IUB providing scholarships worth over Rs 550 million annually: VC

BAHAWALPUR, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 6th Jul, 2026) Islamia University Bahawalpur Vice Chancellor Prof Dr. Muhammad Kamran said on Monday

the university provides scholarships worth more than Rs550 million to its students every year,

enabling deserving and talented students to pursue higher education without financial barriers.

He stated this during a meeting with Director Financial Assistance Dr. Areeba Khan and senior

faculty members.

He said that thousands of students at IUB benefit annually from scholarship programmes

funded by the Federal and provincial governments, including the Honhar Scholarship Programme,

Punjab Education Endowment Fund (PEEF), Balochistan Education Endowment Fund (BEEF),

Pakistan Education Endowment Fund (PEEF), and the Higher Education Commission (HEC)

Need-Based Scholarship Scheme.

Speaking on the occasion, Director Financial Assistance Dr. Areeba Khan said that scholarships

worth approximately Rs550 million were awarded to IUB students during the previous academic

year.

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These included financial assistance under the Punjab Chief Minister's Honhar Scholarship

Programme as well as scholarships funded through the Balochistan Education Endowment Fund,

Pakistan Education Endowment Fund, Punjab Education Endowment Fund, and the Higher Education

Commission's Need-Based Scholarship Scheme. She added that the Higher Education Commission

alone provides need-based scholarships worth around Rs65 million annually to deserving students

at the Islamia University of Bahawalpur.

Vice Chancellor Prof Dr. Muhammad Kamran emphasized that IUB offers a wide range of financial

assistance opportunities to ensure deserving students could complete their higher education without

financial hardship. He encouraged prospective students to seek admission to the university and

take full advantage of scholarships and financial aid programmes available to support their academic

aspirations.