Malaysia Education Fund: March 2008

Monday, March 31, 2008

8TV Scholarship Fund Network partners with SEGi for the third year to offer RM1, 000, 000 worth of scholarships

8TV and SEGi carved another milestone with the launch of the 8TV Scholarship Fund.
When it was first introduced in early 2006 in collaboration with SEGi, the annual 8TV Scholarship Fund, with a scholarship fund of RM 300,000, supported nine deserving students to pursue diploma or degree programs. In 2007, the fund had increased to RM 800,000 and was given as scholarships for 21 students.

The 8TV Scholarship Fund is 8TV’s way of giving back to the community through nurturing deserving young Malaysians through academia. Through this fund, students receive scholarships to cover tuition fees for undergraduate degree, diploma and foundation level courses covering various disciplines.

The 2008 8TV Scholarship Fund, now valued at a record RM1,000,000, aims to benefit deserving scholars, comprising of youths and young adults who also happen to be the core target audience of 8TV.

“The increment of the fund to RM1,000,000 this year hopes to help more students further their studies and achieve their ambitions,” said En. Ahmad Izham Omar, Chief Executive Officer of 8TV. “We really want to help young intellects carve a name for themselves in the future and potentially brighten and improve their lives.”

”With an encouraging increase in the amount of applicants last year, it is only reasonable that we provide a larger fund to cater for a higher number of applicants expected this year,” adds Izham.
“We are on the lookout for students with good SPM results and also involved in a wide range of character-building co-curricular activities.”

Dr. Tan Beng Cheok, Senior Vice President (Academic) of SEGi International Berhad is pleased to once again launch the 8TV scholarship fund, an annual event since SEGi's re-branding in 2006.

“We strongly believe our partnership with 8TV will continue to flourish, as we share the same passion in educating the creative young minds today.

Everyone has a right to education. However, not everyone can afford it. SEGi and 8TV works together to make the dreams of many who crave higher education come true.
SEGi Group of Colleges does its best to provide industry driven programmes that meet the demands of the modern world. Our programmes are continuously evolving to suit the market needs, and we bring in new programmes that are demanded by the global job market.
SEGi has new programmes in store for students. We recently received approvals for new 3+0 degree programmes in hotel and tourism, engineering and business programmes. We have in the pipeline programmes of build environment, pharmacy, health sciences and biotechnology. We are working bring in more exciting programmes in the area of science," said Dr. Tan.
Students may apply for this scholarship fund via www.8tv.com.my or http://www.segi.edu.my/8tvscholarshipfund/ starting 10th of March 2008. The closing date for this application is 10th of April 2008.

8TV, together with SEGi College, will jointly shortlist and select the candidates. The short listed candidates will then be contacted for a series of interviews by the third week of April and the list of confirmed scholars will be announced by May. The 8TV Scholarship Fund will cover tuition fees for undergraduate degree, diploma or foundation level programs for successful applicants in various courses including business and accountancy, engineering and information technology, education and social sciences, creative arts and design, nursing, hotel management and tourism, and American Degree Program. Scholars will be offered places at SEGi campuses located in Kota Damansara, Subang Jaya, Kuala Lumpur, Penang and Kuching, Sarawak.
Please visit www.8tv.com.my or ttp://www.segi.edu.my/8tvscholarshipfund/ for more information.

For further enquiries of the courses offered at SEGi Group of Colleges, call SEGi College, Malaysia (1800-88-7344 (SEGi) or 03-6145 1777) or campuses located at Subang Jaya (03-86001888), Kuala Lumpur (03-20702078), Penang (04-2633888), and Sarawak (082-252566), email to askme@segi.edu.my

Thursday, March 20, 2008

The YAYASAN WAH SEONG Scholarship Awards 2008

Organisation Type

Private Sector / Organisation

Fund Type

Scholarship

Monday, March 17, 2008

Yayasan Sime Darby Undergraduate and Postgraduate Scholarship Programme

UEM Group Berhad is one of the leading infrastructure conglomerates in Malaysia. Today, our business activities involve expressways, engineering and construction, environmental services, manufacturing, information and communication technology, healthcare, property and logistics.

