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Welcome Scholars!

Since 1992, we have supported talented Pakistani students through scholarships to the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge. 

Our awards enable scholars across all disciplines to pursue undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, with the hope that they will return to Pakistan to share their skills, leadership, and knowledge.

 

Applying to Oxford or Cambridge?

Find out how to apply to our scholarships

Already a Noon Scholar?

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Want to stay connected?

Join the new Noon Alumni Society

Excited for our 30th anniversary?

Watch this space for updates on our Spring 2026 event in Lahore

Reunion & 30th Anniversary in 2026

We’re celebrating 30 years of supporting Noon Scholars with an Alumni Reunion and Anniversary event in Lahore, to be held in Spring 2026.

The conference will explore Pakistan’s future in the 21st century, featuring panels on the economy, universities, diversity and inclusion, leadership, and a keynote on Pakistan’s role in the global order.

Watch this space for more!

Introducing the Noon Alumni Society

We have recently launched our new Noon Alumni Society (NAS), which we hope will play an increasingly important role in the future work and development of the VNEF.

Five former Noon Scholars joined us at the official launch at St Antony’s College, Oxford, helping shape a set of guiding principles to engage all our alumni. Our aim is to build a vibrant network to host events, offer support, and extend the Foundation’s impact.

Message from the Chair, Dr Paul Flather

“Since 1994, the Vicky Noon Educational Foundation  has been supporting leading young scholars from Pakistan to study at Oxford and Cambridge, among the top global universities. 

Our Foundation aims to give scholars an experience which will help them achieve their highest potential in the best surroundings, and also to return, enhanced, to help in the continuing development of Pakistan…

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Scholar Spotlight: Alyina Hashmi

“Your support has enabled me to experience what I can only describe as the best year of my life so far.”

Alyina Hashmi received a Noon Scholarship to study an MSc in Water Science, Policy & Management at Reuben College, Oxford.

Watch Alyina share how the Noon Scholarship transformed her experience at Oxford.

Chair's Blog

Time to celebrate three decades of awards!

October 10, 2025 2:37 pm Time to celebrate three decades of awards! The VNEF Trustees, photographed...

A Cricketing parable for our times

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Our own club for all Noon Scholars!

October 29, 2024 4:25 pm Our own club for all Noon Scholars! September 2024 Vlog Over the past 30...