About the Financial Award
Established in 2022, the Mapletree - Wong Meng Meng Bursary aims to motivate and assist full-time undergraduate students at the Singapore Management University, with demonstrated financial needs, to achieve academic excellence.
Eligibility Criteria
- Full-time undergraduates enrolled in any degree programme
- Singapore Citizens or Singapore Permanent Residents
- With demonstrated financial needs with gross monthly per capita household income not exceeding $1,700
Tenure and Benefits
- $7,500 (towards subsidised tuition fee)
- Tenable for one year of study
- May be in concurrent receipt of another bursary for cash allowance, subject to fulfilment of its eligibility criteria.
- May be granted internship and/or career opportunity with Mapletree Investments Pte Ltd or its designated companies.
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
Headquartered in Singapore, Mapletree is a global real estate development, investment, capital and property management company committed to sustainability. Its strategic focus is to invest in markets and real estate sectors with good growth potential. By combining its key strengths, the Group has established a track record of award-winning projects, and delivers consistent and high returns across real estate asset classes.
The Group manages three Singapore-listed real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) and six private equity real estate funds, which hold a diverse portfolio of assets in Asia Pacific, Europe, the United Kingdom (“UK”) and the United States (“US”). As at 31 March 2022, Mapletree owns and manages S$78.7 billion of office, retail, logistics, industrial, data centre, residential and lodging properties.
The Group’s assets are located across 13 markets globally, namely Singapore, Australia, Canada, China, Europe, Hong Kong SAR, India, Japan, Malaysia, South Korea, the UK, the US and Vietnam. To support its global operations, Mapletree has established an extensive network of offices in these countries.
The naming of the bursary after Mr Wong Meng Meng is to build a legacy that enables future generations of students to learn of Mr Wong’s stewardship and contributions to the real estate sector. Mr Wong served on the Board of Mapletree Investments Pte Ltd for over a decade, and officially retired on 31 January 2022.
He was a member of the Audit and Risk Committee as well as its Transaction Review Committee prior to his retirement from the Board.
Mr Wong has also served as the Non-Executive Chairman and Director of Mapletree Industrial Trust Management Ltd (MITM), which manages the Mapletree Industrial Trust (MIT), since the IPO of the MIT in October 2010.
He successfully steered the REIT to grow beyond Singapore’s shores into the United States’ data centre market and rejuvenated its portfolio, paving the way for the creation of several high-tech buildings.
