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On Pakistan’s Independence Day, the Oxford Pakistan Programme announced its 2026 Graduate Scholars, bringing together an...
18/08/2026

On Pakistan’s Independence Day, the Oxford Pakistan Programme announced its 2026 Graduate Scholars, bringing together an exceptional group of students from across Pakistan and the Pakistani diaspora.

This year’s scholars come from communities including Swat, Nowshera, Poonch, Khangarh, Khairpur, Larkana, Shaheed Benazirabad, Sohbatpur and Karachi. They will pursue graduate study at the University of Oxford across law, economics, public policy, engineering, medicine, cancer science and the humanities.

Their journeys are different, but they share something important: exceptional academic ability, a strong sense of purpose, and the ambition to use their education in service of Pakistan and its communities.

The 2026 cohort also reflects the continued growth of OPP’s scholarship programme. New and expanding partnerships with the Governments of Sindh and Balochistan, Interloop Limited, the Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Trust, the Tareen Scholarship, and departments and colleges across Oxford are helping us reach talented students from places and institutions that have historically been underrepresented at the University.

We are deeply grateful to the donors, institutions and individuals who make these opportunities possible. Their support allows OPP to identify talent on merit and ensure that financial circumstances do not stand between an outstanding student and an Oxford education.

To our 2026 scholars, congratulations. We are proud to welcome you to Oxford and even more excited to see where you take this opportunity.

A young person’s birthplace, university or financial circumstances should not determine the limits of their ambition.

The Oxford Pakistan Programme honours Syed Babar Ali by partnering with LUMS to launch “Syed Babar Ali Fellowship” as he...
30/06/2026

The Oxford Pakistan Programme honours Syed Babar Ali by partnering with LUMS to launch “Syed Babar Ali Fellowship” as he turns 100.

Syed Babar Ali’s life answers a question Pakistan rarely asks of its most able people: what will you build that outlasts you? He chose institutions over applause. He established a world-class education institution within reach of students who would never otherwise access it. That conviction, that talent exists everywhere and only opportunity is scarce, is the same belief the OPP was founded on.

Syed Babar Ali has been a supporter of the Oxford Pakistan Programme since its earliest days when the OPP was just an idea. His guidance and support has been crucial to OPP’s success. We are proud to count him among one of our staunchest supporters.

The OPP also deeply values its partnership with . Over the years, the Programme has supported talented LUMS graduates at Oxford, with at least one LUMS scholar supported each year and two scholars supported this year, a reflection of our shared commitment to expanding opportunity and strengthening academic ties between Oxford and .

We celebrate Syed Babar Ali and his legacy with gratitude and admiration for a century of service to education, and to the generations of scholars who will carry his mission forward.

With the support of LUMS, the OPP is launching a Syed Babar Ali Fellowship that will enable one Oxford scholar of international repute to undertake a visit to LUMS and deliver a distinguished lecture and interact with scholars and students. We are delighted to announce that Frank Griffel, Professor of the Study of Abrahamic Religions, at the University of Oxford’s Faculty of Theology and Religion will be the inaugural Syed Babar Ali Fellow. He will take up the Fellowship at LUMS in the fall of 2026.

To build on momentum from Washington D.C., the OPP moved to New York City for further outreach work. The evening was co-...
17/05/2026

To build on momentum from Washington D.C., the OPP moved to New York City for further outreach work.

The evening was co-hosted by Mr. Kashif Zafar, Ms Noorain Khan and Mr. Sohaib Naim and was attended by senior members of the American Pakistani community including professionals, investors, businesspeople and policymakers. The event was held at the Pakistan Consulate in New York and Pakistan's Consul General in New York, Mr. Aamer Ahmed Atozai, shared his support and enthusiasm for the OPP’s work.

Malala Yousafzai, LMH alumna and a member of the OPP’s Advisory Body, shared her excitement that the OPP continued to expand and was developing its network in the US. She expressed her delight that the OPP Malala Yousafzai Scholarship has directly supported talented Pakistani women at Oxford for the past five years and is one of the OPP’s foundational scholarships.

