USAID Scholarship Competition
Application Deadline: May 28, 2007

The majority of funding for this program is provided by the Higher
Education Commission (HEC) of the Government of Pakistan. This
program will fund up to four years of graduate study in the United
States towards a Ph.D. degree. This may be coursework and/or research
towards a Ph.D. or an entire program. Successful candidates will
begin their program of study in the fall of 2008. In addition to
academic work, persons selected are expected to share information
about Pakistani life and culture with their U.S. colleagues and with
community groups in the U.S. On returning to Pakistan, Fulbright
grantees are expected to share their U.S. experiences with colleagues
and community groups in Pakistan.

All disciplines are welcome to apply, with the exception of clinical
medical fields. Priority will be given to the pure and applied
sciences, technology, agriculture, health, economics, finance and
fields essential for Pakistan's socio-economic development. The grant
funds tuition, required textbooks, airfare, a trip home after two
years, a living stipend, and health insurance. USEFP will assist with
the visa application process.

Applicants with more than two years of research and work experience
in their field are strongly encouraged to apply. Successful
applicants must be committed to serving Pakistan. It is highly
desirable that candidates have work experience in teaching, research,
or the public sector in Pakistan. They must be Pakistani citizens
with a strong academic history and either am M.Phil or four year's
Bachelors and Master's degree totaling 18 years of formal education
from an accredited university. Successful candidates should be poised
to assume a leadership position in their field. Successful applicants
will be required to post a bond with the HEC. This bond is redeemable
on a year-for-year basis after returning to work in Pakistan, so that
as long as a person fulfills his/her service requirement, the grantee
will not have to pay anything.

Employees their spouses, fiancés, siblings, children and parents of
the Fulbright organization, the U.S. Department of State, USAID or
the HEC are also ineligible.

Please note that GRE and TOEFL scores must be submitted along with
the application. For applicants who are taking the GRE and TOEFL
after the application deadline, proof of registration must be
attached with your application and scores must be received by July
30, 2007. Applicants must possess a high level of fluency in spoken
and written English. The minimum iBT TOEFL score required is 90. On
the GRE, a minimum score of 300 is required on each section of the
examination, with a higher score on the section most applicable to
the applicant's field of study.

You may apply to both the Masters and Ph.D. program, as a continued
Masters leading to Ph.D. USEFP reserves the right to award grants in
the program it considers most appropriate.

All application materials (original and one copy), including
references, must be received by USEFP by 4:30 p.m. on May 28, 2007.

To download the forms goto

http://www.usefpakistan.org/FulbrightHECUSAID.html