About the Financial Award
Established in 2008, the SAS Institute Scholarship is aimed at encouraging outstanding full-time undergraduates from the School of Computing and Information Systems (SCIS) at the Singapore Management University and enrolled in the Bachelor of Science (Information Systems) and (Computer Science) programmes, to strive for and achieve both academic and professional excellence through leveraging on business intelligence related IT solutions for business innovation and value creation.
Eligibility Criteria
- Full-time undergraduates from SCIS enrolled in the Bachelor of Science (Information Systems) or Bachelor of Science (Computer Science) programme
- Proceeding to Year 3 or final year of study
- Singapore Citizen or Singapore Permanent Resident
- Possess good academic results (minimum cumulative GPA of 3.40)
- Enrolled in the Analytics Foundation course
- Enrolled in or will be taking the Applied Enterprise Analytics, a course jointly developed by SAS and SCIS, and complete group project using SAS applications/software.
Benefits
- $12,000 per annum (towards subsidised tuition fees)
- Tenable for one year of study
Conditions of Award
- Singaporean students may be in concurrent receipt of a government bursary, subject to fulfilment of its eligibility criteria
- 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
Learning and Development opportunities
Scholars are encouraged to serve as SAS Ambassadors during the award tenure and to organise/participate in annual SAS Analytics Competition.
Application
- Apply annually from 1 to 31 January via OASIS >All Apps - Financial Aid Application
- Students are required to submit a resume and to attach it together with the scholarship application form
- Interview is required of shortlisted applicants
Enquiries
Centre for Student Financial Assistance
Office of Admissions and Financial Assistance
Email: finasst@smu.edu.sg
About the Donor
The SAS Institute Scholarship is supported by SAS, a leader in business analytics software and services and the largest independent vendor in the business intelliengence market. SAS is committed to the education of the future generation, and this commitment is supported by its Singapore office.
