Since Academic Year 2015
The Silent Minority Bursary
Eligibility
- Singapore Citizen who are either Malay, Indian, or Eurasian, as stated in the identity card
- Full-time undergraduates in any degree programme and in any year of study
- Demonstrated financial need with monthly Per Capita Income of S$2,500 and below
- Good academic standing
- Lives in a Housing Development Board flat at the time of award and immediate family does not own any private property in Singapore or abroad
Benefits of award
- The award is valued up to S$5,000 per academic year and shall be applied towards the payment of tuition fees and study-related expenses.
- The award is tenable for 1 academic year.
- There is no bond to be fulfilled towards the donor.
Terms & conditions
- The recipient may not, without the approval of the University, hold concurrently any other scholarships or grants.
- The recipient must have taken up the Tuition Grant Scheme by the Singapore Government during enrolment. Read more on the Tuition Grant Scheme here.
- Each Bursary recipient is encouraged to contribute at least 25 hours of community service, during the time of his/her undergraduate study in the University, so as to demonstrate similar acts of giving to those in need.
| THIS BURSARY AWARD IS MADE POSSIBLE BY: |
| THE SILENT FOUNDATION
The Silent Foundation was founded on 14 July 2010 by Mr Teng Ngiek Lian. It is a registered charity in Singapore.
Mr Teng was born in Terengganu, Malaysia. After completing his O levels at the age of 18, he left school and started work. In 1996, he fulfilled his dream to manage his own business and founded Target Asset Management. In 2010, at the age of 60, Mr Teng founded The Silent Foundation along with his son Matthew. He felt that he has benefited tremendously from the society all these years and it is his duty to pay back.
Funded by the Teng family, the Foundation today has an Endowment Capital Sum of S$50 million.
The foundation is named The Silent Foundation as it is dedicated to assist the ‘silent sufferers’. Silent sufferers refer to those who have been overlooked by the society and tend to be voiceless. The Silent Foundation focuses equally on two main areas. The first is marginalised individuals whose circumstances make it difficult for them to receive assistance from the mainstream channels. This would include migrant workers, minority races and women whose rights are not protected. The second area championed by The Silent Foundation is animals and the environment who also cannot speak out against suffering.
This philosophy parallels Mr Teng’s professional approach, as he practices value investing which focuses in the overlooked and unloved sectors. |