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Ehsaas Undergrad Scholarship portal closes with 122,744 new applications including those of 652 transgenders

Jan 3, 2022 – Islamabad: The Ehsaas Undergraduate Scholarship portal officially closed on Dec 31, 2021 for new applications of the year 2021. As many as, 122,744 undergraduate students including 50,048 girls and 652 transgenders have applied for scholarships. “With the closure of portal, the scrutiny of applications has just begun, and it is envisaged that final selection process will be completed in the next quarter with all 135 public sector universities”, said Senator Dr. Sania Nishtar, SAPM. Higher Education Commission (HEC) and all public sector universities have also been urged to expedite the scrutiny and selection process with full transparency. Ehsaas will award 50,000 new scholarships to deserving students. In line with the undergraduate scholarship policy of Ehsaas, fifty percent of scholarships will go to girls.