Ng Kai Wa Scholarship

Financial Aid Type: Scholarships, Donors
Nationality: Singapore Citizen, Permanent Resident, Foreigner
Student Type: Prospective Students, Current Students

About The 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.  

Eligibility Criteria

  • Full-time undergraduates of any nationality pursuing the Bachelor of Science (Information Systems) programme 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

Benefits

Freshman

  • Tenable for up to 4 years of the recipient’s academic studies, subject to achieving continued good academic results and complying with other terms and conditions of award.
  • Valued at $7,500 per annum
  • The scholarship will be used to pay for the recipient’s school fees.
  • The recipient may apply for bursary for cash allowance.

Current Student

  • Tenable for one year
  • Valued between $5,000 and $7,500 (depending on the recipient’s financial circumstances).
  • The scholarship will be used to pay for the recipient's school fees.
  • The recipient may apply for bursary for cash allowance.

Application Information

Prospective Students
If you would like to be considered for this scholarship, please indicate your interest in the Scholarship section of the online application form for admission. There is no separate scholarship application form. 

Special consideration for this scholarship will be given to applicants with demonstrated financial needs. Applicants must also submit a separate financial aid application. This can be done via Applicant’s Self Service, after submitting the online application for admission. Prospective applicants may submit their financial aid application when it opens for its annual exercise from 1 January to 31 May.

Apply Noiw ›

 

Current Students

Apply annually from 1 to 31 January via OASIS >Self-service App - Financial Aid Application

Apply Now ›

About The Donor

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.

Our SMU Stories

Read more SMU stories here »

Anahita Darayus Bhesania
Year 3
School of Social Sciences
Anahita Darayus Bhesania
Phebe Meredith Lau Zhi Ling
Year 3, SMU Lee Kong Chian Scholar
Lee Kong Chian School of Business
Phebe Meredith Lau Zhi Ling
Yeo Bao Shin
Final Year
School of Accountancy
Yeo Bao Shin