Baccalaureate Merit Scholarships

Merit Scholarships for High Achievers:

Merit Scholarships are offered to high achievers based on their T-Score, which is an aggregate of past academic performance and the Forman Entrance Admission Test (FEAT Accuplacer). The Merit Scholarship award is for program tuition fee only.

• 25% scholarship for all candidates with T-Score 69.
• 50% scholarship for all candidates with T-Score 70.

Prospective students with T-Score of 70 and above would be eligible to compete through a rigorous interview process for:

• Rector’s Merit Scholarship – One scholarship worth of 100% Tuition Fee. 
• Vice Rector’s Merit Scholarship – One scholarship worth of 75% Tuition Fee. 

Eligible students will be notified through the Financial Aid and Scholarships Office. The Scholarship offer will lapse if not availed on time.

Students who want to stay in the contention of being considered for Merit Scholarship, must apply no later than the July FEAT Cycle, and secure admission by August 08, 2023.

Application Collection and Submission:

Students who qualify are issued a scholarship offer letter by admission office and are required to collect and submit merit scholarship form at Room#15, Ahmed Saeed Administration Building for further proceedings.

Merit Scholarship Continuation Criteria:

• Student must maintain a CGPA (cumulative grade point average) of at least 3.00 and be a regular full time university student taking a minimum of 15 credits per semester
• Student must not be involved in any misconduct or in disciplinary action during their stay in the university
• Merit scholarships are be awarded for the period of 4 years (8 regular semesters) and this award does not include optional summer and winter semesters

Note: Scholarships are awarded upon issuance of roll number from the Admission Office If a student changes his/her program after selection, the scholarship rate would be applied of the lower charged program. If candidates on the merit list do not show up for admission and seek a roll number by the deadline, the scholarship will be forfeited and offered to the next candidate(s) in line for that program. No appeals will be entertained by the university authorities in this regard.

Need Based Financial Aid

Forman Christian College (A Chartered University) believes that deserving students should not give up their dreams of getting quality education because of financial constraints. The college, therefore, dedicates a significant portion of its budget each year to provide the need-based financial aid to its deserving and academically eligible students. The online financial aid application system is used to initiate its rigorous evaluation process to determine the unmet financial need of the family to enable them to get quality education at FCCU. With the persistent increase in the number of applications, we are solely able to consider the most deserving students in unmet financial need. The interested students can apply after the issuance of the college roll number by the admission office. Special considerations will be given to meritorious students from underprivileged families and minority communities.

Applying for Financial Aid after Admission:

Following admission acceptance, students who are interested in applying for financial aid should comply with the steps listed below:

Step 1: Request Financial Aid Form Access: – Send an email from FCCU Email ID at financialaid@fccollege.edu.pk.

Step 2: Sharing of Online Form Access: – Financial Aid & Scholarships Office will share the online access, username and password, form link, and documents checklist.

Step 3: Online and Hard Copy of Form Submission: – Complete online form and submit, get prints, attach all the required documents before submission in the Financial Aid & Scholarships Office Room #15 on/ before the prescribed deadline, as mentioned in the email, either in-person or through courier.

Financial Aid Rechecking

Financial Aid applications are either accepted or denied after the evaluation of financial aid form by the financial aid department. Financial Aid office provides an opportunity to the rejected students for review of financial aid application, so that student can submit the additional documents related to the objection/s raised to rectify the reason.

The financial aid application is re-assessed to see if anything has been overlooked and needs to be rectified/considered upon submission of additional supporting evidence. After a thorough analysis of the provided information and documentation, the final decision of the re-evaluation is communicated to the student through email.

Renewal of Financial Aid:

All financial aid awards are provided for one academic year and needs to be renewed annually. Existing students who qualify for financial aid once are required to maintain prescribed eligibility criteria for continuation of financial aid in the following years. These students need to submit financial aid application form every year in order to be considered for need and merit based financial aid after meeting its eligibility requirements. The financial aid is granted to Baccalaureate students for a maximum period of 4 years (8 regular semesters). FCCU requires financial aid beneficiaries to complete their course requirements to graduate in time.

Financial Aid Warning/Disqualification

The Financial Aid Office evaluates each financial aid recipient’s academic progress at the end of every academic year for awarding financial aid in the following year. Students who are not meeting minimum academic eligibility criteria is considered ineligible for the financial aid award. Students placed on financial aid warning or disqualifications are notified. Any exceptions in this regard are referred to the financial appeal committee.

