Vicky Noon Educational Foundation - Scholarship at University of Cambridge

The Application Process

Application Information for VNEF Scholars

Please note that all applications should be sent before the stipulated deadline, direct to the Admissions Office of Oxford and Cambridge. There is no special VNEF form for applying for the Noon scholarship. You should indicate in the relevant funding sections if you would like to be considered for a Noon scholarship. 

Please note that the Vicky Noon Educational Foundation receives many more applications for funding than it can offer. Awards are generally for postgraduate study. However, undergraduate awards are also considered for suitable candidates. 

University of Cambridge 

The Cambridge Commonwealth European & International Trust is responsible for administering the University’s scholarship and bursary schemes for international students. It provides advice about funding and other issues particularly affecting international students, including immigration questions.

• More information on the Cambridge website for prospective undergraduates.
• More information on the Cambridge website for prospective graduates.

VNEF MISSION STATEMENT

The Lady Viqarunnissa and Sir Firoz Khan Noon Educational Foundation(VNEF) was established in 1992 by Lady Viqarunnissa Noon to support scholars from Pakistan to study at leading universities, primarily in the United Kingdom. 

The Trust is committed to making a number of full, or partial, awards every year to support candidates brought up and educated in Pakistan, studying Engineering, Natural and Social Sciences, and also, for the foreseeable future, the Arts and the Humanities, at leading universities – currently deemed by the trustees to be the world-class universities of Oxford and Cambridge. 

The following criteria are used by the Trustees to guide their decisions in selecting Noon Scholars:

•  normally be domiciled in Pakistan;
•  normally have studied for 12 (or more) years in Pakistani schools, colleges or universities;
• not have had opportunities to study abroad previously (and certainly not at university level in Europe, North America or Australasia);
• high academic merit;
• financial need;
• excellent command of the English language;
• demonstrate intention to return to Pakistan to pursue a career or engage in further research;
• clear indication of future potential contribution to Pakistani society, culture and life on their return.

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