AKU CHALLENAGE SCHOLARSHIP

2017
 AKU CHALLENAGE SCHOLARSHIP
Introduction
This is a two week residential programme which does not have a tuition
fee. The University will pay for boarding and lodging. The programme offers
rigorous, intellectually stimulating and developmental co-curricular activities.

There will be opportunities:

To enhance literacy skills

To improve critical reasoning skills
To understand the need for research and spend time in the AKU laboratories
with highly qualified University faculty.
For learning to be proficient with the use of the computer
For career guidance to help you choose the ‘right’ career; to meet successful
professionals and listen to their stories.
To learn First Aid
To learn to swim and participate in sports
To participate in discussions on current affairs
To go into low-income areas and understand how you as an individual can make
a difference in their lives
To tour historical sites in Karachi and Interior Sindh, depending on the security
situation

Eligibility Criteria

Candidates studying in the National/Provincial system of education in Pakistan

or the Aga Khan University Examination Board
Having achieved at least 80% in the SSC examination and
Completing HSSC exams in 2018; and
 Studying in the pre-medical group (biology, chemistry and physics) may apply.

Selection Process
Selection will be based on academic merit with special consideration given to
candidates from under-privileged areas of the country. The process of selection
will be as follows:
AKU will accept applications until March 15, 2017.
Candidates will be screened and shortlisted for eligibility.
Candidates will be required to write an Aptitude Test on July 8, 2017.
The Aptitude Test will include components in English, Mathematics at the
secondary school level and a component of Science Reasoning.
Top 100 candidates [50% women] will be shortlisted based on the Aptitude Test.
Candidates will be interviewed by a panel of two interviewers.
A total of 44 students will be selected; 22 boys and 22 girls.
For more information:
Please call at +92 21 34864410 / 4412 or email at aku.challenge@aku.edu .