IWA Vidya Scholarship

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

About the Financial Award

Established in 2020, the IWA Vidya Scholarship 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 Scholarship for their accomplishments.

Eligibility Criteria

  • Full-time undergraduates in any degree programme
  • Singaporean or Singaporean Permanent Resident, or Foreign Student from emerging economies in South East Asia (Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar and India).
  • Good academic results (minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00)
  • Demonstrated evidence of family household income (with gross monthly household per capita income in accordance with prevailing guidelines to qualify for government bursaries)

Benefits

  • $6,500 per annum (towards subsidised tuition fees)
  • Tenable for one year of study

Conditions of Award

  • Singaporean students 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 

Apply annually from 1 to 31 January via OASIS >All Apps - Financial Aid Application

Enquiries

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

About the Donor

The IWA Vidya Scholarship is made possible by the Indian Women's Association Singapore to encourage undergraduates who are pursuing full-time tertiary studies at Singapore Management University to strive for academic and professional excellence.

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