About the Financial Award
The Wee Chong Jin Scholarship in Law is available to outstanding local Bachelor of Laws undergraduates currently studying full-time at the Yong Pung How School of Law, Singapore Management University.
The objective of the scholarship is to spur the undergraduates to achieve greater heights of academic excellence.
Eligibility Criteria
- Full-time LL.B undergraduates
- Singapore citizens
- Possess good academic results (minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00)
- Active in community or charity work
- Display spirit of sportsmanship and collegiality
- Special consideration will be given to students with demonstrated financial need (where there are more than 1 candidate with equal standing)
Benefits
- $10,000 per annum (towards subsidised tuition fees and/or other study-related expenses)
- Tenable for one year of study
- Singaporean students may apply for government bursary for cash allowance, subject to fulfilment of its eligibility criteria
Application
Apply annually from 1 to 31 January via OASIS >All Apps - Financial Aid Application
Enquiries
Centre for Student Financial Assistance
Office of Admissions and Financial Assistance
Email: finasst@smu.edu.sg
About the Donor
Mr Wee Chong Jin (b. 28 September 1917, Georgetown, Penang - d. 5 June 2005) was the first Singaporean and Asian to head Singapore’s Supreme Court Judiciary when he was appointed Chief Justice in 1963. His appointment marked the end of the century-old tradition of appointing British Chief Justices. As Chief Justice, until he retired in 1990, he held the record for being the longest serving Chief Justice in the Commonwealth. A man of many achievements, he was conferred the honorary Doctorate in Civil Law from Oxford University in 1987.
This Scholarship is made possible by Mrs Cecilia Wee Chong Jin and family. The family felt that bequeathing scholarships for needy undergraduates in his name was a meaningful way to remember him by. They hope that present and future students will be inspired by the qualities of integrity, passion and hard work which marked Mr Wee’s life-time achievements and legal career.
