Dr Ernest Kan Care Grant

Established in 2016, the Dr Ernest Kan Care Grant aims to provide financial support to full-time undergraduates from the School of Accountancy (SOA) at the Singapore Management University.  The Grant, a one-off emergency financial grant, seeks to provide interim financial support to SOA students in need of immediate financial assistance due to unforeseen crisis (which results in financial hardship), while their families seek for long-term solutions through other means in order to meet their financial needs.

• Full time undergraduates from School of Accountancy
• Singapore Citizens and Singapore Permanent Residents
• With demonstrated dire need of financial assistance due to unforeseen financial crisis
• Gross monthly household per capita income not exceeding $1,900
• Priority will be given to students who are working part-time to pay their school fees or daily expenses

• From $1,000 (subject to the level of financial hardship and need of the student)
• Tenable for one year of study

Concurrent receipt of this grant with other schemes of similar nature is not allowed.

Apply via OASIS (Self-Service App – Financial Aid Application) by completing the "Application for Emergency Grant" form.

Centre for Student Financial Assistance
Office of Admissions and Financial Assistance
Email: finasst@smu.edu.sg

This award is made possible by Dr Ernest Kan, Senior Advisor at Deloitte Singapore and Chief Advisor (Capital Markets China) at Singapore Exchange.

Dr Kan is a former Deputy Managing Partner at Deloitte Singapore with more than 30 years of professional experience in Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia Pacific and UK/Europe. He was also a former Board Member of Deloitte Global Chinese Services Group and Southeast Asia Regional Head.

He is Past President of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants (2009 -2014), Past Council Member of the ASEAN Federation of Accountants (AFA) and Former Board Member of the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC). He is a District Councillor of Northeast CDC and a Town Councillor of Pasir Ris Punggol Town Council, and a member of Appeal Advisory Panel (Monetary Authority of Singapore)

He holds a PhD in Business Administration, a Master of Philosophy degree and a BA degree in Accountancy Studies.

The purpose of the Grant is to support students who are in need of immediate financial assistance. This is a one-off emergency financial grant to assist the University's School of Accountancy students who face unforeseen crisis (which results in financial hardship), while their families seek for long-term solutions to meet their financial needs.