About The Scholarship
Established in 2019, the Hiew Yoon Khong and Lee Su Chin Scholarship aims to encourage and provide a pathway for bright full-time undergraduate students who are enrolled at the University to aspire to greater heights of excellence in spite of adversity and financial hardship, with the hope of encouraging the Scholars to contribute back to their community and society in the future.
Eligibility Criteria
- Full-time undergraduate students from any year of study and enrolled in any degree programme, including both current students and incoming freshmen
- Malaysian Citizens (including those who are Singapore Permanent Residents)
- Good academic results (minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00)
- Demonstrated financial hardship in the family (with gross monthly household per capita income in accordance with prevailing guidelines to qualify for government bursaries).
Benefits
- Full annual subsidised tuition fee
- Each scholarship is tenable up to a recipient’s final year of undergraduate studies, subject to continued observance of the eligibility criteria and the terms and conditions of award.
Application
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. After you have submitted your admission application. You are required to submit a separate bursary application form via the Applicant’s Self Service from 1 January 1 to 31 May.
Click HERE for the checklist
Current Students
Apply annually from 1 to 31 January via OASIS >All Apps - Financial Aid Application
Enquiries
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
About the Donor
Mr Hiew Yoon Khong is currently the Group CEO of Mapletree Investments Pte Ltd and has been in this role since 2003. Under Mr Hiew, the Mapletree Group has grown its’ Assets Under Management from less than $3billion in 2003 to about $60 billion currently and has achieved an average annual return of more than 10% over this same period. Prior to his role at Mapletree, Mr Hiew was the CFO of CapitaLand Ltd and has various senior positions in management consulting, investment banking and corporate finance. He holds a Bachelor of Arts Economics and Master of Arts Economics from University of Portsmouth and University of Warwick respectively.
Madam Lee Su Chin graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) Civil Engineering from University of South London. She worked a while in Hertfordshire County Council as Highway Engineer in the UK and returned to work in an Engineering Consulting firm in Malaysia. She stopped work to get married to Mr Hiew and moved to Singapore and raised two sons, Wen Ji and Wen Li.
