Fellowships

International fellowships provide access to top talent and expertise in a given field. International research collaborations foster exchange of ideas, cultures, and visions to address complex global challenges.

YESI (Currently Open)
The YESI (York Environmental Sustainability Institute) Fellows Scheme is for researchers keen to build global connections in environmental sustainability. Click for details

IRSIP Batch 58 (Applications Open)

HEC invites full-time PhD scholars from Pakistan & AJK to apply for the International Research Support Initiative Program (IRSIP) — a six-month fully funded research fellowship abroad.
Apply online by September 30 at Click here to Apply

HEC Post Doctoral Fellowship Program Phase-III. The project offers 1000 fellowships over a span of 5 years. These fellowships are offered on open merit at the national level. Seventy percent slots are reserved for faculty members of public sector universities and institutes, private universities are given 15 percent slots and 15 percent of these slots are kept for public sector R&D organizations (recognized by Pakistan Council of Science and Technology). Click for details

The Fulbright Scholar Program funds up to 12 months of lectureship, post-doctoral research, or a combination of the two at a U.S. college or university with one fully covered dependent. Persons selected are expected to share information about Pakistani society and culture with students, colleagues and community groups in the U.S. On returning to Pakistan, Fulbright scholars are expected to make a significant contribution to Pakistan's development and share their U.S. experiences with students, colleagues and community groups in Pakistan. Click for details

Commonwealth Professional Fellowships are for mid-career professionals from low and middle income countries to spend a period of time at a UK host organisation working in their sector for a programme of professional development. Click for details

PERIDOT is the Franco-Pakistani Hubert Curien Partnership (PHC) Program providing opportunities to Pakistani and French researchers to interact for joint research activities. The program is implemented in Pakistan by the Higher Education Commission (HEC) and in France, jointly by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs & International Development (MAEDI) and the Ministry of Higher Education and Research (MESRI). The objective of this program is to develop new scientific and technological cooperation between French and Pakistani higher education institutions/research laboratories by supporting the mobility of researchers from both sides. Click for details

DAAD scholarships are aimed primarily at graduates, doctoral students and postdocs and are awarded for study and research visits to universities and non-university research institutions in Germany Click for details