ISLAMABAD, MAR 07 (DNA) : Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) has allocated Rs. 170 million in its annual budget to provide financial support to the needy students in form of scholarships and fee-waivers.

This ensures that the financial constraint should not be a hurdle for the deserving students to continue their future study.

The scholarships could also be availed during the on-going admissions that will continue till March 15.

The AIOU is only University in the country that had the distinction of providing free education to the disabled persons, prisoners, drop-out girls and transgender community.

The University is also providing free Matric education to the students of FATA and Baluchistan.

The University also provides special scholarship to its enrolled students on scoring 75% and above marks in their latest results as it policy of encouraging talented students.

According to Director Students’ advisory affairs Rana Tariq Javed, the deserving students could contact the University’s offices in their respective region to apply for the concession.

They may download application form from the link given in the University’s website and send it to the through the relevant department in the University as well.

In all nine scholarship schemes are being offered by the University. These are: Financial assistance scheme, Merit scholarship scheme, Outreach Scholarship Scheme, Alumni-Sponsored Scholarship.

Scholarship for Communities, Earn- to- Learn scheme,Scholarship for Women, Fee Installment Scheme and Final Year project grants.

The merit scholarships scheme is an initiative to generate competition among students and encourage talented students.

The scholarship is being offered to the fresh and continuing students of all levels scoring 75% and above marks in their latest results.=DNA

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