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The Mary Stiasny Scholarship was established by the University of London in 2024 to support the University’s mission of transforming lives and societies through the power of education.
The scholarship provides full undergraduate funding for selected students, with the inaugural awards supporting students from Pakistan undertaking a complete degree programme with the University of London. The initiative was officially launched during the University's alumni events in Lahore and Karachi in May 2024.
The scholarship is named in honour of Professor Mary Stiasny, who retired in June 2024 after more than a decade of service to the University. Joining the University in 2013, she studied at four institutions within the University federation, worked at three of them, and began her career as a teacher. Throughout her tenure, she played a key role in strengthening the University’s global reputation for flexible and distance learning.
Professor Stiasny has reflected that the University of London has long been a pioneer in widening access to higher education, including being the first university in the UK to admit students regardless of gender, race or religion, and the first to allow students to study its degrees anywhere in the world. She expressed hope that the scholarship will enable more students to pursue a University of London degree regardless of their financial circumstances.
Thank you for supporting the Mary Stiasny Scholarship.
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