If you are an excellent student, talented, dynamic and ambitious, then we want you to be a part of our growth.

UEM Group provides scholarships for high quality education and a continuous training programme. These will equip you with a solid foundation for an exciting career in our highly diverse group of companies.

UEM scholarships (Overseas)
You will undergo a pre-university programme at Kolej Yayasan UEM, Lembah Beringin, after which you will proceed to study at a reputed university overseas.

This scholarship programme provides an excellent opportunity for you to develop your full potential, and prepare you for an exciting career path in a widely –diversified group of companies.

The UEM scholarships for 2008 are for the following disciplines only:

Economics/ Business Management/Accounting/Finance, Bio-medicine (Pharmacy/Biotechnology) and Engineering.

The scholarships provide full academic fees, subsistence and book allowances, and for tertiary studies overseas, one return air ticket.

ELIGIBILITY

1. Malaysian citizen
2. Form Five (5) students in 2007
3. Excellent academic track record in Form 4 & 5, with no less than 7 A1 in relevant subjects in the SPM examinations.
4. Proficient in English, hardworking, possess positive personality traits and have an outstanding extra-curricular record.

SELECTION

Final selection for the scholarship will be based on performance in the following:

1. Interview
2. Participation in co-curricular activities
3. SPM and Form 4 examination results

APPLICATION
Download the application form and submit the completed application forms to UEM Education Development & Support, 19th Floor, Menara 1, Faber Towers, Jalan Desa Bahagia, Taman Desa, 58100 Kuala Lumpur together with certified true copies of examination results and other related documents.

Download UEM Scholarship 2008 Form

Only completed applications will be processed. Please direct all enquiries to Cik Rodziana Ahmad at 03-7627 2023/2013 or email to Rodziana@uemworld.com

CLOSING DATE : 31 MARCH 2008

Grab this golden opportunity for a path towards a highly successful life-long career!

Tuesday, March 11, 2008

The PSD Scholarship (Biasiswa JPA) 2008

The Public Service Department (PSD) or Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awam (JPA) today announced its opening of JPA Scholarship 2008, encompassing both the local and oversea studies. Students who obtain 10 1As in the SPM 2007 whose family income does not exceed RM1,500 monthly will be automatically given a JPA Scholarship. However, they will still need to fulfil the criteria for the Oversea Scholarship Program (for those under the oversea scholarship program), as well as undergo the interview process.

JPA has also reminded those who wish to pursue their studies with the JPA Scholarship must not only excel in academic, but active in extra curricular activities and possess strong leadership skill. Just to give you idea how competitive this scholarship is, they were 12,499 applications for the last year’s scholarship, out of which 746 were those who obtained 1A in all of the subjects taken. The total number of students sitting for SPM 2007 is higher than that of 2006 by some over 1000 margins.

The following is the excerpt of translation of JPA’s press release from the original Malay version. (To get the Malay version, click here - it is in PDF file format).

1. Number of scholarships

The government through the Public Service Department (PSD or JPA - Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awam) offers scholarship opportunity to selected students to pursue higher education for their first degree. The scholarship opportunity is continually extended for the year 2008 with focus on critical fields such as Medicine, Dentistry, Veterinary Science, Engineering, Science & Technology as well as Social Science to cater the employment needs of the public and private sectors.

Aligned with the implementation of the Ninth Malaysia Plan (RMK9) and the human capital development in the selected fields, the government has added a further 200 scholarship opportunities which increases the total scholarships provided for 2008 to 2000. An amount of RM1.74 billion was allocated for this year’s scholarship provision.

2. Requirements and criteria

The principle requirements for the JPA Scholarship award are outlined as below:

Open to SPM leavers with excellent academic results
Not exceeding 18 years old (19 years for transition students i.e. peralihan) as of 31 December 2007
Candidates will go through interview process
Successful candidates will undergo preparation program at designated institutions

Criteria used to measure candidate’s eligibility:

Academic results
Involvement in extra curricular activities
Interview performance
Family and socio-economic background

It is worth to note that a student who scored 9 1As with active involvement in extra curricular activities will be given preference than a student with 15 1As but is not active in extra curricular. Also, again, priority will be also given to students who come from the family with lower financial capability.

