Scholarships?

[AcHa BaChA]

Hey guys i needed some info about fulbright scholarships. Hope our friend [MENTION=1020]ahmadka[/MENTION] can help in this regard .

1.So tell me....does fulbright scholarship or any other for that matter, fund Bachelors Program too?

2.What is the procedure to apply, is there a test to be given? Or is almost everybody eligible?

3.I heave heard that pakistan's scholarships arent all that reliable. Like...sometimes they might stop funding you even though youre not done with your degree? What do you have to say about this?

4.Lastly....are you given money for staying, food, clothing, outings and stuff too. And your academics were entirely free, right? How much did you exactly have to spend by yourself?

Thanks alot guys. Waiting for replies

 

[AbbY]

1- No

2- Most of us are financially eligible to apply for financial aid, abroad. Depends where you are applying, and what their criteria is. In American uni's, you apply and get admission, mentioning your monetary status and then on a yearly scale apply for financial aid. Aid is almost always given if you're hardworking and devoted, and can maintain grades and consistency. However, this does not imply a 100% aid. Altough it is, in some cases, but not always.

3- NO. It's not that. It's like this. You get scholarship/aid->You become a lafanga and grades drop.-> They withdraw the aid as you're not worthy enough. Happens everywhere throughout the world.

4- Yes, but bear in mind it's the bare minimum you'll need to survive.

Academics, again, depend on 1- where you apply 2- what courses you apply for 3- what your monetary situ is 4- what and how consistent your grades. Ideally, academic fee is usually the one that is covered. But it mostly depends on the uni you get admission to and what they have.

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For one, getting a scholarship in the UK is near impossible, although not completely. A friend of mine got admitted and is going to Cambridge on full scholarship. They want the grades and your money, mostly. However US pays A LOT of heed to your co curricular, internships, sports, etc. A fuller person gets in, and gets the internship. In England, if you have decent grades but loads of money, you get in. Something along that.

 

[ahmadka]

1.So tell me....does fulbright scholarship or any other for that matter, fund Bachelors Program too?

Nope, only Masters, PhD, and MBA as far as I know ... No bachelor level programs ..

2.What is the procedure to apply, is there a test to be given? Or is almost everybody eligible?

First step is to fill out an extremely lengthy form ... The form itself is 30 or so pages long, as will ask things which you'll take a while to find answers for ... Then, you also need to write two extremely top quality essays in it, based on which foreign universities will decide whether to give out admission or not ... These essays are called 'Statement of Purpose' (about what you want to do in your life), and 'Study Research Objectives' (a little bit specific on what you want to study and why) .... You also need to give the GRE and TOEFL tests and hand in their results which this application (although, they might allow you to send these in later on, which I did in my case) ... Then after that, for a month or two you dont do anything, after which you *might* get a call for an interview ... The interview will be with the USEF Pakistan staff, which will have a US delegate in it as well ... The interview will be about you in general, about your future goals, etc ... If you clear this as well, then they will finally make a decision, and then inform you through email .... If you are selected as a Fulbright Candidate (Congratulations! ), then the next procedure starts, for getting you university admissions ... This doesn't really require anything from you as Fulbright handles everything on your behalf, and informs you where you have been accepted or not ..

3.I heave heard that pakistan's scholarships arent all that reliable. Like...sometimes they might stop funding you even though youre not done with your degree? What do you have to say about this?

You are right ... Pakistani (i.e. HEC) scholarships are not 100% reliable as people are called back, but Fulbright Masters scholarship is completely funded by US, and there are absolutely NO money problems ! ... Fulbright PhD is different .. US only pays for the first two years during which you might do Masters, and HEC pays for the remaining 2 or 3 years ... But there are no funding problems here as well, because HEC is required to pay ALL your 2-3 years funds to Fulbright in advance, and HEC can't take this money back ...

4.Lastly....are you given money for staying, food, clothing, outings and stuff too. And your academics were entirely free, right? How much did you exactly have to spend by yourself?

Your funding to your university is handled by Fulbright directly, and you dont need to do anything for this .. For your own spending money, you get a monthly stipend of money .. Its not much, but enough for a single person to live is a good manner ... The amount of stipend is dependent on where in the US you go .. I got $1345 per month in Atlanta, GA ... You're also given extra $500 at the start of each semester for books, and you're given $1000 for a laptop, or other electronic equipment as well ... Lastly, you're also given one return air ticket to Pakistan, after staying two years in the US ..

 

[Ali250]

Don't Fullbright scholarships force you to come back to Pakistan after graduation and work for 5 years here too? Or is that only in HEC scholarships?

 

[john carloes]

hey ahmed in which university you were admitted and in what field

 

[Arhum1994]

Don't Fullbright scholarships force you to come back to Pakistan after graduation and work for 5 years here too? Or is that only in HEC scholarships?

Yes they do. You have to serve the desired time period you spent studying abroad in Pakistan otherwise you have to give them all of the money expenditure. My brother also went through Fulbright to do masters in telecommunication/

 

[alamode]

Whats the website for the scholarship?

What is the criteria for scholarship and how many scholarships are given per year?

 

[ahmadka]

Don't Fullbright scholarships force you to come back to Pakistan after graduation and work for 5 years here too? Or is that only in HEC scholarships?

Yes this is true. That's what I'm doing right now.

hey ahmed in which university you were admitted and in what field

I went to Georgia institute of technology (Georgia Tech) for computer engineering ..

 

[assuc]

[MENTION=1020]ahmadka[/MENTION] : what u say about this for undergrad students, they previously offered the scholarships..don't know about future
United States Educational Foundation in Pakistan

 

[john carloes]

ahmed can you please tell me the advantages of having US degree. And also do tell that whether you have to work where ever you like or there are some restrictions imposed by the US government.