Supporting deserving students through scholarships, fee waivers, talent awards and graduate assistantships.
The Student Financial Aid Office at PAF-IAST is dedicated to ensuring that talented and deserving students can pursue quality higher education regardless of their financial circumstances. The Office serves as the central point for information, guidance, application support, document verification, nomination, and processing of scholarships, fee waivers, talent awards, and graduate assistantships.
Working in collaboration with government departments, donor organizations, industry partners, sponsoring agencies, and academic departments, the Office helps students identify financial support opportunities suited to their academic level and eligibility.
Through student-focused support and effective coordination, the Office strives to ensure that financial hardship does not prevent deserving students from continuing their education and achieving their academic and professional goals.
A clear overview of previously facilitated scholarships, financial assistance and support for students.
PAF-IAST offers and facilitates support through internal funding programs, external scholarships, fee waivers and assistantships.
Internal support options are provided according to approved institutional policies, eligibility criteria and availability of funds.
Financial assistance for deserving students who demonstrate genuine financial need.
Recognizes undergraduate students with outstanding academic performance.
Encourages students who demonstrate exceptional academic achievement, skills or talent.
Supports families with more than one sibling enrolled at PAF-IAST. Up to 50% tuition fee may be waived for one eligible sibling as per policy.
External scholarships are facilitated through government departments, donor organizations and sponsoring agencies according to their announced criteria.
Supports academically capable students from financially deserving backgrounds.
Supports academically outstanding and deserving students. Selected students may receive up to 100% tuition-fee coverage as per policy.
Provides merit- and need-based assistance to talented students from financially deserving backgrounds.
Supports talented and financially deserving students pursuing higher education.
Supports eligible students from Kohat, Karak, Lakki Marwat and Hangu in selected programs.
Supports talented and financially deserving students from Chitral.
Supports children of eligible registered industrial and mine workers.
Includes opportunities for Sri Lankan, Afghan and Bangladeshi students as announced by HEC or relevant authorities.
Graduate assistantships provide institutional financial support along with practical academic, teaching, laboratory or research experience.
Selected students may serve as Lab Engineers or perform similar academic support responsibilities.
Supports outstanding doctoral scholars while providing valuable teaching, research and academic experience. Selection is based on academic merit, departmental requirements, research potential and eligibility criteria prescribed by PAF-IAST.
Students should carefully read each announcement before applying. Eligibility, documents, deadlines and financial coverage may vary by opportunity.
Read the latest scholarship, fee waiver or assistantship announcement carefully.
Confirm eligibility, financial coverage, required documents and deadline.
Fill in the prescribed application form with accurate and complete information.
Attach all supporting documents mentioned in the announcement.
Submit the complete application to the Student Financial Aid Office before the deadline.
Selection is made according to the applicable policy, eligibility criteria and availability of funds.
Scholarships, fee waivers and assistantships are subject to applicable eligibility criteria, availability of funds, verification process and policies of PAF-IAST or the relevant sponsoring authority.
Get guidance about eligibility, application forms, required documents, deadlines and scholarship processing.
Students may contact the office for information regarding scholarships, fee waivers, financial assistance and graduate assistantships.
