The Star Online - the online version of one of Malaysia’s largest newspapers - recently published an informative article on this year’s incarnation of the Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awam (JPA) scholarships. It summarises all the recent information released by JPA itself on the statistics and procedures of the scholarships.
They begin by saying that applicants have about […]

In honour of Datin Seri Endon Mahmood - the late wife of the Malaysian Prime Minister - Astro has setup the Datin Seri Endon Mahmood Scholarship Awards for up to two Malaysian students to study media and broadcasting related degrees in either local or overseas universities. This means that you can study almost anything, from […]

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Just a short reminder for those who are applying for the 2006 Star Education Fund (SEF) Scholarship Awards: March 27th is the closing date for scholarship applications. For those who have no knowledge of the SEF scholarships, they are generally tuition fee waivers for a wide range of diplomas and degrees from the largest private […]

Pushing for transparency improvements in the Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awam (JPA) scholarship application process is no longer just the domain of adults, or rather, parents. A recent post over at The Star Online Citizen’s Blog (presumably by a student) suggests a point system as one of the best ways to evaluate all scholarship applications, while fostering […]

With all the recent problems with the Higher Education Ministry’s online public university (IPTA) application websites (www.emoe.gov.my and www.mohe.gov.my), the original deadline of 10 working days after the release of examination results has been extended to March 31st for both STPM and SPM students. This, of course, comes in the wake of a barrage of […]

Recently, the New Zealand Government announced the 2006 recepients of the New Zealand International Doctoral Research Scholarships (NZIDRS). The 40 international post-graduate students hail from a variety of countries, including China, India, Finland, Canada, Turkey and United States, and will each attend one of eight participating New Zealand universities.
The scholarship provides funding for three years of full-time […]

Remember when we talked about the nightmare of public university (IPTA) applications and placement in Malaysia, or when we discussed the Government’s announcement that not all top students would receive scholarships? Well, it seems that we have a somewhat expected response coming from State MCA Youth chief Datuk Tan Chin Meng.
He recently advised STPM high […]