About the Financial Award
Established in 2024, the Lillyn Teh Endeavour Study Award is available to full-time undergraduates at the Singapore Management University. It aims to support the students enrolled at the University to help address their financial needs.
Eligibility Criteria
- Full-time first year undergraduates enrolled in any degree programme
- 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
- $10,000 per year (towards subsidised tuition fee and study-related expenses)
- Tenable for up to four years of study, subject to the recipient’s continued observance of the eligibility criteria and the terms and conditions of award.
- May be in concurrent receipt of a bursary (Singaporeans only) 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
Ms Lillyn Teh has long been a strong advocate for education as the cornerstone of shaping future pathways for young individuals. With her background in Finance and Computer Science, both as an academic and a practitioner with diverse industry experience, she has witnessed how the blending of the two disciplines has provided unique perspectives, facilitating the application of different tools and concepts to classic problems and new challenges.
Ms Teh was very fortunate to have benefitted from her parents’ strong support and encouragement for her own educational journey and wishes to give back by enabling access to quality education which can help to realise the full potential of young people.
She believes very strongly that education is a catalyst for social mobility and economic prosperity and supports meaningful learning opportunities and initiatives that encourage curiosity, creativity and critical thinking. Ms Teh is committed to making a significant and lasting impact on individuals and communities in the University’s educational journey, and seeks to make a difference in building a brighter future for generations to come.
Ms Teh previously taught at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and University of Hawaii at Manoa, as well as managed Quantitative Research in Citigroup. Between 2008-2011, she was the Managing Director for Public Equities at NYSTRS (9th largest US pension fund) and responsible for US$60b in global equities. She is currently happily retired.
