The Khazanah Global Scholarship

Yayasan Khazanah Global Scholarship Programme 2010

The Khazanah Global Scholarship is a prestigious award that offers opportunities for bright and high-achieving Malaysians to pursue Undergraduate and Postgraduate studies at the selected world’s leading universities. In addition, recipients of the Khazanah Global Scholarship are provided with leadership training and job attachment at leading organisations in Malaysia.

The training, job attachment and exposure, and the facility to gain professional experience at leading corporations in the world represent opportunities that they provide in their quest to nurture our scholars to realise the scholar potential to become Malaysia’s future business and industry leaders.

The duration of the scholarship will be for the full course of study, as stipulated in the offer of admission, subject to Yayasan Khazanah’s terms and conditions.

The scholarship is open to all Malaysians planning to pursue or are currently pursuing undergraduate or postgraduate studies at the world’s top universities (only) including those in the United Kingdom, the United States and Australia.

General Terms
Malaysian Citizen
Posses strong leadership skills and active participation in extra-curricular, social or voluntary activities
A personal statement (for undergraduate study) or a research outline (for postgraduate study) will be required.

Academic Requirement
Applicants must have consistence and outstanding academic achievement record as follows:

For Foundation Studies
Obtained a minimum of 8 1A in the recent SPM examination
Not exceeding 18 years of age as at the enrolment date for the foundation studies
For Undergraduate Studies
Obtained a minimum 3A’s, 1B for A-Level
Obtained a minimum of 3A’s & 1B for STPM or GCE A-Levels or a minimum CGPA 3.50/4.00 for Pre-University or Foundation or Matriculation Programme
Obtained admission to pursue or currently pursuing studies at renowned universities
Not exceeding 21 years of age on 1st January 2010
Master Degree
Obtained a Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum CGPA 3.50/4.00 or a Second Class Upper or ‘A’ grade average or equivalent
Obtained admission to pursue studies at renowned universities
Not exceeding 35 years on 1st January 2010
PhD
Obtained a Master Degree with a distinction of CGPA 3.50/4.00 or ‘A’ grade average and/or excellent examiners’ report if the Master Degree is by research
Obtained admission or currently pursuing studies at renowned universities
Not exceeding 40 years of age on 1st January 2010

Disciplines
Khazanah Global Scholarship Programme is only for the following disciplines;

Business
Economics
Finance
Investment
Law
Actuarial Science
Bio-sciences
Bio-engineering
Bio-informatics
Bio-technology
Molecular Biology
Food Technology
Genomics
Engineering
Electronics
Micro-electronics
Material Sciences
Nanotechnology

Selected Universities
The recipients of the Khazanah Global Scholarship will study at any one of the following leading universities:

Australian National University
California Institute of Technology
Cambridge University
Columbia University
Cornell University
Duke University
Harvard University
Imperial College London
Johns Hopkins University
London School of Economics
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Oxford University
Princeton University
Stanford University
University College London
University Melbourne
University of Chicago
University of Pennsylvania
University of Sydney
University of Warwick
Yale University
Application
All application must be made online at Khazanah Global Scholarship Programme Application
Only applicants who are short-listed will be notified
Closing Date
The closing date for Khazanah Global Scholarship Programme application is 28 March 2010
Information
Please refer to Khazanah Nasional Scholarship Programme for more details about the scholarship.
For inquiries please call 03 2727 6850 or 03 2727 6851 or email yk@khazanah.com.my