3. Application method

Scholarship form is available online at www.jpa.gov.my. No fee is incurred for applications and application can be submitted once the SPM results are out. The advertisement for the scholarship opportunity is provided in the website. Additionally, advertisements will also be put on major local newspapers on the 9th, 10th, 12th and 16th March 2008.

For inquiries about the scholarship, you can call 03-8885 3412 beginning this Monday (10 March 2008) or attend the JPA ‘Together With Customers’ program every last Friday of the month at the lobby of Block C2, Putrajaya Administrative Center, from 8am to 12pm.

Monday, March 10, 2008

KHAZANAH GLOBAL SCHOLARSHIP

Yayasan Khazanah is seeking young talented Malaysians with great leadership potential. As part of our efforts to build a cadre of future leaders, we are offering scholarships to all Malaysians who are planning to pursue, or currently pursuing undergraduate or postgraduate studies at premier universi¬ties in the United Kingdom or the United States.

If you have an outstanding academic track record, proven leadership skills in extra-curricular, social or voluntary activities and the necessary motivation and determination to succeed, you are invited to apply for the 2008 Khazanah Global Scholarship.

The scholarships are applicable to any of the disciplines below:

Business: Economics, Finance, Investment, Law, Actuarial Science
Bio-medical sciences: Bio-engineering, Bio-informatics, Molecular Biology, Food technology, Genomics, Bio-technology
Engineering: Electronics, Micro-electronics, Materials Science, Nanotechnology

Other related courses would also be considered.

The Khazanah Scholarship Awards is a full scholarship. It covers tuition and college fees, other academic related fees, maintenance allowance, and health insurance.

UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES

A. FOUNDATION STUDIES

Open to eligible candidates to pursue foundation studies and upon successful completion, to continue at the undergraduate level at premier universities in the United Kingdom or the United States.

Eligibility

Obtained a minimum of 8A1’s in SPM 2007
Strong leadership skills and active participation in extra-curricular activities
Not exceeding 18 years of age as at 1 January 2008
Medically fit.

B. UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES

Open to eligible candidates who have obtained admission to pursue or are currently pursuing undergraduate studies in any of the premier universities in the United Kingdom or the United States.

Eligibility

Candidates must have a consistent outstanding academic performance in the one of the following:

For A-Levels: 3A's and 1B
For Foundation Studies: minimum 3.75 CGPA
For Bachelor's degree: minimum of 3.5 CGPA

Not exceeding 21 years of age as at 1 January 2008
Strong leadership skills and active participation in extra-curricular activities
Fluent in English and Bahasa Malaysia (both oral and written)
Medically fit
Not bonded nor a recipient of scholarship or other financial assistance from any organisation.

POSTGRADUATE STUDIES

C. MASTERS DEGREE

Open to eligible candidates who have obtained admission to pursue graduate studies at premier universities in the United Kingdom or the United States.

Eligibility

Not exceeding 35 years of age as at 1 January 2008
Bachelor's Degree with minimum second class upper (Hons.) or equivalent from a Malaysian or foreign university
Strong leadership skills and active participation in extra-curricular activities, social and voluntary activities
Fluent in English and Bahasa Malaysia (both oral and written)
Medically fit
Not bonded nor a recipient of scholarship or other financial assistance from any organisation.

D. Phd

Open to eligible candidates who have obtained admission to pursue or are currently pursuing doctoral studies at premier universities in the United Kingdom or the United States.

Eligibility

Not exceeding 40 years of age as at 1 January 2008
Obtained a distinction or 'A' grade average or equivalent (if there is a point system) at Masters level
Strong leadership skills and active participation in extra-curricular activities, social or voluntary activities
Fluent in English and Bahasa Malaysia (both oral and written)
Medically fit
Not bonded nor a recipient of scholarship or other financial assistance from any organisation.

