One of the more prominent hospitality groups in Asia, Hong Kong-based Compass Hospitality Co. Ltd., has signaled its entry into the Malaysian market by setting up the Compass Scholarship Foundation with Taylor’s University College.
An initial RM500,000 has been allocated for Malaysian students to study at Taylor’s University College, which is supposed to be enough […]

Here’s a niche scholarship that was launched a few months back by Sapulut Forest Development Sdn Bhd. The scholarship is for students of Sabah origin to read a BSc. degree in Forestry or other Forestry-related programmes at University Malaysia Sabah.
As you would expect, the award fully covers tuition fees and at partly covers living expenses, […]

This post comes very late not only because Merdeka was almost two weeks ago, but also because the scholarship application date, i.e. the 30th of August, has already ended. In any case, better to spotlight it now just in case the Association of Banks Malaysia (ABM) decides to renew this programme (or a similar version […]

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 […]

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 […]