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Academic Years 2023 to 2024

SUTD – Malaysian Community Bursary

The SUTD – Malaysian Community Bursary is established to promote access to education and provide opportunities to students, particularly those with demonstrated financial need.
Eligibility
  • Only full-time Malaysian undergraduates may apply
  • Enrolled in any year of study at the University
  • Good moral character and community spirit
  • Demonstrated financial need with monthly Per Capita Income of S$2,500 and below
  • Not holding a scholarship concurrently
Benefits of award
  • The value of each Award will be commensurate with the recipient’s level of financial need and shall be applied towards the payment of tuition fees only.
  • No bond attached
Tenure

Each Award is tenable for 1 academic year.

Things to note

Recipients must have taken up the Tuition Grant Scheme by the Singapore Government. This is automatically done upon completion of the Tuition Grant Declaration Form during enrolment at the University.

 

 

THIS BURSARY AWARD IS ESTABLISHED IN MEMORY OF THE LATE MDM LIM PU LEH.
The late Mdm Lim was widowed at an early age and forced to work to raise three young children. Being illiterate, she took on hard labour jobs such as washerwoman, domestic helper and caretaker of association premises. Money was never enough and she taught her children to be thrifty and frugal. Through her hard work and enterprise, she was able to bring up a strong family, inculcated with good values of giving and sharing. Her children were very dependent on financial aid provided by clan association, schools and university. She was an excellent role model : accept challenges, work hard, be thrifty and yet be generous and helpful to others.

 

This bursary is set up by her children as their contribution to give back to the community in memory of their beloved mother. To remember their Malaysian roots, the donors have requested that the annual awards be given to financially challenged students from Malaysia where possible.