The Malay Studies Undergraduate Scholarship will be awarded to Year 3 student/s majoring in Malay Studies. The scholarship will take effect in Academic Year 2016/2017.

Award Criteria

1. The Scholarship is open to third-year undergraduate Singaporean students majoring in Malay Studies and have obtained an overall GPA of at least 3.5 in the BA Hons Year 1 and Year 2 examinations.
2. Only Singapore citizens who are born in Singapore and/or Singaporean-at-birth will be eligible. Male applicants who are Singapore citizens must have completed full-time National Service. Applicants are required to submit a copy of the Singapore birth certificate and a copy of NS certificate to the Department, where applicable.
3. Applicants should possess a high level of bilingual (Malay/English) proficiency.
4. Award recipients should not be in receipt of any other scholarship or bursary or free aid without the consent of the Scholarship’s administrator and the other award’s administrator.
5. The number of scholarships awarded in each academic year may vary. Each award is a one-time Scholarship valued at up to S$12,000 each, tenable for one year only. The Scholarship is non-renewable. The award will be disbursed in two tranches of up to S$6,000 each at the beginning of each semester, in the year of award.
6. The Head of Department may adjust the value of the Scholarship in such a manner as he/she deems fit, subject to sufficiency of funds and/or available income and the University’s prevailing spending policies.
7. Remaining funds, if any, may be awarded towards one (1) scholarship of up to S$12,000 to a student admitted into the MA or PhD research programme (full-time) in each academic year. The award criteria for the NUS Malay Studies Graduate Scholarship will apply.
8. The Department Scholarship Selection Committee, comprising the Head (Committee Chair) or nominee and a senior faculty member from the Department of Malay Studies will shortlist, interview and award the Scholarship.
9. The scholarship is bond-free but recipients are expected to take on the role of student ambassadors or any other roles when called upon to do so by the Department of Malay Studies.
10. No Scholarship will be awarded unless there is a candidate of sufficient merit.

The department reserves the right to not award any Scholarship if there are no candidates of sufficient merit. The decision of the selection committee is final. Enquiries or disputes surrounding its decisions will not be entertained. 

The Malay Studies Graduate Scholarship will be awarded to an MA or PhD by research programme (full-time) at the Department of Malay Studies. The scholarship will take effect in Academic Year 2016/2017. 

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Submit your application through the official portal: https://nusgs.nus.edu.sg/scholarships/nus-malay-studies-graduate-scholarship

Award Criteria & Terms for NUS Malay Studies Graduate Scholarship

1. Only students who are Singapore citizens born in Singapore and/or are Singaporean-at‐birth (or naturalised Singapore citizens who were born in or were at birth a citizen of an ASEAN country), or students who are ASEAN citizens born in or be at birth a citizen of an ASEAN country will be eligible. Male applicants who are Singapore citizens must have completed full-time National Service.
2. Applicants should possess a high level of proficiency in both Malay/Bahasa Indonesia and English.
3. The Scholarship recipient must have been successfully admitted into the MA or PhD by research programme (full-time) at the Department of Malay Studies, NUS and may apply for the scholarship at any point during the candidature.
4. The Scholarship will be awarded based on academic performance. Applicants must have obtained a GPA (Grade Point Average) of at least 4.0 (or equivalent) in their BA or BA Honours in Malay Studies and/or other relevant disciplines.
5. Financial need (based on indicators such as family per capita income indicator) will be the deciding factor for breaking ties.
6. Students holding full scholarships from NUS/non-NUS organisations covering tuition fee and stipend are not eligible for the NUS Malay Studies Graduate Scholarship. Students who are granted the Tuition Fee Allowance and/or appointed under the Graduate Tutor Assistant or Graduate Researcher Administrative Assistant schemes are eligible for the Scholarship. Subject to consent from the awarding Committee, students awarded the NUS Malay Studies Graduate Scholarship are allowed to hold other bursaries/awards from non-NUS organisations.
7. The Scholarship recipient’s research must be related to any aspect of Malay society and institutions. Research on Malay culture in Southeast Asia is encouraged.
8. The one-time Scholarship is valued at up to $12,000 and tenable for one year only. The Scholarship is non-renewable. Up to two (2) Scholarship may be awarded in any given year subject to available funding.  The award will be disbursed in two tranches of up to S$6,000 each at the beginning of the semester.
9. The Head of Department may adjust the value of the Scholarship in such a manner as he/she deems fit, subject to sufficiency of funds and/or available income and the University’s prevailing spending policies.
10. The Department Scholarship Selection Committee, comprising the Head (Committee Chair) or nominee and the Department Graduate Coordinator, will shortlist, interview and award the Scholarship.
11. No Scholarship will be awarded unless there is a candidate of sufficient merit.

The department reserves the right to not award any Scholarship if there are no candidates of sufficient merit. The decision of the selection committee is final. Enquiries or disputes surrounding its decisions will not be entertained.