HEC extends Ehsaas scholarship deadline.

ISLAMABAD -- The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has extended the last date for submission of applications under the Prime Minister's Ehsaas Undergraduate Scholarship Programme, a statement said on Wednesday.

The date has been extended till December 24. A statement issued said that the programme is the largest ever undergraduate scholarship initiative of Pakistan seeking to award 50,000 scholarships per year to undergraduate students from low-income families. It also said that under the programme, Ehsaas scholarships will be awarded to low-income students enrolled in four and five-year undergraduate programmes.

Students from low-income families studying in...