Openspace Multidisciplinary Scholarship

Established in 2026, the purpose of the Scholarship is to motivate outstanding undergraduates at the College of Integrative Studies (CIS) of the University, to spur them on to greater heights of academic excellence and to accord appropriate recognition to the recipients of the Scholarship for their accomplishments.

• Full-time undergraduates enrolled at CIS
• Proceeding to year 2, 3 or year 4 of study in the year of award
• Any nationality
• Good academic results (minimum cumulative GPA of 3.40)

• S$15,000 per annum (towards subsidised tuition fees)
• Tenable for 1 year

• Singaporean students may be in concurrent receipt of a government bursary, subject to fulfilment of its eligibility criteria
• The Recipient must not hold any other awards of similar nature during the tenure of the Award, except with the prior written approval of the University 

Apply annually from 1 to 31 January via OASIS >All Apps - Financial Aid Application

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

Openspace Multidisciplinary Scholarship is established to support undergraduates at Singapore Management University who demonstrate the courage to think independently, cross boundaries, and pursue ideas that do not fit neatly into a single discipline. The scholarship seeks students who are not merely high achievers, but builders — those prepared to challenge convention, take intelligent risks, and create value at the intersection of fields.

The Donor, Hian Goh, believes that Singapore’s next chapter will be written by individuals who combine creativity with execution, conviction with adaptability. As an entrepreneur and investor, he has spent his career backing people who dare to imagine alternatives to the status quo — and who possess the resilience to bring those alternatives into reality. Through this scholarship, he hopes to empower students to step beyond safe paths, embrace multidisciplinary exploration, and cultivate the courage required to shape a more dynamic and inventive Singapore.