Q1) What are the requirements for the Fulbright Scholarship 2025 for Pakistani students?

Answer: The Fulbright scholarship is for master’s and PhD students. For master’s candidates must have a minimum of 16 years of complete education and for PhD minimum required education is 18 years.

Q2) How much CGPA is required for a Fulbright scholarship?

Answer: There are no GPA requirements for Fulbright scholarships. USEFP (United States Education Foundation Pakistan) mentioned that there are no CGPA requirements, but GRE scores are more important. Some students with having CGPA of around 2.5 with GRE scores over 300 were selected for the scholarship program.

Q3) What GPA do you need for the Fulbright scholarship in Pakistan?

Answer: There are no exact GPA requirements for students but having over 3.2 or above is considered a safe GPA for the Fulbright program.

Q4) Is IELTS required for Fulbright?

Answer: Pakistani students who want to apply for the Fulbright scholarship program need to appear in the TOEFL exam. The minimum required score of 79-80 for IBT (internet-based test) and paper-based tests student’s minimum scores must be over 550.

Q5) Does Fulbright send rejection?

Answer: For this program admission committee checks and evaluates all the applications according to the requirements. The committee has a difficult decision in selecting a limited number of students from many bright and talented students. Rejection is possible. The students shouldn’t take it personally and apply for other opportunities.

Q6) What is the maximum age for a Fulbright scholarship program?

Answer: There are no age limits for the Fulbright scholarship program.

Q7) Is a Fulbright scholarship hard to get?

Answer: The Fulbright scholarship is a very competitive scholarship program. The average acceptance rate for Pakistani students ranges from 10-20% only. But for scholars, the acceptance rate is a little higher than for students. The acceptance rate also varies from country to country.

Q8) Does the Fulbright scholarship do interviews?

Answer: Yes, interviews are required for this program. After completion of the application review process from the Fulbright advisors and the application is selected for university review. The interview is scheduled by the program advisor with campus authorities.

Q9) Can I bring my family under the Fulbright scholarship program?

Answer: Yes, Dependents are allowed to travel but need to apply separately for every family member. These family members are not entitled to receive scholarship benefits such as stipends, or accident or health insurance.

Q10) Can I do the Fulbright scholarship program twice?

Answer: Pakistani students cannot avail this program twice as per the instructions of the program. One applicant can receive this scholarship only once.

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