ADTLaw Bess Tham Scholarship

Financial Aid Type: Scholarships, Donors
Nationality: Singapore Citizen, Permanent Resident
Student Type: Current Students

About the Financial Award

Established in 2019, the Scholarship is available to encourage bright full-time undergraduates from the Yong Pung How School of Law (YPHSL) at the Singapore Management University. It aims to aspire students to greater heights of excellence and to accord appropriate recognition to the recipients for their accomplishments.

Eligibility Criteria

  • Full-time undergraduates from YPHSL proceeding to second year of study

  • Singapore Citizens or Singapore Permanent Residents

  • Good academic results (minimum cumulative GPA of 3.55)

  • Co-curricular activity records and community service pursuits will be taken into consideration

  • Experienced financial hardships in the family (with gross monthly per capita income in accordance with prevailing Ministry of Education guidelines)

Benefits

  • $12,500 (towards subsidised tuition fees and study-related expenses)
  • Tenable for one year of study
  • May be in concurrent receipt of a bursary for cash allowance, subject to fulfilment of its eligibility criteria (for Singaporean students only).

Learning and Development opportunities

Internship opportunity

Application

Enquiries

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

About the Donor

ADTLaw LLC is an established commercial law firm with expertise in commercial disputes (including complex arbitration and civil litigation); banking and finance (including derivatives and structured products); corporate and M&A transactions, and funds.

In 2017, ADTLaw entered into a formal law alliance (FLA) with leading international firm Ashurst LLP. The FLA, Ashurst ADTLaw, provides the full breadth of Singapore and international law services from one integrated platform through which clients can access the resources of a leading international firm and a Singapore law firm. The firm's values are integrity, creativity, passion and practicality all of which continues to set it apart from the competition.

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