Those who have suffered before always find ways to prevent others from undergoing the same fate. But more often than not, we think only about our offspring. Luckily, this was not so for Mr. Wong, a Singaporean self-made millionaire, who recently donated S$1 million to the Singapore Management University (SMU) to establish the Wong Kwok […]

The results of this year’s Great Eastern Supremacy scholarship application process has been released - with 15 students being awarded scholarships ranging from RM6,000 (for local scholarships) to RM50,000 (for overseas scholarships).
The 15 scholarships, for various fields including actuarial science, economics, international affairs and the natural sciences, have been valued at RM735,600, indicating that most […]

Yeah, a no-brainer - but only to us students it seems. That’s why you guys visit this blog, eh? But private universities all around the world (e.g. Australia, Britian, New Zealand) don’t seem to get it, and are trying harder than ever to “catch up” to American tuition fee standards (think US$30,000+ per annum, and […]

Now that’s one long title. So, I’m sure you’ll forgive me if I refer to it using its acronym (MUPSA EEP) instead (still pretty long, isn’t it?). Anyway, Microsoft Malaysia - the Malaysian subsidiary of the World No. 1 OS vendor - gave out 292 scholarships under the MUPSA EEP to students under the Lions […]

We profiled the 2006 AMCHAM-MACEE Scholarship here earlier this year, five months before the 30th May 2006 deadline. It’s now August, and a winner has been picked among an “extremely competitive” list of applicants. She is Ong Sue Ling from Klang, and she will be pursuing a degree in Health Sciences at Portland State University […]

It is surprising that while so many Asian countries are part of the Commonwealth, so few students recognise the various scholarship and fellowship opportunities available to them as a result of their country’s membership.
Of course, most of the most lucrative scholarships, i.e. undergraduate scholarship to the United Kingdom, are provided only to citizens of underdeveloped […]

While most private colleges in Malaysia put overseas-based and twinning programmes at the forefront of their marketing strategy, Institute Perkim-Goon (IPG) - the largest business college in Penang - has revealed that its primary focus is on its local programmes.
According to the insititute’s officials, this is grounded on their belief that local programmes are better […]

If you happened to read the Star Malaysia newspaper on Saturday, you would have spotted an article on Natasha Capol, namesake of the Natasha jewellery collection, and aspiring actress under Singapore’s LASALLE-SIA College of the Arts Bachelors of Arts in Acting degree programme.
Running over to the LASALLE-SIA site wouldn’t have told you much about the […]