About the Financial Award
Established in 2023, the Allen & Gledhill Scholarship is available to full-time undergraduates from the Yong Pung How School of Law at the Singapore Management University. It aims to motivate bright law students to reach new heights of academic excellence.
Eligibility Criteria
- Full-time year 1 to year 3 undergraduates from the Yong Pung How School of Law
- Singapore Citizens or Singapore Permanent Residents
- Possessed good academic results (minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00)
- Have demonstrated leadership and communications skills with record of co-curricular activity and/or community service involvement
- Special consideration will be given to students experiencing demonstrated financial difficulties, evidenced from family household income (gross monthly per capita income in accordance with prevailing income thresholds to qualify for bursaries)
This scholarship does not consider undergraduates who are proceeding to their final year of study in the year of award.
Benefits
- $15,000 per annum (towards subsidised tuition fees and study-related expenses)
- Tenable for up to 2 years of each recipient’s academic studies, subject to continued observance of the eligibility criteria and the terms and conditions of award.
- Recipient may be in concurrent receipt of a bursary for cash allowance, subject to fulfilment of its eligibility criteria (for Singaporean students only).
Application
Prospective Students
Applicants interested to be considered for this scholarship are to indicate interest in the Scholarship section of the online application form for admission. There is no separate scholarship application form.
Special consideration for this scholarship will be given to applicants with demonstrated financial needs. Applicants must also submit a separate financial aid application. This can be done via Applicant’s Self Service, after submitting the online application for admission. Prospective applicants may submit their financial aid application when it opens for its annual exercise from 1 January to 31 May.
Current Students
Apply annually from 1 to 31 January via OASIS >Self-service App - Financial Aid Application
Enquiries
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
About the Donor
Allen & Gledhill is an award-winning full-service South-east Asian law firm which provides legal services to a wide range of premier clients, including local and multinational corporations and financial institutions.
Established in 1902, the Firm is consistently ranked as one of the market leaders in Singapore and South-east Asia, having been involved in a number of challenging, complex and significant deals, many of which are the first of its kind. The Firm’s reputation for high-quality advice is regularly affirmed by the strong rankings in leading publications, and by the various awards and accolades it has received from independent commentators and clients. The Firm is consistently ranked band one in the highest number of practice areas, and has the highest number of lawyers recognised as leading individuals.
Over the years, the Firm has also been named ‘Regional Law Firm of the Year’ and ‘SE Asia Law Firm of the Year’ by many prominent legal publishers. With a growing network of associate firms and offices, Allen & Gledhill is well-placed to advise clients on their business interests in Singapore and beyond, in particular, on matters involving South-east Asia and the Asian region. With its offices in Singapore, Myanmar and Vietnam, as well as its associate firm Rahmat Lim & Partners in Malaysia, and its network firm Soemadipradja & Taher in Indonesia,
Allen & Gledhill has over 650 lawyers in its network across the region, making it one of the largest law firms in South-east Asia.
