List of Named Scholarships
The BDS 71
The BDS 71 Scholarship was established through funds collected by Dentistry Class of 1971. Amounting to $105,151 as at 1993, the scholarship is awarded to final year dental undergraduate students based on their performance in the Third Professional BDS Examination, academic and clinical aptitude as well as involvement in extra-curricular activities.
C J Koh Scholarship
The C J Koh Scholarship was established in 1997 by the late Mr Koh Choon Joo, a retired lawyer. Scholarships are awarded each year to Law undergraduate students with excellent academic results.
Cecil C Smith Scholarship
The Cecil C Smith Scholarship was historically administered by the then Department of Education, prior to being transferred to Raffles College in 1940. The scholarship is now awarded to first year undergraduate students with excellent academic results.
Daisy & Robert Pang Scholarship
In 1986, the Daisy & Robert Pang Scholarship was established with donations from Mrs Daisy L Pang, with a sum of $206,000, to support undergraduate students with excellent academic results.
Dentons Rodyk Scholarship
The Dentons Rodyk Scholarship was established in 1987 by Messrs Rodyk & Davidson to promote legal education in Singapore, and as a gesture of gratitude to the University who has trained many of Rodyk & Davidson's partners and solicitors. Scholarships are awarded to outstanding fourth-year Law undergraduate students each year.
Information Technology Management Association Scholarship
In 1984, the Information Technology Management Association, formerly known as Data Processing Managers’ Association, donated a sum of $30,000 to establish this scholarship to award outstanding undergraduate students reading the Computing (Honours) programme.
Institute of Banking & Finance Scholarship
The Institute of Banking & Finance established the Institute of Banking & Finance Scholarship in 1983 with a donation of $100,000. This scholarship is awarded to outstanding third year undergraduate students reading the Business Administration programme.
Jardine Cycle & Carriage Scholarship
The Jardine Cycle & Carriage Scholarship is supported by Jardine Cycle & Carriage Limited and was established in 2019. The scholarship supports Singaporean undergraduate students enrolled in any programme of study at the University, except for Dentistry and Medicine. Awarded to students with outstanding academic results, each scholarship is tenable for four years.
John Anderson Scholarship
The John Anderson Scholarship was established in 1928 – in memory of the late Sir John Anderson, Kt – with a donation by his widow Dame Winifred Ethel Dunbar Anderson to Raffles College. The scholarship is awarded to first year undergraduate students with excellent academic results.
Koh Yen Bok Scholarship
The late Mr Koh Yen Bok donated a sum of $100,000 in 1976 to establish the Koh Yen Bok Scholarship, which is awarded to students with excellent academic results.
Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple Scholarship
The Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple donated $900,000 as at 1987, to establish and support the Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple Scholarship. The scholarship is awarded to undergraduate students with excellent academic results.
LBKM Future Economy Scholarship
The LBKM Future Economy Scholarship was established in 2021 with a pledge donation of $300,000 from Lembaga Biasiswa Kenangan Maulud (LBKM). The scholarship is awarded to outstanding Singaporean Malay undergraduate students from the School of Computing.
Leslie Wong Memorial Scholarship
Friends of the former Visiting Professor Leslie CJ Wong established the Leslie Wong Memorial Scholarship with a donation of $30,000 to award outstanding second-year Business Administrative undergraduate students.
Lim Boon Keng Scholarship
The Lim Boon Keng Scholarship was established from donated estate proceeds of the late Dr Lim Boon Keng in 1973 and his daughter, Mrs Ena Teh's donations since 1975. The scholarship was first awarded in the Academic Year 1977/78 to second year undergraduate students in Medicine.
Mabel and Soon Siew Kwa Scholarship
The Mabel and Soon Siew Kwa Scholarship was established in 2016 by Associate Professor Kwa Chong Guan and Ms Kwa Kim Hwa in memory of their parents. This scholarship is awarded to outstanding financially needy undergraduate students, with preference for students from the Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, School of Business and Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music, for the duration of their study in NUS.
Max Lewis Scholarship
The Max Lewis Scholarship was established in 1994 with an initial donated sum of $30,000 from the Max Lewis Trust Fund created by the late Mrs Lewis. This scholarship is awarded to outstanding undergraduate students.
MILK-Ian Peter Windle Scholarship
The MILK-Ian Peter Windle Scholarship was established by the Community Foundation of Singapore (CFS) made on behalf of their donor, the Mainly I Love Kids (MILK) Fund, with a donation of $1,533,000. The scholarship is awarded to financially needy undergraduate students with excellent academic results, starting from Academic Year 2013/14.
NUS Alumni & Friends Scholarship
Hi-P International Limited, Orchard Maritime Services Pte Ltd and the estate of the late Quah Poh Lian donated $63,000 in 2007 to establish the NUS Alumni & Friends Scholarship to award undergraduate students with excellent academic results.
