Undergraduate Scholarship/Financial Aid Policy
Scholarship/Financial Aid Policy
Undergraduate Students
Spring 2020
This Scholarship/Financial Aid Policy is applicable for Undergraduate students enrolled in
Spring 2020 semester and onwards. Students who have enrolled on or before Spring
2020 semester, scholarship/financial aid will be awarded to them as per the
Scholarship/Financial Aid Policy which was in place at the time of their admissions.
A. General Conditions applicable for all categories of scholarships:
A.1. In first semester, student may take two non-credit courses plus one credit English/Math
course (optional) and the Pharmacy students will have to take 15 credit hours plus a non-credit
English/Math course.
A.2. The scholarship students are required to take at least 12 credit hours and the Pharmacy
students are required to take at least 18 credit hours after the first semester.
A.3. Tuition fee waiver is not awarded on retake/repeat subject(s). The student is required to
pay for the retake/repeat subject(s).
A.4. If students fail (F) in any subject (s) in a semester, s/he will not be considered for tuition
fee waiver for two subsequent semesters. However s/he will be allowed to apply in the third
semester with required CGPA.
A.5. Students having “I” grade in a semester will be considered for Scholarship/Financial Aid
in their current semester but have to pay for all the courses. If s/he obtains the required
CGPA after “make-up” or grade submission, his/her waiver will be reimbursed /adjusted in
the next semester.
A.6. Students, suspended/penalized for disciplinary reasons, will not be eligible for
scholarship/financial aid for the remaining academic period at Brac University (starting
from the date such decision is made).
A.7. If a student is eligible for more than one category of Scholarship/Financial Aid, only the
higher one will be applicable.
A.8. Waiver is not applicable in case of Admission Fee, IT Facility Uses Fee, PHR Lab Fee,
Studio Lab Fee, CSE Lab Fee, Residential Fee, Library Fee, Library Membership Fee and
Student Activity Fee.
A.9. Scholarship/Financial Aid will not be provided for the non-credit courses.
A.10. Waiver is awarded to the number of credit hours assigned for completion of graduation
for each program. Waiver is not awarded for additional credit hours taken by a student.
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A.11. All categories of tuition fee waiver will depend on the availability of fund.
A.12. The university authority reserves the right to accept or reject the application without
prior notice.
A.13. The Scholarship/Financial Aid Policy is subject to change at the discretion of the
Scholarship Committee.
B. Brac University awards following categories of Scholarship/Financial Aid:
1. Scholarship Based on Previous Academic Results
50% tuition fee waiver is awarded to students at the undergraduate programs of BracU
from the first semester based on the following eligibility criteria.
Eligibility criteria and other requirements:
1.1 Students who obtained GPA of 5.0 (without 4th subject) in SSC and HSC or equivalent.
1.2 Students who obtained 6 “A”-s in O Level/IGCSE (in two sittings) and 2 “A”s and 1 “B”
in A Level or equivalent.
1.3 A minimum CGPA of 3.70 is required to be maintained in all the semesters. If a student
fails to maintain the required CGPA, s/he will not be awarded with the tuition fee waiver
in the following semester until regaining the required CGPA.
2. Scholarship Based on Brac University Admission Test Result
100% tuition fee will be waived to those students scoring the highest marks in the Brac
University Admission Test.
However, if a candidate attempts a written test for more than one group then the score of that
group will be considered that has the maximum examination sections.
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No. of sections in the No. of students
Group Programs exam eligible for Admission
Test Scholarship
English MCQ Top one (1) highest scoring
A Anthropology / English /Law
English Composition student
Business Administration / English MCQ Top three (3) highest scoring
students
B Biotechnology / Economics / English Composition
Microbiology
General Math
English MCQ Top three (3) highest scoring
Applied Physics & Electronics/ students
Computer Science & English Composition
Engineering/
Computer Science/ Electronic
General Math
C and
Communication Engineering/
Electrical and Electronic Higher Math &
Engineering/Mathematics/ Physics
Physics
English MCQ Top one (1) highest scoring
English Composition student
D Pharmacy
General Math
Biology & Chemistry
English MCQ Top one (1) highest scoring
English Composition student
E Architecture General Math
Drawings
Writing
Under any circumstances, if more than one candidate obtains equal marks in the attempted
group, the highest mark for each of the examination sections will be considered. If more than
one candidate obtains highest marks in each of the examination sections, the HSC/ the A-
Level or equivalent exam result will be considered for this purpose
Eligibility criteria and other requirement:
2.1 A minimum CGPA of 3.70 is required to be maintained in all the semesters. If a student
fails to maintain the required CGPA, s/he will not be awarded with the tuition fee waiver
in the following semester until regaining the required CGPA.
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3. Merit Scholarship Based on BracU Academic Results
Based on the following academic standing, the students will be awarded tuition fee waiver for
the subsequent semester. The awarded scholarship will be applicable for current semester.
To get scholarship in the next semesters, the students will have to score the following CGPA
in the current semester.
CGPA 3.70-3.84 3.85- 3.89 3.90- 3.94 3.95-3.99 4
Tuition Waiver 10% 25% 50% 75% 100%
Eligibility criteria and other requirements:
3.1. Students need to complete at least 30 credit hours of the program. If a student fails to
maintain the required CGPA, s/he will not be awarded with the tuition fee waiver in the
following semester until regaining the required CGPA.
3.2. For studio courses, the students from the Architecture department will have to obtain a
written approval from the Chairperson of the said department for the equivalence of
course load.
