Ehsaas Undergraduate Scholarship Program

A federal government fully-funded scholarship for undergraduate students from low-income households, covering tuition, books and a monthly stipend.

What the award covers

Full tuition fee coverage plus a monthly stipend for living expenses.

Who can apply

Undergraduate students from low-income households enrolled at any HEC-recognized public university.

Nationality requirement: Pakistani.

How to apply

Apply online through the Ehsaas portal with your university enrollment proof.

Published deadline: 15 November 2026. Scholarship deadlines move from year to year and are occasionally extended at short notice, so treat this as a guide and confirm the current date on the provider’s own page before planning around it.

Apply or check current status: ehsaas.gov.pk/scholarships

Current status

This award was open for applications when we last checked the provider’s page. Verify before you begin an application, since windows close without notice.

Before you apply

Need-based awards require documentary proof of household income alongside academic results, and incomplete financial documentation is a common reason for rejection. Assemble the required proofs before the window opens rather than during it.

Two points are worth understanding about need-based funding in Pakistan. First, an award is normally tied to continued enrolment and a minimum academic standard, so it can lapse if results fall below the threshold — check what that threshold is before you rely on the money across a full degree. Second, awards of this kind are administered through the institution rather than paid directly to the student in most cases, which means your university’s financial aid office, not the funding body, is usually the right first point of contact for questions about disbursement.

UniAssist does not process applications or act as an intermediary. Apply only through the official link above — no legitimate scholarship of this kind charges an application fee to a third party.