Overseas Scholarships
Posted by Celine WanHello all,
It has been a long time since I last posted about education or anything serious, mainly because I was in university. Now that it is summer break, let me just update you all with stuff pertaining to education.
This post will be about overseas scholarships to fund your studies to the UK or US. Based on my observation, most corporate scholarships provide funding to UK and/or US because most “top 10 universities” tend to be from these countries. Please note the emphasis on “most, not all.”
Anyway the purpose of this post is because I noticed that it’s quite difficult to find all available scholarships that fully fund students abroad for their undergraduate studies. Weird, because even though there are many main websites that give you these, they are in a website that gives about hundreds of other different kinds of academic funding: some may just be partial scholarships; some are actually locals; some are to countries or courses you are not familiar with; some have already passed their deadlines or haven’t opened; and some may no longer exist such as Axiata. I don’t blame these service websites because it is only politically correct to list all available scholarships in Malaysia. In any case, if you intend to find the conventional “full scholarship to top university with Asian-approved course scholarship,” you’re in luck because I just shortlisted some of the most popular scholarships for you to apply to!
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UK & US Full Scholarships for Malaysian Students / PicCredit |
Below is my own version when it comes to full scholarship compilations based on popular scholarships that students tend to choose (disclaimer: popular country and popular course doesn’t mean it’s the best choice for you). I have included the most updated scholarships available to my own knowledge, so there may be a few more scholarships that fully fund students abroad. Below are the scholarships that I actually see Malaysian students in the UK (namely London) actually hold— from year one till graduation—so it’s a very credible indicator that students actually go abroad fully funded by them. I excluded university-specific sponsorships and partial bursaries because students who really need financial assistance tend to look out for the services provided by the scholarship bodies as compiled by me.
Name of Scholarship
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Website
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Bond
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Deadline (Based on 2014)
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Course
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Other Details
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Khazanah Scholarship
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Yes
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March
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Almost any course
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Various Courses accepted
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Shell Overseas Scholarship
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No
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February
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Engineering (not limited)
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Various Courses accepted
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Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awam (JPA) Scholarship
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Yes
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July
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Any Course
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Application period for 7 days
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Petronas Education Sponsorship Programme
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Yes
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June
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Engineering (not limited)
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Various Courses accepted
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Bank Negara Malaysia Sponsorship Programme
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Yes
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March
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Economics or Law
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Application period for 7 days
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Maybank Foundation Scholarship Award
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Yes
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March
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Social Sciences & Technology
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Various Courses accepted
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Sime Darby Foundation Education Scholarship Programme
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Yes
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NA
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Almost any Course
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Usually Pre U sponsored first
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Education Sponsorship Programme (ESP)
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Yes
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July
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Social Sciences & Technology
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Various Courses accepted
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Maxis Undergraduate Scholarship
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Yes
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May
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Social Sciences & Technology
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For Maxis customers
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Astro Scholarship Award
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Yes
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April
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Not specified
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For Astro customers
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UEM Scholarship
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Yes
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April
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Economics or Engineering
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Application from Pre U only
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Tenaga National Berhad Scholarship
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Yes
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March
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Engineering
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Civil, Mechanical, Electrical only
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Securities Commission
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Yes
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April
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Economics or Law
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Various Courses accepted
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Bank Pembagunan Scholarship
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Yes
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July
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Social Sciences & Technology
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Various Courses accepted
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MyBrainSc Scholarship
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Yes
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January
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Science or Maths
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Degree, Masters, or PhD
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Jeffrey Cheah Foundation-Sunway Group Scholarship
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Yes
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NA
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Social Sciences & Technology
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Various Courses accepted
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Gamuda Scholarship Award
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Yes
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April
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Engineering
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Civil, Mechanical, Electrical only
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MARA Scholarship
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No
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March
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Any Course
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Bumiputera only
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Criteria of my filter: UK or US (most common countries to be sponsored); courses varies based on company’s need but they tend to be the conventional “Asian-approved” courses if you get what I mean (e.g Maths, Science, Econs, Law, Finance, Engineering, Medicine).
