Rajah & Tann Scholarship

Established in 2026, the Rajah & Tann Scholarship is to motivate outstanding undergraduates at the Yong Pung How School of Law (YPHSL) of the University, with demonstrated financial needs, 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 incoming freshman enrolled in the LLB programme at the Yong Pung How School of Law
• Singapore Citizen or Singapore Permanent Resident
• Possessed good academic results (minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00)
• Demonstrate evidence of financial hardships in the family (not exceeding the gross monthly household per capita income in accordance with the prevailing income level for government-funded bursaries)

• S$13,333 per annum (towards subsidised tuition fees)
• Tenable for up to 4 years of the recipient’s academic studies, subject to continued observance of the eligibility criteria and the terms and conditions of award
   

• 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 

Prospective Students

• If you want to be considered for this scholarship, indicate your interest in the Scholarship section of the online admission application. No separate scholarship form is needed

• Special consideration is given to applicants with financial needs. Upon matriculation, you will be required to submit a separate bursary application via the student portal - OASIS between May to July

  Click HERE for the checklist

Admissions Applicants
Office of Admissions and Financial Assistance
Email: admissions@smu.edu.sg

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

Rajah & Tann Singapore is a leading full-service law firm in Singapore and one of the largest in Southeast Asia. The firm has been at the leading edge of law in Asia, having acted in many of the region’s most significant and high-profile matters. With a vast pool of talented and well-regarded lawyers, the firm is dedicated to delivering the very highest standards of service across all the firm’s practice areas.

As a member firm of Rajah & Tann Asia, one of the region's largest legal networks, the firm brings together over 1,000 fee earners in leading law firms across Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, Philippines and Vietnam with each offering the highest standards of service to clients. Together, the firm has the capability to collectively handle the most complex regional and cross border transactions and to provide excellent legal counsel seamlessly across the region. Its geographical reach includes Singapore-based regional desks focusing on Brunei, Japan and South Asia. Further, as the Singapore member firm of the Lex Mundi Network, the firm has the ability to offer their clients’ access to excellent legal support in more than 125 countries globally.