4. Sibling Scholarship
30% tuition fee waiver is awarded to one of the siblings who will enroll later at BracU.
Eligibility criteria and other requirements:
4.1.A minimum CGPA of 3.00 is required to be maintained in all the semesters. If a student
fails to achieve the required CGPA, s/he will be allowed for a tuition fee waiver only for
the next one semester within which s/he will have to regain the required CGPA, otherwise
scholarship will be discontinued.
4.2. The other sibling who enrolled earlier has to maintain the following credit requirements:
4.2.1 If the other sibling is enrolled at the undergraduate program:
a) S/he (except Pharmacy) will have to take 6 credit hours plus a non-credit English/Math
course or a minimum of 9 credit hours in the first semester. The Pharmacy student will
have to take 15 credit hours plus a non-credit English/Math course in the first semester.
b) S/he (except Pharmacy) is required to take at least 12 credit hours in all other semesters.
The Pharmacy student is required to take at least 18 credit hours in all other semesters.
OR
4.2.2 If the other sibling is enrolled at the graduate program:
a) S/he will have to take a minimum of 6 credit hours in all the semesters.
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5. BRAC Scholarship
Up to 100% tuition fee waiver with or without food and accommodation is awarded to
economically disadvantaged students.
Eligibility criteria and other requirements:
5.1. Monthly income of parents not more than Tk.20,000/-.
5.2. Students who obtained GPA of 4.5 without 4th subject (GPA 4.0 for indigenous students)
in SSC and HSC or equivalent.
5.3. Students who obtained 4 “A”s in O Level/IGCSE (in two sittings) and 1 “A” and 2 “B”s
in A Level or equivalent.
5.4. A minimum CGPA of 3.00 is required to be maintained in all the semesters.
5.5. Only one of the family members will be eligible for this scholarship.
5.6. In case of BRAC Scholarship, if a student fails to achieve the required CGPA, s/he will
be allowed for a tuition fee waiver for the next two consecutive semesters within which s/he
will have to regain the required CGPA, otherwise scholarship will be discontinued.
6. Physically Challenged Students
The students who face difficulty to perform and has disabilities like visually impaired,
hearing disorder, mobility impairments (loss of hands or feet), crippled, learning disabilities
etc. may apply under this category.
Up to 100% special tuition fee waiver is awarded to physically challenged students at
various rates to be determined by the Scholarship Committee on case-to-case basis.
Eligibility criteria and other requirements:
6.1. A minimum CGPA of 2.50 is required to be maintained in all the semesters. If a
student fails to achieve the required CGPA, s/he will be allowed for a tuition fee
waiver only for the next one semester within which s/he will have to regain the
required CGPA, otherwise scholarship will be discontinued.
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7. Children of Freedom Fighter
100% tuition fee waiver is awarded to the children of Freedom Fighters.
Eligibility criteria and other requirements:
7.1. A minimum CGPA of 3.00 is required to be maintained in all the semesters. If a student
fails to achieve the required CGPA, s/he will be allowed for a tuition fee waiver only for
the next one semester within which s/he will have to regain the required CGPA,
otherwise scholarship will be discontinued.
7.2. 3% of the newly registered students of BracU in each semester will be nominated for
tuition fee waiver. If the total number of newly registered students in this category
exceeds 3%, then the awards will be based on the results of their admission test.
7.3. Students need to provide all certificates relevant to Freedom Fighters (e.g. Gazette copy,
Lal Muktibarta, Shamoik Shonod, Bamus Shonod and others if applicable) along with a
copy of his/her father’s NID. All applications will be verified for authenticity from the
concerned Ministry website.
7.4. If students have already paid the tuition fee, the awarded amount will be refunded or
adjusted after due verification.
8. Debater’s Blue Scholarship
50% tuition fee waiver for a semester is applicable to one of the BracU debaters. One
student in each semester will be nominated by the Debater’s Blue Advisory Committee.
Eligibility criteria and other requirement:
8.1. A minimum CGPA of 3.25 is required.
9. Children of BracU Regular Confirmed Employee
50% tuition fee waiver is awarded to the children of regular confirmed employee if s/he
completes at least 1 (one) year of continuing service at BracU. Maximum two children will
be awarded.
Eligibility criteria and other requirement:
9.1. A minimum CGPA of 3.25 is required to be maintained in all the semesters. If a
student fails to achieve the required CGPA, s/he will be allowed for a tuition fee
waiver only for the next one semester within which s/he will have to regain the
required CGPA, otherwise scholarship will be discontinued.
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C. Application Procedure:
C.1 Students who are eligible for Scholarship Based on Previous Academic Results / Sibling
Scholarship / BRAC Scholarship / Physically Challenged Students / Children of
Freedom Fighter / Debater’s Blue Scholarship / Children of BracU Regular
Confirmed Employee will have to apply for the first time through a prescribed form
which is available at the BracU website or Information Desk and submit it to the
Relationship Management Office (RMO), Brac University.
C.2 Those students who are eligible under Merit Scholarship Based on BracU Academic
Results and Scholarship Based on Brac University Admission Test Result are not
required to apply as scholarship will be awarded automatically.
C.3 Those students who are already availing scholarship/financial aid are not required to
apply further. If they fulfill all the conditions of scholarship, they will be awarded
automatically.
C.4 If scholarship /financial aid of a student is discontinued due to any reason for more than
one semester, s/he needs to re-apply through a prescribed form after fulfilling the
eligibility criteria and credit requirements.
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