Yayasan Khazanah Global Scholarship Programme 2010

The Khazanah Global Scholarship is a prestigious award that offers opportunities for bright and high-achieving Malaysians to pursue Undergraduate and Postgraduate studies at the selected world’s leading universities. In addition, recipients of the Khazanah Global Scholarship are provided with leadership training and job attachment at leading organisations in Malaysia.

The training, job attachment and exposure, and the facility to gain professional experience at leading corporations in the world represent opportunities that they provide in their quest to nurture our scholars to realise the scholar potential to become Malaysia’s future business and industry leaders.

The duration of the scholarship will be for the full course of study, as stipulated in the offer of admission, subject to Yayasan Khazanah’s terms and conditions.

The scholarship is open to all Malaysians planning to pursue or are currently pursuing undergraduate or postgraduate studies at the world’s top universities (only) including those in the United Kingdom, the United States and Australia.

General Terms

• Malaysian Citizen
• Posses strong leadership skills and active participation in extra-curricular, social or voluntary activities
• A personal statement (for undergraduate study) or a research outline (for postgraduate study) will be required.

Academic Requirement

Applicants must have consistence and outstanding academic achievement record as follows:

For Foundation Studies

• Obtained a minimum of 8 1A in the recent SPM examination
• Not exceeding 18 years of age as at the enrolment date for the foundation studies

For Undergraduate Studies

• Obtained a minimum 3A’s, 1B for A-Level
• Obtained a minimum of 3A’s & 1B for STPM or GCE A-Levels or a minimum CGPA 3.50/4.00 for Pre-University or Foundation or Matriculation Programme
• Obtained admission to pursue or currently pursuing studies at renowned universities
• Not exceeding 21 years of age on 1st January 2010

Master Degree

• Obtained a Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum CGPA 3.50/4.00 or a Second Class Upper or ‘A’ grade average or equivalent
• Obtained admission to pursue studies at renowned universities
• Not exceeding 35 years on 1st January 2010

PhD

• Obtained a Master Degree with a distinction of CGPA 3.50/4.00 or ‘A’ grade average and/or excellent examiners’ report if the Master Degree is by research
• Obtained admission or currently pursuing studies at renowned universities
• Not exceeding 40 years of age on 1st January 2010

Disciplines

Khazanah Global Scholarship Programme is only for the following disciplines;

• Business
  • Economics
  • Finance
  • Investment
  • Law
  • Actuarial Science
• Bio-sciences
  • Bio-engineering
  • Bio-informatics
  • Bio-technology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Food Technology
  • Genomics
• Engineering
  • Electronics
  • Micro-electronics
  • Material Sciences
  • Nanotechnology

Selected Universities

The recipients of the Khazanah Global Scholarship will study at any one of the following leading universities:

• Australian National University
• California Institute of Technology
• Cambridge University
• Columbia University
• Cornell University
• Duke University
• Harvard University
• Imperial College London
• Johns Hopkins University
• London School of Economics
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Oxford University
• Princeton University
• Stanford University
• University College London
• University Melbourne
• University of Chicago
• University of Pennsylvania
• University of Sydney
• University of Warwick
• Yale University

Application

• All application must be made online at Khazanah Global Scholarship Programme Application
• Only applicants who are short-listed will be notified

Closing Date

• The closing date for Khazanah Global Scholarship Programme application is 28 March 2010

Information

• Please refer to Khazanah Nasional Scholarship Programme for more details about the scholarship.
• For inquiries please call 03 2727 6850 or 03 2727 6851 or email yk@khazanah.com.my