Student Financial Aid Office

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Student Financial Aid Office

The University admits a large number of students, majority belonging to rural areas and disadvantaged poor families, realizing that education has become very costly and it is difficult for them to pursue their education due to financial constraints. The University has taken initiative for providing financial relief to meritorious and deprived students with the financial assistances/need based scholarship programs. In this regard, University of Sindh has established the “Students Financial Aid Office” (SFAO), providing access to quality education through Need-based and Merit-based Scholarships.
All Scholarships/Financial Aid Cases are routed through Students Financial Aid Office (SFAO). A centralized record of all students getting any Financial Aid is kept in the Students Financial Aid Office (SFAO).
At the moment, the Student Financial Aid Office (SFAO) covers the following scholarships / financial assistances offered by:

S# Name of Scholarship

Sponsors/Donors
01 HEC Need-Based Scholarship Higher Education Commision of Pakistan
02 Japanese Need-Based Scholarship Japan Government/Higher Education Commision of Pakistan
03 Meritorious Needy Students Fund Higher Education Commision
04 District Merit Scholarship Ministry of Ushr & Zakat, Govt. of Sindh
05 Minority Scholarship Ministry of Minority, Govt. of Pakistan
06 Freeships & Bursary University of Sindh, Jamshoro
07 Meritorious Needy Students University of Sindh, Jamshoro
08 Scholarship for Disable Students University of Sindh, Jamshoro
09 Qarz-e-Hasna Scheme Pakistan Banking Council
10 Al-falah Scholarship Al-Falah Foundation
11 Diya-Pak Scholarship Diya Pak Foundation

For facilitating the students, the Students Financial Aid Office (SFAO) is always in touch with Faculties, Institutes & departments. The coordinator’s responsibility is to answer the queries of students at their department regarding the various scholarship programs, and assist the students during filling the application forms.
The Students Financial Aid Office (SFAO) has also developed the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) regarding Internal (University) and external Scholarship programs; this office has developed an Application Proforma regarding University Scholarship Programs.

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: The University grants limited Freeships and Bursariesto the deserving students on Poverty-cum-Merit basis. The University has instituted two new Scholarships to be awarded every year to:  a) Hundred (100) Scholarships to meritorious needy students joining the University. b) fifty (50) scholarships to students admitted on disabled quota. Dr. Sauer Scholarship is also awarded to local female students on merit basis.
(i)  SCHOLARSHIPS: Scholarships are also awarded for outstanding performance by the District Councils, Directorate of College Education in Sindh and by other agencies.
(ii)  QARZ-E-HASNA SCHEME: Qarz-e-Hasna is also given to deserving students under the Qarz-e-Hasna Scheme, by the Pakistan Banking Council.

Director,
Students Financial Aid Office,
Allama I.I. Kazi Campus, University of Sindh,
Jamshoro-76080, Sindh.
Tel. No. (Off) : 92-22-9213270
Email (O):  director.sfao@usindh.edu.pk