Higher Education Commission (HEC) has introduced a new programme for promoting research in various fields. Under the programme, the achievements of Pakistani scholars in different fields would be honoured through a series of annual cash awards, said an official source here on Sunday.
He said that the HEC has sought applications from the scholars who have specialised in different fields. The cash awards will be given in different categories ie best research paper Rs50,000, best young research scholar, Rs100,000, best innovator Rs150,000, best book publication Rs300,000, lifetime academic achievement award Rs500,000.
Moreover, he said, the awards would be given in different disciplines ie Bio Science, Management Sciences, Engineering and Technology, Social Sciences, Basic and Applied Science, and Humanities.
The applicants must be the citizens of Pakistan residing in the country and the submissions must be based on original work in the relevant field of specialisation by the applicant.
For those Pakistanis living abroad for the research purpose, the research work must have been initiated in Pakistan and at least 80 percent research should have been completed in the country.