UAF inks agreement

Interloop to award five scholarships each year to deserving students

FAISALABAD: University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF) has inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a private organisation which will provide 20 scholarships to deserving students in Environmental Engineering, Energy System Engineering, Textile Technology and Dairy Sciences.



A spokesman of the university said that the MoU was duly inked by UAF Vice-Chancellor Dr Muhammad Iqbal Zafar and Interloop Limited Chief Executive Officer Musadaq Zulqarnain. It was agreed that Interloop will award five scholarships each year to deserving students for four years undergraduate degree programmes.

The scholarship programme will continue with addition of new students every year, including previous year scholars till the completion of their degree programmes.



It was agreed that every year, the UAF will invite applications from the needy students and will shortlist the applicant data based on realities, eligibility criteria. The university will forward the priority wise list of 10 most needy students for final selection by the organisation.

Dr Iqbal Zafar said the university was making all out efforts to ensure provision of quality education to students.

He said 40% students in the university were getting scholarships.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 21^st, 2017.