Lastly, it is worth to note the flexibility of these scholarship providers. There are many, many cases where these scholarship bodies fund students outside of the intended course they prefer to sponsor. For example there are a few students sponsored by BNM to study engineering, including me. Country of sponsorship is also something you can possibly alter. I am in no position to talk about other popular study destinations such as Australia, Canada, or Singapore because this is my own experience when dwelling in the scholarship-mania. Liked this post? Subscribe now to read more post like this one! Tweet
Hey, I'm a student in form 5, and I was curious if there's any full scholarships to further study in Australia? I would like to take up Music in the future. Any piece of advice on which university would be suitable and full scholarships provided?
ReplyDeleteLol. I`m here too. =P
ReplyDeleteI'm 2014 SPM candidate and i in pure science stream...i wonder if there's any scholarships avaible for me
ReplyDeleteHi, I'm a form 5 student 2014, is it a must to take a-level when you want to further studies at overseas? Let say, if I entered matrics and I got a good results and I went into local u for degree and after degree can I go study in overseas? Or I should take form 6
ReplyDeleteA-level is just ONE OF THE WAYS to study abroad. there are also several qualifications that you can choose from. pls refer to yr desired abroad uni and see the list of qualifications for international studs. these are the several qualifications that are accepted worldwide: A-level. international Baccalaureate, diploma in Science(for Medicine,pharmacy, dentistry and vet), and yes recognized degree from recognized local institutions. malaysian Matriculation is also qualified by a FEW abroad instituition, most of them are from UK . here's the list of unis that approved msia matriculation!
DeleteUNITED KINGDOM :
- University of Birmingham
- University of Nottingham
- Unversity of Surrey
- King's College London
- Unversity of Manchester
- University of Southampton
- University of York
AUSTRALIA :
- University of Sydney
- University of Wellington
NEW ZEALAND :
- University of Auckland
- University of Wellington
INDONESIA :
- Universitas Sumatera Utara
- Universitas Andalas
- Universitas Airlanga
- Universitas Gadjah Mada
Hi,Im SPM candidate and im searching scholarship in course accounting.i would like to further my study in overseas esp UK.so which scholarship that i should take and any tips?
ReplyDeleteHi. I am currently doing Cambridge A-Levels. I am now in my last semester. I would like to further my studies in UK. Is there any scholarships or study loans that I can apply? Can someone guide me in this? Thank you :)
ReplyDeleteHey, I'm a student in form 5, and I was curious if there's any full scholarships to further study in Australia? I would like to take up Music in the future. Any piece of advice on which university would be suitable and full scholarships provided?
ReplyDeletehye..can u please suggested any scholarship that does not include any age limit? thank you
ReplyDeleteAll those comments above show you morons do not qualify for any scholarships especially for studies abroad. Simple logic pun you guys cannot process, so how to pass the interview? Go tanam ubi lah.
ReplyDeleteHi...im currently pursuing bachelors of chemical engineering at manipal international university nilai...would you recommend me any scholarships for studying abroad as u listed above? Any piece of information regarding the scholarships which is suitable for me to further my studies in any foreign countries like uk or us?
ReplyDeleteThank u
Hi I am a SPM holder with 8As, 1119 English A1, would like to further my study abroad esp UK. Hope to Get ur reply soon. My email is [email protected]
ReplyDeleteHi Iam a SPM Holder with 9A's which is 5A+,4A and 1119 English A1, would like to study abroad especially UK in dentistry. What scholarship could I apply for? Hope to get ur reply soon. My email [email protected]
ReplyDeleteHi i would like to know is there any sponsor for 6 weeks volunteer program
ReplyDeleteHi i am currently in matriculation program..i got 3.93 for pspm semester 1...does the chances still in avail for me to abroad my study in oversea...tq so much
ReplyDeleteHi, I am a form 5 student this year and would like to pick up law after spm. I would like to ask about what's the best route to further study in law and can the scholarships above fully sponsor my education
ReplyDeleteHope to get your reply soon ,thank you
ReplyDeleteGood evening Ms Wan firstly I would like to appreciate and thank you for your efforts in compiling all these information for students like me. I have some questions regarding the application deadline of the scholarships listed above. Some of the application deadlines are April, June and July, and most of them are March, therefore I would assume that by the time they confirm the scholarship it would be later than mid April/May. As of this year (2019) the deadline of accepting/rejecting UK university offers on UCAS is 1st May. Hence, will it be too late if I apply for the scholarship only after I got an offer from the university? Or should I apply for the scholarship one year before my university admission year? For example, if I am going to enroll in 2020, should I apply by March/April/June/July 2019? I would like to know more about your application experience. Thank you very much.