SU 4 students receive scholarships worth Rs 1.545 million under British Scottish program
Three female M.Phil scholars and one undergraduate student of the University of Sindh have been awarded scholarships worth Rs 1.545 million under the British Scottish Scholarship for Young Female Undergraduate/M.Phil Students here on Monday.
SU Vice-Chancellor Professor (Meritorious) Dr. Muhammad Siddique Kalhoro presented the cheques at a ceremony held at the Vice-Chancellor’s office.
An undergraduate student Laiba from the Department of Medical Laboratory Technology received a cheque for Rs 177,000, while M.Phil scholars Iqra Kanwal (Biochemistry), Shahzadi Hina (Botany) and Hurya Khan (Microbiology) received a cheque for Rs 456,000 each.
Members of the interview committee Prof. Dr. Mushtaque Ali Jariko, Prof. Dr. Arfana Begum Mallah and Prof. Dr. Nanak Ram were also present at the event.
Vice-Chancellor Dr. Kalhoro explained that the British Council had announced the scholarships, which students themselves had to apply online. Five students from the University of Sindh applied and the British Council contacted the university’s Student Financial Aid Office (SFAO) and requested to conduct interviews.
He said a three-member committee was constituted for the purpose, which selected four students out of a total of five and sent their names to the British Council, adding that the council after granting approval to the names provided an amount of Rs 1.545 to SFAO.
“Today, the Students’ Financial Aid Office has organized this ceremony in order to give away the cheques to the selected students along with certificates sent by the British Council”, he said.
Dr. Kalhoro said that the Rs 1.545 million scholarship amount for one undergraduate and three M.Phil scholars was significant, which will cater to the needs of these students.
He expressed hopes of increasing the number of scholarship slots in the future by collaborating with the British Council. He encouraged Sindh University students to apply for all available national and international scholarships.
PVC SU’s Laar Campus Badin Prof. Dr. Khalilur Rehman Khoumbhati, Dean Faculty of Commerce & Business Administration Prof. Dr. Javed Ahmed Chandio and officials of the SFAO Mr. Qamar Nangraj and Mr Rafay Memon were also in attendance at the ceremony.
