About the Financial Award
Established in 2014, the Bursary aims to provide financial support to full-time undergraduates from the School of Economics at the Singapore Management University and to motivate them to achieve all-round excellence.
Eligibility Criteria
- Full-time undergraduates from School of Economics
- Singapore Citizens
- Gross monthly per capita household income not exceeding $1,900
- Priority will be given to students with evidence of financial hardship
Tenure and Benefits
- $6,000 (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.
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
The Peter Tan PTO Endowed Bursary is made possible with the generous gift of $1 million by Mr Peter Tan Shou Yi to provide financial assistance to full-time Singaporean undergraduates from the School of Economics, SMU. Mr Tan is the Chairman of Peter Tan Organization, a multiple award-winning super agency in the Singapore insurance industry for the past ten consecutive years. Besides insurance, Mr Tan also has also invested in start-ups, commercial real estate, mobile application and payment system, food & beverage, training & consultancy, artistes management and movie-making, with his first movie “Filial Party” launched on 8 May 2014. Despite his success, Mr Tan has always believed education to be a crucial social enabler. Having grown up in a poor family, he is well aware of the struggles that students from less privileged background face. A man of principle, Mr Tan firmly believes the act of giving is driven by love and compassion. He shares SMU’s vision and mission of grooming students into confident, dynamic and socially conscious young individuals and trusts his bursary recipients will be inspired to contribute back to society.