Download the post-graduate application form (Microsoft Words Document)

HOW TO APPLY

Please submit your completed application form together with the relevant supporting documents to:

UEM Education Development & Support,
19th Floor, Menara 1, Faber Towers, Jalan Desa Bahagia,
Taman Desa, 58100 Kuala Lumpur

Please state Khazanah Global Scholarship at the top left-hand corner of the envelope.

Successful candidates will be considered on the following basis:

Excellent academic achievements
Leadership qualities
Active involvement in extra-curricular, social and/or voluntary activities

Only completed applications will be processed. Enquires can be directed to Puan Khidayati Yusof at 03-7627 2024/2013 or khidayati@uemworld.com

Only short-listed candidates will be notified.

Closing date for submission:

For Undergraduate applications: 2 weeks after the release of 2007 SPM results
For Post-graduate applications: : 31 March 2008 for 2008 intake selection

Sunday, March 9, 2008

ASEAN Foundation Scholarships for Nationals of ASEAN Member Countries

The ASEAN Foundation (AF) and the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) have entered into another agreement to develop high quality human resources within ASEAN member countries through the offering of the AF-AIT Scholarships.

The ASEAN Foundation, an initiative of the Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), was established on 15 December 1997 to help bring about shared prosperity and a sustainable future for the peoples of all ASEAN countries that now include Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Viet Nam. It has been mandated to promote greater awareness of ASEAN and greater interaction among its peoples and their increased participation in ASEAN activities as well as to undertake development cooperation activities that enhance mutual assistance, address equitable economic development and reduce poverty. This scholarship programme is part of the ASEAN Foundation Scholarships for Postgraduate Studies and funded through the Japan-ASEAN Solidarity Fund.

The Asian Institute of Technology, on the other hand, is an international post graduate institute founded in 1959, and is Asia’s pioneer institution established to help meet the region’s growing needs for advanced learning in engineering, science, technology and management, research and capacity building. AIT’s mission is to develop highly qualified and committed professionals who will play a leading role in the sustainable development of the region and its integration into the global economy. AIT is based in Thailand and has affiliated centers in other parts of the world.

Ten (10) full scholarships are available for ASEAN nationals who wish to pursue masters degree in AIT. The scholarship award will cover tuition and other academic fees, and living allowances for a 2-year programme.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

To qualify, applicants must:

Be a bonafide ASEAN national;
Hold a bachelors degree (normally from a four-year program) or its equivalent in an appropriate field;
Have above average undergraduate grades (minimum CGPA of 2.75); and,
Satisfy other requirements as specified by the school you apply to.
AIT is an international institute with English as the sole language of instruction. Admission to AIT requires proof of English language proficiency which may be satisfied in any of the following: Submission of an official test score from any of the following standardized English exams: TOEFL, TOEIC, IELTS, CU-TEP (Thailand), ARC (Lao PDR).
Agree to return and/or serve for at least 2 years in any ASEAN countries after completion of their studies.

FIELD OF STUDIES

The scholarship can be taken in the following field of studies:

School of Environment, Resources and Development (SERD)
www.serd.ait.ac.th

Interdisciplinary Programs

Cleaner Production
Integrated Tropical Coastal Zone Management
Integrated Watershed Development and Management
Modelling Tools in Environmental Resources and Management
Disaster Preparedness, Mitigation and Management

School of Engineering and Technology (SET)
www.set.ait.ac.th

Interdisciplinary Programs

Information and Communications Technologies (ICT)

APPLICATION DETAILS

Application can be made online at www.ait.ac.th/apply. Applicants should also complete the AF Scholarship Form.

For January intakes, application should be made on or before 21 December 2007. Deadline for August intake is on 31 March 2008.

For more information, please visit http://www.ait.ac.th/interimpage/ait_visitor/freepage/
AF_Scholarships.asp.