Ooi Jin Bee Scholarship
The Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography donated a sum of $100,000 in 1991 to establish a scholarship that awards outstanding undergraduate students reading the honours programme in Geography. In honour of Professor Ooi Jin Bee's long and successful association with the Journal, the scholarship was named the Ooi Jin Bee Scholarship.
PCS Pte. Ltd. Scholarship
PCS Pte. Ltd. established this scholarship in 1991/92 to award outstanding undergraduate students majoring in Chemical Engineering.
Rosedale International Education OSSD Entrance Scholarship
In 2023, Rosedale International Education and Rosedale Global High School donated a sum of $50,000 to establish the Rosedale International Education OSSD Entrance Scholarship. One scholarship will be awarded each academic year to a graduate of Rosedale Global High School who has been admitted to NUS. The scholarship valued at S$10,000 recognises the achievement of an outstanding Rosedale Global High School graduate.
Shaw Foundation Scholarship
The Shaw Foundation Scholarship was established with an initial donation of $30,000 by the Shaw Foundation in 1987. Since then, the Foundation has been awarding 10 scholarships every year to undergraduate students with excellent academic results.
Shook Lin & Bok LLP Scholarship
The Shook Lin & Bok LLP Scholarship was established in 1989 by Shook Lin & Bok LLP. Two scholarships are awarded each year to first-year Law undergraduate students with excellent academic results.
Singapore Turf Club Scholarship/Bursary
The Singapore Turf Club donated two scholarships in 1963 and another scholarship in 1965, which were subsequently withdrawn in 1968. The Singapore Turf Club agreed to set aside $100,000 with funds left from these scholarships to establish the Singapore Turf Club Scholarship and Bursary in 1982. The scholarship is awarded to undergraduate students with excellent academic results.
Sir Ong Siang Song Trust Scholarship
The Sir Ong Siang Song Trust Scholarship was established with a donation from Lady Helen Song in memory of Sir Ong Siang Song. The scholarship is awarded to undergraduate students with excellent academic results.
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Scholarship
The Sakura Bank (formerly known as the Mitsui Bank) donated an initial sum of $100,000 in 1973 and subsequently increased their donations to $337,500 over the years to establish the Sakura Bank Scholarship. It was renamed as Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
Scholarship in 2001 due to the merger of Sakura Bank with Sumitomo Banking Corporation. The scholarship is awarded to undergraduate students reading honours programme in the Faculty of Science and Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.
Tan Jiak Chuan Scholarship
The Tan Jiak Chuan Scholarship was established by a gift bequeathed by the late Mr Tan Jiak Chuan. It was historically administered by the then Department of Education, prior to being transferred to Raffles College in 1940. The scholarship is now awarded to first-year undergraduate students with excellent academic results.
Tan Lark Sye Scholarship/Bursary
The Aik Hoe Group of Companies donated approximately $1,012,300 to establish the Tan Lark Sye Scholarship and Bursary. The scholarship is awarded to undergraduate students with excellent academic results.
Tan Siak Kew Scholarship/Bursary
The Tan Siak Kew Scholarship/Bursary was established in 1979 with donations of $275,000 from T.S.K. Investment Co (Pte) Ltd. The scholarship is awarded to undergraduate students with excellent academic results.
Tan Teck Chwee Scholarship
Jurong Shipyard Ltd and Jurong Engineering Pte Ltd jointly donated a sum of $100,000 in 1988 to establish this scholarship in memory of their past Chairman, Mr Tan Teck Chwee who also served as the Chairman of the Public Service Commission. This scholarship
awards outstanding undergraduates enrolled in the Civil Engineering programme.
Tham Kai Shui Excelsior Scholarship
The Tham Kai Shui Excelsior Scholarship was established in 2019 with a donation of $150,000 by Dr Tham Kah Poh in memory of her late father, Mr Tham Kai Shui, and his tailoring business, Excelsior Tailor. The scholarship is awarded to outstanding undergraduate students.
Toyota Scholarship
The Toyota Scholarship was established in 2013 by Toyota Motor Asia Pacific Pte Ltd with a pledged donation of $300,000. The scholarship is awarded to outstanding undergraduate students from the Faculty of Engineering and the School of Design and Environment starting from the Academic Year 2014/15.
Wee Cho Yaw Future Leaders Award
The Wee Cho Yaw Future Leaders Award was established in 2016 by the United Overseas Bank Limited with a donation of $10 million. The scholarship supports financially needy undergraduate students with outstanding academic results.
Wee Kheng Chiang Memorial Scholarship
The Wee Kheng Chiang Memorial Scholarship was established with donations of $500,000 from the family and friends of the late Datuk Wee Kheng Chiang. Since 1979, the scholarship has been awarded to undergraduates with excellent academic results.
Yong Fong Lim & Wong Yok Hin Scholarship
The Yong Fong Lim & Wong Yok Hin Scholarship was set up in memory of the donor’s late parents. This scholarship is awarded to full-time undergraduate students with excellent academic results.
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