About the Financial Award
Established in 2025, the Margaret 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 an overseas exchange programme with one of the University's partner universities, to allow them to have a more well-rounded worldview.
Eligibility Criteria
- Full-time undergraduates pursuing any degree programme
- Singapore Citizens or Singapore Permanent Residents
- Good academic results (minimum cumulative GPA 3.00)
- Participating in international student exchange programmes with SMU partner universities
- Must have demonstrated evidence of family household income where the gross monthly per capita income is in accordance with prevailing guidelines to qualify for government bursaries [Priority will be given to students with verified per capita income (PCI) and/or Gross Household Income (GHI)]
Benefits
- Tenable for the recipient’s one semester of study abroad with an SMU partner university.
- Valued at $5,000 (in Asia) or $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).
Application
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) [if award is not given out for fall exchange]
Apply via Oasis > Self-service App (Financial Aid Application)
Enquiries
Centre for Student Financial Assistance
Office of Admissions and Financial Assistance
Email: finasst@smu.edu.sg
About the Donor
Mrs Margaret 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.
