Margaret Chan-Lien International Exchange Scholarship

Established in 2025, the Margaret Chan-Lien International Exchange Scholarship is available to full-time undergraduates at the Singapore Management University.  It seeks to support students, with demonstrated financial needs, to embark on a term of study abroad with one of the University's partner universities in and outside Asia, to allow them to have a more well-rounded worldview.

• Full-time undergraduates enrolled in any degree programme
• Singapore Citizens or Singapore Permanent Residents
• Participating in international student exchange programmes with SMU partner universities
• Good academic results (minimum cumulative GPA 3.00)
• Evidence of demonstrated financial hardship in the family (not exceeding the gross monthly household per capita income in accordance with the prevailing income level for government-funded bursaries) [Priority will be given to students with verified per capita income (PCI) and/or Gross Household Income (GHI)]

• Valued at S$5,000 (in Asia) or S$10,000 (outside Asia) to fund exchange-related expenses (including air tickets, accommodation, living expenses, visa, insurance, health check-ups/vaccines, and/or study-related expenses)
• Tenable for the recipient’s one term of study abroad with an SMU partner university

• The Recipient must submit a bursary application to validate their household income
• 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

Applications will be invited through Centre for Global Education and Opportunities' call for exchange applications:

• February to March (Fall exchange application)
• July to August (Spring exchange application)

Apply via Oasis > All Apps (Financial Aid Application)

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

Mrs Margaret Chan-Lien believes in the importance of global exposure as she has personally witnessed the positive impact it has made to close family members. She hopes the exchange scholarship would help our students build independence, resilience, and adaptability and become in-tuned and culturally-aware global citizens with a heightened sense of pride in his/her own country.