Fine/ Penalty:

All financial aid applicants are required to understand and acknowledge that if any of the information provided in financial aid form is found false or inaccurate or if it is found that there is any intentional concealment of facts then the student would become ineligible for financial aid during entire tenure at FCC and a penalty of Rs.10,000/- would be imposed against tuition fee. Furthermore, financial aid given previously (if any) would also be reversed.

Forman Christian College (A Chartered University) reserves the right to use information given in the financial aid form for verification and other purposes as and when required.

Financial Award Adjustment:

Student receiving any type of financial aid is required to register as full time student in regular semester. Financial Aid adjustment is made when the status of a student’s semester enrollment changes from full time to part time (<12 Credit Hours). The full amount of financial aid award is adjusted for part-timers. All amounts related to financial aid are adjusted if found in surplus or any other reason not fulfilling the requirements of financial aid.

Refundable Security Surrender:

The recipient of financial aid award during any of the academic year will not be eligible to claim their refundable security fee as these funds will be adjusted towards financial aid general scholarship pools to help other deserving students.

Student Financial aid office reserves the right to make changes/ adjust/ revoke any provided award at any stage if discovers any information provided in the form was misleading/ incorrect or untrue.

Note: Student Financial aid office reserves the right to make changes/ adjust/ revoke any provided award at any stage of the semester if discovers any information provided in the form was misleading/ incorrect or untrue.

Sports-based Scholarships

FCCU offers tuition fee scholarships up to 75% to highly talented and competent players in different sports categories under individual games. The screening process to select a suitable candidate is performed by the Sports Scholarship Committee through trials and interviews. The admission criteria remain the same as for other regular candidates and the following terms and conditions apply:

• Scholarships will primarily be offered for individual games, which include athletics, boxing, bodybuilding, swimming, taekwondo, weightlifting, and team games on a case-to-case basis.
• The winner of the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) tournament(s) will be considered for a scholarship.
• The scholarship will be applied to the tuition fee only for one year and will be renewable based on annual performance.
• For scholarship renewal, students must bring at least one medal by participating in national games, provincial games, and Higher Education Commission (HEC) intervarsity competitions.
• Scholarship recipients must maintain a minimum CGPA of 2.0 and a clean disciplinary record.
  

FCCU Women Empowerment Scholarship Program

Forman Christian College (A Chartered University) is offering Eight (8) fully funded tuition and hostel fee scholarships under the academic year 2023-2024 to meritorious and deserving female students joining our four-year undergraduate program.

The purpose of this scholarship is to prepare women for leadership while also attracting additional students from remote areas of Pakistan to Forman campus by inspiring and enabling women to pursue quality higher education. Interested female students from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan, Sindh, Gilgit-Baltistan and Kashmir are encouraged to apply with following terms and conditions:

• Successful completion of admission requirements.
• Must have Domicile issued by the provincial government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan, Sindh, Gilgit-Baltistan or Kashmir.
• Demonstrated financial need of the family.
• Demonstrated ability to learn new skills accompanied by the commitment to serve others.  

After successful completion of FCCU admission test, high scorers will be shortlisted and invited for a selection interview. Preference will be given to meritorious yet deserving students who would otherwise be unable to obtain higher education. Female students from remote areas of Pakistan who are not selected for eight fully funded scholarships are encouraged to apply for Forman’s broader need-based Financial Aid program, providing another mechanism that can be used to help support their university education.

Work-Study Program

Student Employment is intended to facilitate students by providing employment resources and professional development opportunities through On-Campus Work Study-Program (WSP) at Forman Christian College (A Chartered University).

A student under WSP can work up to 300 hours on a semesterly basis. A WSP student is given a stipend of Rs.170/Hour (Subject to change every year depending on availability of funds).

Eligibility

Through this program, the undergraduate students who are unable to pay for their fees, hostel expenses and other university related costs can apply for on-campus job to meet their educational needs. The eligibility determined by financial aid office is mandatory to apply for this program. The interested candidates can apply online for this magnificent part-time job opportunity during any time of the year.

The eligible candidates meeting the requirements of the requesting department are short listed for the interviews by the department for further processing.

Click here to apply for work-study program

Working Hours and Remuneration

1. A student under WSP can only work a maximum of 14 hours a week i.e., 56 hours per month. A WSP student is given a stipend of Rs.150/Hour (Subject to change every year depending on availability of funds.
2. WSP students are supposed to conduct their duties in accordance with their job description, under the supervision of department head. A monthly report of the student’s performance and number of hours worked is submitted online on regular monthly basis by the department head/ supervisor.

