About the Financial Award
Established in 2021, the GRIT-AP Ng Bursary is available to full-time undergraduates at the Singapore Management University. The objective of the Bursary is to motivate outstanding undergraduates at the University, with demonstrated financial needs, to achieve academic excellence and to accord appropriate recognition to the recipients of the Bursary for their accomplishments. GRIT stands for Growth Mindset, Resourcefulness, Integrity and Tenacity.
Eligibility Criteria
- Full-time undergraduates enrolled in any degree programme
- Singapore Citizens or Singapore Permanent Residents
- With demonstrable evidence of financial hardships in the family (with gross monthly household per capita income not exceeding the prevailing limit to qualify for government bursaries)
Benefits
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$9,000 (towards subsidised tuition fees and study-related expenses)
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Tenable for one year of study
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May be in concurrent receipt of a bursary for cash allowance, subject to fulfilment of its eligibility criteria.
Application
Shortlisting of candidates for consideration will be from the list of applicants applying for SMU-administered bursaries in the year of award.
Enquiries
Centre for Student Financial Assistance
Office of Admissions and Financial Assistance
Email: finasst@smu.edu.sg
About the Donor
Aik-Phong is the Managing Director and founding member of Fave, one of Southeast Asia’s leading mobile payments and rewards platforms. AP, as he is more commonly known, currently heads out Fave's Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia's business, focusing on growing Fave's Marketing, Digitalization and Cashless Payments cum Loyatly Solutions, serving more than 30,000 merchants in SEA. FavePay crossed 1 million FavePay transactions in Singapore within a year of launch, and is ranked the #2 e-Commerce app in the 2019 Customer Satisfaction Index of Singapore (CSISG) report.
He was previously the Head of National Accounts for Groupon APAC, building and driving a regional business unit that generated annual revenues in excess of $50 Million across 7 countries (Japan, Australia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Indonesia, Malaysia & Singapore). In recognition of his business and organisational leadership, AP was The Leading CEO Award recipient at the prestigious 2018 Singapore HR Awards.