Wednesday, March 5, 2008

Admission To Public Higher Education for STPM/Equivalent Academic Session 2008/2009

Admission To Public Higher Education for STPM/Equivalent Academic Session 2008/2009 › STPM 2007 Category › STAM 2005/2006/2007 Category

	Admission To Public Higher Education for SPM/Equivalent Academic Session 2008/2009

Monday, March 3, 2008

Scholarhips allocated by the Republic of Turkey to the Foreign Students

SPECIFICATION (En)

*Scholarhips allocated by the Republic of Turkey to the Foreign Students
* Students have to apply to the authorities of their own countries
* For futher details, please contact with Turkish Ambassies

Application Form (En)

Guide for the Foreign Students coming to Ankara (En)
Practical Information about Turkey (En)

Kerajaan Turki telah mempelawa calon-calon berkelayakan dari Malaysia untuk memohon biasiswa bagi mengikuti pengajian seperti berikut:

Permohonan daripada pegawai dan kakitangan Kerajaan hendaklah melalui Ketua Jabatan dan memenuhi syarat-syarat berikut:-

Telah disahkan dalam perkhidmatan pada tarikh tutup permohonan;
Bersih daripada pertuduhan tatatertib dan bebas daripada dakwaan Mahkamah;
Mempunyai kelayakan yang sesuai dengan bidang kursus yang ditawarkan;
Telah mengisytiharkan harta; dan
Syarat-syarat lain yang dinyatakan dalam risalah

Untuk mendapatkan Borang Permohonan, sila klik di sini.

Maklumat lanjut boleh diperolehi melalui laman web berikut:

http://digm.meb.gov.tr/burslar/BURS_IC/scholarship_en.html

Permohonan hendaklah dipanjangkan kepada:-

Setiausaha Bahagian
Bahagian Biasiswa
Kementerian Pengajian Tinggi Malaysia
Aras 4, Blok 1, Menara PjH
Pusat Pentadbiran Kerajaan Persekutuan
Presint 2
62100 PUTRAJAYA
(u.p. Cik Norkamilah Bt Zanial)

Tarikh tutup permohonan adalah pada 1 Jun 2008 kecuali permohonan kursus Bahasa dan Kebudayaan pada 1 April 2008.

UNESCO/L’ORÉAL Co-Sponsored Fellowships for Young Women in Life Sciences

L’ORÉAL has generously agreed to renew the offer to finance fifteen fellowships for the promotion of young women who are carrying out research in the life sciences all over the world. It is hoped that in this manner impetus can be given to research in life sciences and to enhancing the involvement of deserving young women scientists in research that can contribute actively to the solution of challenging problems.

2009 Cycle (deadline for the submission of applications: 30 June 2008)

Project Document	LOREAL_UNESCO Fellowship_Announcement letter 2009_(Multi-language_Eng-Fr-Spa-Arb)r.pdf
Announcement date	14 Feb 2008
Deadline for applications	30 Jun 2008
Website (URL)	http://www.loreal.com/_en/_ww/index.aspx?direct1=00008&direct2=00008/00001

Government of Canada Scholars Alumni Association (GCSAA)

for more info please click here

get brochure

online application

North-South Dialogue Scholarship Programme

Tawaran biasiswa Austria di bawah North-South Dialogue Scholarship Programme.

Tarikh tutup permohonan pada 30 Jun 2008.

Borang permohonan boleh dimuat turun di sini.

SPM and STAM results out on March 12

PETALING JAYA: The Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) and Sijil Tinggi Agama Malaysia (STAM) results will be released on March 12.

Education director-general Datuk Alimuddin Mohd Dom said students would be able to obtain the results after 10am from their respective schools.

“Private candidates will receive their results through the post,” he said in a statement released yesterday.

A total of 439,255 students sat for the SPM examination while 6,522 students sat for the STAM papers last year.

Alimuddin said an analysis of the results would be announced on the same day.

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Monday, March 31, 2008

Thursday, March 20, 2008

Monday, March 17, 2008

Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Monday, March 10, 2008

UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES

A. FOUNDATION STUDIES

B. UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES

POSTGRADUATE STUDIES

C. MASTERS DEGREE

D. Phd

Sunday, March 9, 2008

Wednesday, March 5, 2008

Monday, March 3, 2008