Medical Scholarships for Pakistani Students: Eligibility, Funding and Applications

Information checked: 21 October 2026.

Medical scholarships should be compared by the exact degree, eligibility and costs left unpaid. The opportunities below have a verified medical-study route. Their listed 2026 calls are closed; no new 2027 deadline is presented as confirmed.

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Official information: HEC: Cuba scholarship eligibility, funding and application FAQs; HEC: Hungary scholarship 2026–27 call; Nanjing Medical University: official 2026 MBBS notice.

Cuba: medical places, funding and language

HEC’s 2026–27 FAQ lists ten medicine places. Nomination used a valid USAT-M score after basic eligibility checks. The package includes tuition, hostel, food under local arrangements and a limited stipend. Students must budget for expenses such as insurance, visa charges and halal food; HEC describes a joining-and-return airfare reimbursement arrangement subject to its conditions. Teaching involves Spanish-language preparation. Read the full FAQ before deciding whether this route suits your family.

The closed call also contains MDCAT requirements. PMDC subsequently issued an October 2026 notice removing its mandatory passed-MDCAT prerequisite for foreign admission. That regulatory change should not be assumed to rewrite a scholarship’s separate selection conditions. Obtain the next HEC call and check both sets of requirements.

Official information: HEC: Cuba scholarship eligibility, funding and application FAQs; PMDC: October 2026 foreign-admission MDCAT notice (PDF).

Hungary: medicine is a specific scholarship track

HEC’s 2026–27 allocation includes 20 medicine/general-medicine and ten dentistry slots under the One-Tier Master’s category. Applicants had to submit through both the HEC and Hungarian systems. The eligibility page sets Pakistani/AJ&K nationality requirements, excludes dual citizens, and requires the relevant completed school qualification; host-university requirements also apply. A HEC nomination is not the final scholarship award.

Official information: HEC: Hungary scholarship 2026–27 call; HEC: Hungary scholarship eligibility; HEC: how to apply through both scholarship portals.

Check the award’s funding terms against your actual city costs. HEC explicitly explains that the accommodation and health provisions do not cover every living expense. Keep a separate allowance for travel, documents, deposits and expenses incurred before scholarship payments begin.

Official information: HEC: Hungary funding and living-cost limitations.

Nanjing: distinguish a tuition award from full living support

The university’s 2026 MBBS notice includes competitive full, half and quarter tuition awards valued at CNY 34,000, 17,000 and 8,500. An applicant should not budget as if an award is guaranteed. The programme also has academic, English-language and CSCA requirements. Read the detailed university guide for admission costs and documents before comparing this option with a government scholarship.

Official information: Nanjing Medical University: official 2026 MBBS notice.

Related guide: Nanjing MBBS eligibility, fees and application guide.

A practical application checklist

• Choose the actual medical degree and university, not only the scholarship name.
• Check nationality, age where specified, academic subjects, marks and required tests.
• Make a document list from that call: identity/passport, transcripts, equivalence, language evidence and any requested statements or translations.
• Record the scholarship deadline separately from the university admission deadline.
• Complete every required portal and save submission confirmations. An unfinished draft is not an application.
• Compare the written award with tuition, housing, food, insurance and travel costs.
• Verify the exact institution and programme against current PMDC requirements before accepting a foreign medical place.

Use the same name and qualification details across your passport, transcripts and applications. Resolve spelling or equivalence issues early, rather than waiting until a nomination or visa appointment.

Planning for 2027

The next calls remain unverified in this review. Monitor HEC before the next winter scholarship season; that is a preparation reminder, not an announced opening date. Nanjing’s January–June 2026 window can help you plan document preparation for 2027, but it does not confirm next year’s dates. Do not send money to someone promising a guaranteed government scholarship.

Official information: HEC: Hungary scholarship 2026–27 call; HEC: Cuba scholarship eligibility, funding and application FAQs; Nanjing Medical University: official 2026 MBBS notice.

Official sources and useful links

• HEC: Cuba scholarship eligibility, funding and application FAQs
• HEC: Hungary scholarship 2026–27 call
• HEC: Hungary scholarship eligibility
• HEC: Hungary funding and living-cost limitations
• HEC: how to apply through both scholarship portals
• Nanjing Medical University: official 2026 MBBS notice
• PMDC: October 2026 foreign-admission MDCAT notice (PDF)