 Student Selection Process

1. The Departments sends a request to FAID office for hiring a Student Assistant along with their job description.
2. A List of shortlisted eligible students is provided to that particular department for interview.
3. Department conducts interviews of the shortlisted candidates and provides the information of the selected candidate to FAID office.
4. Keeping into consideration the budgetary parameters, the selected student is issued an award letter of WSP appointment.
5. After acceptance of the position by the student, a copy of the accepted appointment letter is submitted in FAID office and another one is directed to the concerned department head by the student for documentation purpose.

Payment Process

After the issuance of WSP appointment letter, an advance stipend payment (subject to joining date) for the period of 6 months (bi-annual) is processed in the fee account of the student. The monthly time sheet of each WSP student is submitted online by the supervisor using WSP supervisor account by 15^th of every month for the preceding month.

After the submission of all bi-annual online monthly time sheets for the specified time period, advance payment adjustments are made as per the total number of hours received from the department of that particular time period. Each student is required to coordinate with the concerned department for timely submission of monthly working hours for smooth processing of stipend payments. WSP students are required to halt their services and inform FAID office if fee has been cleared.  After clearance of student fee, the work is considered voluntary if continued.

Job Discontinuation/ Transfer

The Administration and supervising department encourage student worker to remain in the positions the entire academic year, and when this is not possible, it is preferred that students change jobs between the semesters. However, academic work is the student’s primary responsibility. In case of conflict arising between classes and work schedules, or the job does not allow sufficient time for studies, the student can discontinue his or her position, or transfer to a different department. Student dissatisfied with the position should attempt to work out the difficulties with their supervisor. The FAID office provides counseling for anyone experiencing difficulties in such cases. In the event, the student decides to transfer; he must give two-week advance notice to the present supervisor. However, it is acceptable for the supervisor and student worker to agree upon a shorter period of notice. Examples of reasons for volunteer separation/ discontinuation are, but are not limited to:

• The current position is being eliminated
• The student has never shown up for the work
• Job dissatisfaction
• Found a new job on campus

In most cases, volunteer discontinuation is mutually agreed upon by both the supervisor and student, and the student is eligible for rehire in the same semester in which the volunteer discontinuation occurs. Sometimes, a student is a good worker but they are not the right fit in a certain department or a work environment.

Procedure for Volunteer Discontinuation

Supervisor and the student complete a Job Discontinuation/ Termination Form obtain and return the completed form to the FAID. The student will need to make out a new application to FAID before beginning a new position.

 Termination

Although terminations are infrequent, it is vitally important that all parties follow the University’s policies when a termination occurs. There are various reasons that a student may be terminated from their position. The following are examples of reasons for termination, but are not limited to:

• Poor Performance
• Behavioral Misconduct
• Poor Attendance
• Falsification of time worked reported on timesheet
• Violation of University Policies
• Misuse of confidential or privileged information
• Misappropriation or theft of university property

If the supervisor is not satisfied with appointed student’s performance, the following steps should be taken:

1. Verbal Warning: Discuss the problem with the student (make note of the day that the verbal warning was issued)
2. Written Statement: If the problem continues, a written statement describing the problem, and consequences if the behavior is not corrected should be signed by both the student and supervisor. (The supervising department may wish to give the student a particular time frame in which to correct the problem.) This statement should be kept by the supervisor in the student’s personnel file.
3. Termination: If there is no correction of the behavior, the student’s job can be terminated. The supervising department notifies the student and complete a Job Separation/Termination Form (obtained from the FAID). A copy of this form along with attached documentation is sent to the FAID.

Poor Performance or Attendance

Students who are dismissed from their position for poor performance or attendance will be eligible for rehire at another work-study position at the end of the semester in which the termination occurred.

Malfeasance

Students who are dismissed from WSP for malfeasance (falsification of time records; misuse of confidential or privileged information; misuse, misappropriation, or theft of university property; acts of racial discrimination or sexual harassment; or other serious infractions) and who have been found upon the completion of the investigation by the responsible body to be guilty of such malfeasance will have the rest of their WSP eligibility cancelled for the rest of the academic years and they will not be eligible to receive WSP awards at FCC in subsequent years of enrollment. Work Study Program is a privilege not a right.