About the Financial Award
Established in 2021, the Linklaters Scholarship is available to full-time undergraduates from the Yong Pung How School of Law at the Singapore Management University. It is aimed at motivating bright law undergraduates, 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 first year undergraduates from the Yong Pung How School of Law
- Any nationality
- Good academic results
- Demonstrated evidence of financial need (with gross monthly household per capita income in accordance with prevailing guidelines to qualify for government bursaries)
Benefits
- $15,000 per annum (towards subsidised tuition fees and study-related expenses)
- Tenable for up to 4 years of the recipient’s academic studies, subject to continued observance of the eligibility criteria and the terms and conditions of award.
- May be in concurrent receipt of a bursary for cash allowance, subject to fulfilment of its eligibility criteria (for Singaporean students only).
Application
- Apply via Applicant’s Self Service (after submitting an online admission application)
- Interview is required of shortlisted applicants
Enquiries
Office of Admissions and Financial Assistance
Email: admissions@smu.edu.sg
About the Donor
Linklaters is a global law firm focused on bringing legal certainty in a changing world.
Linklaters has been in Singapore for over 25 years. Being a central hub for activity across so many sectors and jurisdictions, the team advises clients in Singapore and across the wider South East Asia region.
Innovation is at the heart of everything that Linklaters does and they work on some of the most unique and first-of-a-kind transactions and projects across the region, as new trends, transaction types and technologies emerge.
As one of the few international firms to be awarded a qualifying foreign law practice (QFLP) licence by the Singapore Ministry of Law, Linklaters practices Singapore law as well as English and U.S. law.
