OPP Scholars 2024-25
Announced on Pakistan's 77th Independence Day — 12 exceptional scholars from across Pakistan and the British Pakistani community, spanning law, medicine, engineering, social sciences and beyond.
OPP's 2024–25 Cohort
The Oxford Pakistan Programme announced its graduate scholarships for the 2024–25 academic year on Pakistan's 77th Independence Day. The OPP supported 12 exceptional scholars from diverse disciplinary backgrounds — from law and social sciences to engineering and medicine.
This cohort includes students from Sindh's Khairpur and Dadu districts, Balochistan's Loralai, and several British Pakistanis, reflecting OPP's mission to address both regional underrepresentation within Pakistan and the severe underrepresentation of British Pakistanis at Oxford's graduate level.
Founded four years prior, the OPP had by this cohort become the fastest-growing academic platform in any major Western university dedicated to creating scholarship opportunities for Pakistani-origin students.
"The OPP will support twelve exceptional scholars from diverse disciplinary backgrounds — from law and social sciences to engineering and medicine — who have the potential to be future leaders in their respective fields."
OPP Co-founders · Pakistan's Independence Day 2024Class of 2024–25
New Scholars
Zainab Aziz
MPPMaster of Public Policy
Loralai, Balochistan · NACTA Officer
Ayeda Hamed
MPhilDevelopment Studies
Princeton graduate · Malala Fund & Hamid Ismail Foundation
Raiyan Haq
MScEconomics for Development
British Pakistani · Partial Scholar
Anum Khan
MScSurgical Science and Practice
Dadu, Sindh
Beenish Iqbal
MScClinical Trials
Tareen Oxford Scholar
Mohad Zulfiqar
BCLBachelor of Civil Law
LUMS Topper · GPA 3.9
Syed Humaid Adil
MScTaxation
British Pakistani · Partial Scholar
Junaid Memon
DPhilEngineering Science
Khairpur, Sindh
Continuing Scholars
On-Course Support
Jabir Ali
DPhilChemical Biology
Tareen Oxford Scholar · Jhang, Punjab
Ahmed Salman
DPhilComputer Science (Cybersecurity)
Co-supported with HEC Pakistan
Ajmal Hussain Mughal
DPhilMusic
Inaugural Cohort Scholar
Walifa Waqar
DPhilPhysiology, Anatomy & Genetics
Sir Anwar Parvez Scholar · OPP Supplement
Made Possible By
The 2024–25 cohort was supported through the generosity of a growing community of donors and institutional partners.