About the Financial Award
Established in 2024, the GSR Foundation Study Award is available to full-time undergraduates from the School of Computing and Information Systems. It aims to encourage bright undergraduates to aspire for academic excellence in spite of adversity and financial hardship.
Eligibility Criteria
- Full-time undergraduates from the School of Computing and Information Systems
- Any nationality
- With demonstrated evidence of family financial hardships (with gross monthly household per capita income in accordance with prevailing guidelines to qualify for government bursaries)
Benefits
- $10,083 per annum (towards subsidised tuition fee)
- Tenable for one year of study
Conditions of Award
- 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
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
The GSR Foundation envisions a world in which no one is excluded from participating in, or benefitting from, the advancement of technology and its role in progress. Established by GSR, a global cryptocurrency trading firm, as an independent charity in the United Kingdom, the GSR Foundation makes grants to excellent non-profits in furtherance of this vision. The GSR Foundation Study Award thus aims to enable deserving undergraduate students facing financial hardships from the SMU School of Computing & Information Systems to have a quality education, so that they too can have a better future.
