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Yayasan Tunku Abdul Rahman scholarship
TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN SCHOLARSHIP

The Tunku Abdul Rahman Foundation invites suitable Malaysian citizens to apply for the Tunku Abdul Rahman scholarship. The scholarship is created to honour the contributions of the late Almarhum Y.T.M Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj as the first Malaysian Prime Minister and Father of Independence. Recipients will be selected from among students through comprehensive interviews.


Application requirements

a) Basic requirements

1) Malaysian citizen

2) 25 years old or under by application deadline

3) Recently finished the first semester *, in Year One of first degree programme in any local institutions of higher learning in the country.

4) Available for the fully local programmes only


b) Academic and co-curriculum requirements

1) Excellent results in SPM/STPM/Matriculation/Foundation level.

2) Distinction in Bahasa Malaysia and English at SPM level.

3) Minimum CGPA of 3.50 in the first semester of the Year 1 in a first degree progamme.

4) Possess leadership quality and active involvement in co-curricular activities.


c) Additional requirement

1) Recipient of the Tunku Abdul Rahman scholarship needs to serve the country for a minimum of 5 years after finishing the sponsored course.


* Successful candidate will be decided after receiving the full result of the second semester in the first year to confirm the CGPA is over 3.5 in the first year.

Scholarship details:

1) Education fee according to the actual fee of the university.

2) RM1,000 Living allowance a month

3) RM500 Books allowance per semester

4) Allowance pertaining to study e.g. thesis, practical/ project paper allowance and equipment allowance (once a year).

5) Return airfare once a year (for Peninsular students who study in the Sabah or Sarawak and vice versa).


Application

All applications must be made through the Student Services Department of your university. Failure to do so will result in application being rejected. Application deadline is 31 March 2009


Application Procedure

Interested students can obtain application forms from Student Services, IMU or from the website at www.yayasantar.org.my

All applications must be submitted before the closing date stipulated in the announcement. Late applications will not be considered. Only shortlisted candidates will be notified for the interview. Applications must be submitted to IMU latest by 27 March 2009.

 

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