UAF distributes scholarship cheques among students

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TOBA TEK SINGH: Up to 1,868 students of the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, got scholarships worth Rs171 million under the HEC Benazir Undergraduate Scholarship programme.

UAF VC Prof Dr Iqrar Ahmad Khan disbursed cheques at a ceremony on Monday at the UAF.

He said that under this programme, UAF’s 3,500 students were already being benefited. He said the university was providing scholarships to thousands of students to continue their journey of education and progress. There is a need to tap the potential.

Rao Muhammad Azhar lauded the efforts of UAF for being ever first agriculture university in the sub-continent that had played a pivotal role in the development of the sector.

Financial Assistance Director Prof Dr Muhammad Ahsan Khan said that the university always lends a helping hand to needy students so that they could continue their journey of education and play their due role in the development.

Published in Dawn, July 26th, 2022

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