Attendees were pleased to hear the OPP has now supported 52 scholars supported from over 15 cities across Pakistan, in MSc, MPhil, MPP and DPhil programmes at Oxford, with total scholarship funding now exceeding ÂŁ1million. 12 OPP scholars are in residence at Oxford this year. The Allama Iqbal Lecture Series and the Access Programme, which reaches students in Pakistan who have never considered applying abroad, sit alongside the scholarships as part of a wider effort.

The OPP prides itself as a charity of hope. It is not just a scholarship programme; it is a campaign for supporting Pakistan’s best talent. The OPP is owned by every Pakistani who wants to be part of building something lasting for the next generation. The OPP’s New York outreach expanded this powerful community.

To support the OPP or to learn more about our work, please click on the link in our bio.

Malala Yousafzai Malala Fund Pakistan Consulate General New York Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford

OPP seeks to place Pakistan on the global academic tableBeyond its focus on creating scholarship opportunities for talen...
04/05/2026

OPP seeks to place Pakistan on the global academic table

Beyond its focus on creating scholarship opportunities for talented Pakistani students at Oxford, the Oxford Pakistan Programme (OPP) has a broader vision that centres on mainstreaming Pakistan in global academia and in supporting young scholars who are locally grounded but globally engaged. It is building a talent stream, a new pathway for the best Pakistani minds who could be the thinkers and leaders of tomorrow. And it is a charity of hope: a community of donors, students, and professionals united by a belief in Pakistan's future.

Washington, D.C. was the opening stop of OPP's US outreach. A reception, hosted by OPP’s foundational supporters, Mohammed Khaishgi and Faheen Allibhoy, brought together about 60 professionals, entrepreneurs, and policymakers. In attendance were former US Ambassadors to Pakistan Robin Raphel and Anne Patterson, Pakistan's Ambassador to the US Rizwan Shaikh, former White House Climate Advisor to President Biden Ali Zaidi, Judge Zia Faruqui, Michael Kugelman, Daniel Markey, prominent businessmen, and scholars and professionals from the World Bank, IMF, Atlantic Council, Stimson Center, Carnegie Endowment, Johns Hopkins, Yale, and NDU.

Ambassador Shaikh congratulated Mr Khaishgi, Ms Allibhoy and the OPP team, recognising the initiative as filling a critical gap that the Pakistani diaspora should stand behind. Twelve Pakistani students are currently studying at Oxford this year through support from the OPP. Alongside that sits Pakistan-focused research with Oxford faculty, the Allama Iqbal Lecture Series, and an Access Programme reaching students in Pakistan who would never otherwise apply abroad.

OPP co-founders Mr Haroon Zaman and Dr Talha Pirzada highlighted that the OPP is a campaign for Pakistan’s brightest students who can open doors for others in society and help imagine a new future for Pakistan. The OPP’s outreach lead, Ms. Minahil Saqib, emphasized that the OPP believes in global partnerships and is a platform owned by all Pakistanis.

3 days. That's what's left.If you hold an Oxford admission offer and haven't applied to OPP yet, the window closes Sunda...
16/04/2026

3 days. That's what's left.

If you hold an Oxford admission offer and haven't applied to OPP yet, the window closes Sunday, 19 April 2026.

There are six named scholarships under one application. No separate forms.

Pakistani women have a flagship award: the Malala Yousafzai Scholarship, named after the Nobel Laureate, for outstanding Pakistani women at Oxford.

If you are from Balochistan, apply for the Benazir Graduate Scholarships. From Sindh, the Bhutto Graduate Scholarships. From South Punjab at Kellogg College, the Tareen Oxford Scholarship. Prefer full funding with a leadership programme attached, the WHT–OPP Graduate Scholarship is open too.

Swipe to see the three steps. Then go to our website: oxpakprogramme.org.

Deadline: 23:59 GMT, Sunday 19 April 2026.

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