Centurion Corporation Limited Scholarship

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

About the Financial Award

Established in 2019, the Centurion Corporation Limited Scholarship is available to full-time undergraduates at the Singapore Management University. The objective is to assist the financially needy undergraduates at the University to achieve academic excellence.

Eligibility Criteria

  • Full-time undergraduates from the Lee Kong Chian School of Business, School of Accountancy, School of Economics, and School of Computing and Information Systems
  • Proceeding to Year 3 in year of award
  • Any nationality
  • Good academic achievements (minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00)
  • Demonstrate leadership potential and community spirit
  • Must be of good character and conduct
  • Gross monthly household per capita income not exceeding $2,500

Benefits

  • $15,000 (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 fulfillment of its eligibility criteria (for Singaporean students only).

Learning and Development opportunities

  • Internship attachment
  • The recipient may be offered recruitment opportunity by the Donor

Application

Enquiries

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

About the Donor

Centurion Corporation Limited (“Centurion” or the “Company” and together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”) owns, develops and manages quality, purpose-built workers accommodation assets in Singapore and Malaysia, and student accommodation assets in Singapore, Australia, the United Kingdom (“UK”) and the United States (“US”).

Established in 1981 as an audio cassette tape manufacturer, the Company was listed on the Singapore Exchange (SGX: OU8) in January 1995. In 2011, the Group successfully diversified into the accommodation business via a reverse takeover to capture growth opportunities in this niche market. In December 2017, Centurion completed a dual primary listing on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Limited (SEHK: 6090).

As at 20 September 2018, the Group owns and manages a strong portfolio of 28 operational accommodation assets totalling c.55,482 beds. With projects currently under development and undergoing asset enhancement works, the Group’s portfolio of accommodation assets is expected to grow to c.68,755 beds by FY2020.

Centurion’s established portfolio of workers accommodation assets are managed under the “ Westlite ” brand. The Group owns a portfolio of c.26,100 beds across four workers accommodation assets in Singapore and c.23,700 beds across six workers accommodation assets in Malaysia.

The Group successfully expanded into the student accommodation business in 2014. Centurion currently owns a portfolio of 9 assets in the UK with a total capacity of 2,543 beds, a 332-bed asset in Singapore and a 456-bed asset in Australia. In November 2017, Centurion entered the US student accommodation market through its inaugural private fund, the Centurion US Student Housing Fund, by acquiring 2,143 beds across six purpose-built student accommodation assets in five US states. Marking its first venture into the US, the acquisition also opened a new chapter of investment and property management services for the Group. The Group’s student accommodation assets are managed under the “ dwell ” brand.

With global reach and a clear growth strategy to actively enhance and manage its assets, identify strategic acquisitions and joint ventures, as well as develop customised accommodation management services, Centurion is well positioned to become a leading provider of quality, purpose-built accommodation.

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