Financial Aid Type: Scholarships, SMU
Nationality: Singapore Citizen
Student Type: Prospective Students
About The Scholarship
Being SMU’s first full sports scholarship, the Yip Pin Xiu Scholarship is designed to honour excellence in sports and the values that SMU alumna, Yip Pin Xiu stands for. Besides Pin Xiu’s impeccable sports achievements, she has demonstrated hard work, dedication, resilience at the highest levels, humility and leadership, both in and out of the classroom. The scholarship also delivers on SMU’s promise of a holistic education and hopes to attract students with sports excellence at the international level. Pin Xiu is an inspiration to us all and thus the scholarship is named after her.
Eligibility Criteria
- Be Singapore Citizens
- Possess good academic results
- Demonstrate strong leadership capabilities and potential
- Be outstanding athletes who have excelled in sports at the international level and with the potential and plans to continue to represent Singapore and achieve further glory. These include those who have been awarded a medal at the SEA Games and/or are projected (by their respective National Sports Association) to have a podium finish, minimally at the SEA Games and/or at the other Major Games or equivalent competition
- Have gained admission to a full-time undergraduate degree programme at SMU
Benefits
- Tuition fee waiver (after MOE tuition grant subsidy)
- Growth opportunities allowance of S$12,000 to fund part or combination of the following:
- Overseas Student Exchange/Summer Programme
- Overseas Community Service Project
- Overseas School Study Missions
- Overseas Case Competitions and presentations at Conferences
- Participation in development opportunities offered by the Student Success Centre
- Scholarship is bond-free
Application Information
- 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.
- Shortlisted applicants will be invited to SMU for a panel interview.
