Ng Kai Wa Scholarship

Established in 2007, the Ng Kai Wa Scholarship is aimed at encouraging full-time needy undergraduates at the School of Computing and Information Systems to achieve academic excellence in their studies and at providing them with financial support towards their costs of education.  

• Full-time undergraduates of any nationality enrolled in degree programmes at the School of Computing and Information Systems
• Demonstrate a balanced profile with good academic achievements and an interest in non-academic activities
• With demonstrated financial need (not exceeding the gross monthly household per capita income in accordance with the prevailing income level for government-funded bursaries)

Freshman

• $7,500 per annum (towards subsidised tuition fees)
• Tenable for up to 4 years of the recipient’s academic studies, subject to continued observance of the eligibility criteria and the terms and conditions of award

Current Student

• $5,000 or $7,500 per annum (towards subsidised tuition fees)
• Tenable for one year of study

• 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

Prospective Students

• If you want to be considered for this scholarship, indicate your interest in the Scholarship section of the online admission application. No separate scholarship form is needed

• Special consideration is given to applicants with financial needs. Upon matriculation, you will be required to submit a separate bursary application via the student portal - OASIS between May to July

  Click HERE for the checklist

Current Students

Apply annually from 1 to 31 January via OASIS >All Apps - Financial Aid Application

Admissions Applicants
Office of Admissions and Financial Assistance
Email: admissions@smu.edu.sg

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

The Ng Kai Wa Scholarship, donated by Mr Ng Kai Wa, aims to inspire Information Systems students in SMU to pursue academic excellence.  Mr Ng is the Chairman, CEO & Co-Founder of InnoMedia Pte Ltd (Singapore). The School of Computing and Information Systems (SCIS) has enjoyed a fruitful partnership with him -  he served in the inaugural Advisory Board of the School, and continues to do so today.  He is also a member of the SMU Enterprise Board.