Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has announced fully funded scholarships for Pakistani students to study at the level of Diploma, Bachelors, Masters, and PhD in the Kingdom. Students residing in Pakistan and legal resident of Kingdom both can apply for these scholarships. The Scholarships provided in 25 Saudi Universities and covers diploma, Bachelor, Master, and Ph.D. programs in the Kingdom.
75% of the seats are reserved for the students residing in Pakistan while 25% of the scholarships will be awarded to Overseas Pakistani students residing in Saudi Arabia. The scholarships are offered for all fields of study. A monthly allowance of 900 Saudi Riyal (SR) will be given to science students and 850 SR to humanities students. 03 months Furnishing allowance will also be given on arrival in KSA for married Scholars. The scholarship also covers the full tuition fee and other expenses.
According to the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan (HEC), the scholarships have been announced in the disciplines of politics, law, education, administration, economics, engineering, computer science, agriculture, Arabic, Islamic Studies and media sciences.
Suadi Arabia Scholarship for Pakistani students covers:
- A monthly allowance of 900 Saudi Riyal (SR) for science students and 850 SR for humanities students.
- Free lodging.
- 03 months Furnishing allowance for married Scholars.
- Return air tickets.
- Free Medical for the student and his/her family, if married.
- 3 months graduation allowance for shipment of books.
- Subsided meal at the campus.
Procedure to Apply for Scholarship:
- Students have to directly apply on the University’s website/ online portal.
- Each University has its own eligibility criteria and application time frame, students need to consult the website for the eligibility criteria of each discipline/Course/University.
- These scholarships are offered by 25 Universities in the Kingdom as given in Annex-A.
- Applicants should share a copy of the submitted application on the official email of the Embassy of Pakistan, Riyadh Parepriyadh@mofa.gov.pk. Subsequently, the Embassy shall follow up with the Saudi Ministry of Education for the grant of scholarships.
Saudi Arabia Scholarships Eligibility Criteria:
- Applicant must be a Pakistani or AJK National.
- Both Male and Female students are eligible
- Age 17 years to 25 years for Bachelor, must be of 30 years age for Master Programs and less than 35 years for Ph.D. programs on the closing date of the application process.
- The applicant must not be holding any other scholarship at the time of availing of the Saudi Scholarship.
- The applicant must not have any criminal record.
List of universities
Applicants are advised to visit respective university website for admission details low:
| S. No. | Name of universities | Website |
| 1. | Jeddah university | www.uj.edu.sa |
| 2. | Bisha university | www.ub.edu.sa |
| 3. | Umm-al-Qura university | www.uqu.edu.sa |
| 4. | Islamic university | www.iu.edu.sa |
| 5. | Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic university | www.iu.edu.sa |
| 6. | Kind Saud universit | www.ksu.edu.sa |
| 7. | King Abdual Aziz university | www.kau.edu.sa |
| 8. | Hafar al Batin university | www.uhb.edu.sa |
| 9. | King Faisal university | www.kfu.edu.sa |
| 10. | King Khalid university | www.portal.kku.edu.sa |
| 11. | Qassim university | www.qu.edu.sa |
| 12. | Taibah university | ww.taibahu.edu.sa |
| 13. | Taif university | www.tu.edu.sa |
| 14. | Hail university | www.uoh.edu.sa |
| 15. | Jazan university | www.nu.edu.sa |
| 16. | Al Jouf university | www.ju.edu.sa |
| 17. | Al Baha university | www.prtal.bu.edu.sa |
| 18. | Tabuk university | www.ut.edu.sa |
| 19. | Najran university | www.nu.edu.sa |
| 20. | Northern border university | www.nbu.edu.sa |
| 21. | Princess Nora university | www.pnu.edu.sa |
| 22. | Imam Abdulrahman university | www.iau.edu.sa |
| 23. | Prince Sattam bin Abdual Aziz university | www.psau.edu.sa |
| 24. | Shaqra university | www.sa.edu.sa |
| 25. | Majmah university | www.mu.edu.sa |
Disclaimer: HEC has only announced this scholarship program received through diplomatic channel. Potential applicants are advised to apply online on websites of Saudi universities and forward the downloaded application form to Pakistani’s embassy, Riyadh Pahrepriyad@mofa.gov.pk for follow up with Ministry of Education, Saudi Arabia for grant of scholarships. All related queries for subject program shall directly be asked from respective Saudi university.