The Government College Lahore Scholarships are open for international students. Scholarships are available for pursuing undergraduate and MS/MPhil/PhD programme.

The Government College University or GCU is a public research university located in the downtown, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.

Course Level: Scholarships are available for pursuing undergraduate and MS/MPhil/PhD proggramme.

Eligible Countries: Scholarships are open to international students.

Eligibility Criteria:

  • a) BA / BSc (Hons) in all Disciplines
    Iqbal Scholarship: The student shall have to secure at least 80% marks in each semester to qualify for scholarship for the next semester. Students from Sri Lanka, Syria, Palestine, Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, Sudan, Somalia, Kosovo and Bosnia are especially encouraged to apply. Female applicants will be preferred.
    Salam Scholarship: Award of scholarship will be decided by the Scholarship Committee on the basis of academic credentials, country of origin (preference to war-torn countries), gender (females will be preferred) and minority communities (in their respective countries). The student shall have to secure at least 70% marks in each semester to qualify for scholarship for the next semester.
    GCU Scholarship: Award of scholarship will be decided by the Scholarship Committee on the basis of academic credentials, country of origin (preference to war-torn countries), gender (females will be preferred) and minority communities (in their respective countries). The student shall have to secure at least 60% marks in each semester to qualify scholarship for the next semester.
  • b) MS / MPhil / PhD Scholarships:
    Iqbal Research Scholarship: The candidates must have outstanding academic/publication record, strong research proposal and references. The student must maintain at least 3.50 CGPA in coursework to secure scholarship for the next semester. Students from Sri Lanka, Syria, Palestine, Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, Sudan, Somalia, Kosovo and Bosnia are especially encouraged to apply. Female applicants will be preferred.
    Salam Research Scholarship: The student shall have to maintain at least 3.00 CGPA in coursework to secure scholarship for the next semester.
    GCU Research Scholarship: The student shall have to maintain at least 2.70 CGPA in coursework to secure scholarship for the next semester.

Method of Application: After issuance of final admission letter by GCU, the students will approach the Pakistan’s Mission / Embassy in their respective countries, along with the following documents, for issuance of visa:

  • Application Form (Student Visa Form)
  • Photocopy of passport
  • Photograph
  • Educational Documents
  • Admission Letter of University
  • All other documents required by the Pakistan’s Mission abroad.

Interested international candidates are required to submit the duly filled in admission form along with relevant documents to the Admission Office through Email before deadline of submission of applications.

Online Application

Scholarship Link

Scholarship Application Deadline: May 15, 2018