About the Financial Award
Established in 2013, the Yong Pung How Bursary in Law has been providing financial assistance to needy and deserving full-time undergraduates from the Yong Pung How School of Law at the Singapore Management University (SMU).
Commencing Academic Year 2016-17, through the newly established Yong Pung How Bursary in March 2016, the financial assistance will be extended to needy and deserving full-time undergraduates in any degree programme at SMU.
Eligibility Criteria
- Full-time undergraduates enrolled in any degree programme
- Singapore Citizens and Singapore Permanent Residents
- Good academic results
- Active CCA and community involvement
- With demonstrated financial needs (with gross monthly household income not exceeding the prevailing income tiers to qualify for government bursaries)
Tenure and Benefits
- $8,000 (towards subsidised tuition fee)
- Tenable for one year of study
- May be in concurrent receipt of another bursary for cash allowance, subject to fulfillment of its eligibility criteria.
Application
Shortlisting of candidates for consideration will be from the list of applicants applying for SMU-administered bursaries in the year of award.
Enquiries
Centre for Student Financial Assistance
Office of Admissions and Financial Assistance
Email: finasst@smu.edu.sg
About the Donor
The Yong Pung How Bursary in Law and the Yong Pung How Bursary are made possible through the proceeds of endowed contributions by the late Dr Yong Pung How, former Chief Justice of Singapore.
Dr Yong was also the former Chancellor of SMU and former Chairman of the SMU School of Law Advisory Board. In 2007, Dr Yong also established the Yong Pung How Professorship in Law at SMU with an aim to advance the research and teaching of law in SMU through the appointment of an acclaimed legal luminary. In 2014, Dr Yong made a further gift to the School of Law in support of the two law research centres – Centre for Cross-Border Commercial Law in Asia, and the Applied Research Centre for Intellectual Assets and the Law in Asia. To inspire law students to strive for academic excellence and achieve their fullest potential, Dr Yong established the Yong Pung How Bursary in Law and Yong Pung How Bursary, both of which seeks to provide financial assistance to deserving undergraduates pursuing their full-time studies at SMU.
