a statement issued on Friday, the extension will allow more eligible applicants to apply for the scholarship. Over 150 scholarships will be awarded to study at the best universities […]