- Government College University Faisalabad
Student Financial Aid Office
H-Block, Old Campus, GCUF. Allama Iqbal Road, Faisalabad
✆ 041-9201301
✉ sfao@gcuf.edu.pk
OFFICES
- Vice Chancellor’s Secretariat
- Registrar Office
- IT Services
- Treasurer Office
- Resident Auditor
- Controller of Examinations
- Student Financial Aid Office
- ORIC
- Business Incubation Center
- Attorney Office
- Library
- Affiliation Cell
- Media Office
- Estate Care
- Hall Council
- Health Care Center / Dispensary
- Transport Office
- Security
Vision
The SFAO is an integral part of and partner in carrying out and actualizing Government College University’s overall purpose and strategic planning. The fundamental purpose of the financial aid program is to make education possible for students who might otherwise be deprived of this higher education opportunity due to inadequate funds and /or previous limited educational opportunities.
Mission
The SFAO is primarily responsible for providing all information’s, services, and assembling financial resources that are available to and/or needed by students who are attending Government College University in order to obtain an undergraduate or graduate degree.
Goals
- Establish essential manual and automated processes to support awarding financial aid in a timely manner.
- Award financial assistance to qualified students, according to institutional and Govt requirements and with a focus on individual student needs.
- Establish regular communication flow between the SFAO and the students/parents.
- Provide individual student/parent assistance in completing necessary applications and managing personal resources as they are needed to augment financial assistance in covering educational expenses.
Introduction
For smooth implementation of scholarship programs, a separate Student Financial Aid Office (SFAO) was established in Government College University, Faisalabad in collaboration with Higher Education Commission, Islamabad in 2007. The SFAO is being supervised by Ms. Saima Parveen, Assistant Registrar/Incharge (SFAO) acts as a Focal Person for the distribution of various scholarships offered by HEC and other agencies. There are number of scholarships available to assist students with their educational expenses on need and merit basis. In addition to the above Financial Aid, Committee has been constituted by this University for the evaluation and approval of the applications submitted by the students for financial aid. One window service is also being provided to the students to avail the scholarship facilities in the Students’ Financial Aid Office.
- HEC Needs Based Merit Scholarship
- Punjab Educational Endowment Fund (PEEF)
- Special Quota PEEF Bachelor Level Scholarship
- Chief Minister Merit Scholarships (CMMS)
- The Pakistan Scottish Scholarship Scheme (PS3) for Women
- Karwan-e-Ilam Foundation
- Interlope Need Based Scholarship
- Punjab Zakat Department (MORA) Scholarship
- District Council Internal Merit Scholarships of Punjab Districts.
- Pakistan, Bait-ul-Mal Scholarship
- Diya Foundation Scholarship
- Fauji Foundation Scholarship
- Sitara Group of Chemical Merit Scholarship
- National Bank Loan Scheme
- Financial Assistance from University Zakat Fund
- Prof. Ehsan Merit Scholarship (Physics Deptt)
- Prof. Asmat Ullah Khan Merit Scholarship (Urdu Deptt)
- Dr. Muhammad Nawaz Merit Scholarship (Pharmacy Deptt)
- HDF-THANKS Scholarship # 7 “Mansur Ahmed”
PEEF is an initiative of the Government of the Punjab . It is established with the objective of providing scholarships/ monetary assistance to talented and needy students to Bachelor and Master level students.
Higher Education Commission, Islamabad, is also providing Need Based Scholarships i.e HEC Need Based Merit Scholarship for needy students to the students of Basic Sciences and Social Sciences at Under Graduate & Graduate level.
This is a merit based scholarship offered by the District Education Officers of the concerned Districts from where a student has obtained his/her last educational certificate/degree.
Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal Scholarship provides funding to the morning students for the payment of University and Hostel dues to the meritorious and needy students to meet their educational expenses.
PEP Foundation made an initial donation to the University to support the principal of SAFE. SAFE account will be utilized only for the sole purpose of awarding scholarships to needy students and for capacity building projects/programs for the direct benefit of students. The funds will be treated as endowment principal money and will not be used for any other purposes under any circumstances. Students received any other financial assistance/scholarship and/or admitted on bench fee can’t apply for another scholarship.
Staff
Ms. Saima Perveen
(Incharge SFAO)