The Rhodes Scholarship for Pakistan
Welcome to the information page about the Rhodes Scholarship for Pakistan.
Each year, there is one Scholarship available in Pakistan to enable an outstanding student - chosen on the basis of exceptional intellect, character, leadership, and commitment to service - to study at the University of Oxford.
The first Rhodes Scholar from Pakistan took up residence in Oxford in 1951, and since that time more than 60 citizens of Pakistan have been awarded this prestigious scholarship. They have pursued a variety of careers in public service, academia, business, law, and medicine, amongst others. Many have achieved notable distinction, including:
- Professor Shaukat Hameed Khan, a nuclear-laser physicist who is a Fellow of the Pakistan Academy of Sciences and was the rector of Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology (GIKI).
- Neurosurgeon Ayub K. Ommaya, the inventor of the Ommaya Reservoir, which is used to provide chemotherapy directly to the tumour site for brain tumours;
- Wasim Sajjad, who served as interim President of Pakistan on two occasions. He serves in the Senate of Pakistan, where he has until recently been Opposition Leader in the Senate.
Please enjoy video interviews with Rhodes alumni including Shazia Azim from Pakistan and information about the Rhodes class of 2011. You may also be interested in details of a fundraising event held by current Rhodes Scholars to support the flood relief efforts in Pakistan. 
Prospective applicants from Pakistan should carefully review:
1. the general information about the Rhodes Scholarships,
2. the selection criteria that apply in all Rhodes constituencies, and then
3. the application criteria specific to Pakistan and application form.
There are also FAQs applicable to all applicants.
Applications for the Rhodes Scholarship for 2013 will open in mid-2012. Applications for 2012 have now closed, and the Rhodes class of 2012 has been elected.
The selection committee typically meet in Lahore or Islamabad before December, and the Rhodes Trust will pay travel expenses for those candidates who are summoned to interview. The Secretary for the Rhodes Scholarships in Pakistan may be contacted at:
The Secretary
The Rhodes Scholarships in Pakistan
PO Box 2939
Islamabad
Pakistan
Telephone: +92 51 282 4628
Fax: +92 51 282 4520
E-mail: pyha@comsats.net.pk (please mark to the attention of Mr Agha Afzal Hussain)
