PhD Foreign Scholarships

PhD Foreign Scholarships

News submitted by: SYED TAHIR ABBAS

Applications under Higher Education Commission Funded project are invited from candidates possessing medical or health professional qualifications after 16 years of education, duly recognized by relevant statutory regulatory bodies of the country i.e. Pakistan Medical & Dental Council / Pakistan Nursing Council and Higher Education Commission in the following disciplines for the grant of scholarships for pursuing higher studies leading to the award of PhD degree in the HEC identified world top ranked discipline wise Universities:-

Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry, Pathology, Physiotherapy, Nursing, Public Health, Vision Sciences and Medical EducationAfter completion of their respective PhD degrees, the selectees shall be required to serve on the faculty of Khyber Medical University, Peshawar for at least

Five (05) years.

Eligibility Criteria

Pakistani / AJK nationals only
Maximum two 2nd Divisions throughout the academic career
No 3rd division (less than 50% marks) or D-Grade in academic career.
Maximum age on the closing date of submission of application:-
40-years for full time faculty members of public sector Universities / Colleges and R&D Organization.
35-years for all others.
Should have minimum cumulative 50% academic marks as per HEC Academic Evaluation Formula (HEC-AEF).

Candidates who are availing any other HEC Scholarship are not eligible to apply.
The selected applicant will have to secure admission into PhD program or mater’s leading to a PhD in the specified disciplines in the HEC identified world top ranked discipline wiseuniversities.

Selection Criteria:

The selection of the candidates for PhD will be through open national competition by merit established through HEC AEF (Academic Evaluation Formula) for faculty members and other candidates.The applicants fulfilling the criteria will be required to appear before a selection committee of Khyber Medical University. Job will be offered to the successful candidates by the University.

Application Procedure:
Application form may be downloaded from the university website i.e. www.kmu.edu.pk
Last date for submission of the application is 11th July, 2009.