Yayasan Sime Darby Overseas Undergraduate Scholarship Programme 2009

If you want to join a team of passionate, energetic and dynamics individuals who are shaping and influencing the future of Sime Darby, you should consider applying for a scholarship. Yayasan Sime Darby sponsor promising young talent wishing to pursue their academic dreams in overseas universities.

This scholarship programme applies to high-flying, well-rounded candidates who wish to pursue undergraduate studies.

Sime Darby invites students who have completed or in the final semester of their foundation studies or received offer from selected overseas universities to apply for this education sponsorship to pursue full-time undergraduate studies at accepted overseas universities.

General Requirements

• Malaysian
• Good communication skills
• Ability to demonstrate leadership qualities and potential
• Actively involved in extra-curricular activities and sporting events
• Candidates with at least a conditional offer from universities as specified by Yayasan Sime Darby will be given FIRST priority. Scholarship will only be effective upon receiving firm offer.

Academic Requirements

• STPM (CGPA of at least 3.5)
• Local Matriculation / Diploma (CGPA of at least 3.5)
• ‘A Level’ (minimum 3A)
• Australian TER SAM / AUSMAT (minimum 90.0)
• International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (minimum 36.0)
• International Canadian Pre-University (minimum 85%)
• Individuals pursuing their first or second year undergraduate studies must have latest academic result of at least 2nd class upper division

Note: Previous academic achievements will be taken into consideration.

Fields of Study

Scholarship will be offered to individual pursuing the following fields of study:

• Business : Accountancy, Finance, Business Administration, Economics and Finance, Law
• Engineering and Technology : Mechanical, Chemical, Civil, Electrical, Computer, Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
• Sciences : Agriculture, Biotechnology, Food Technology, Plantations Technology, Plantation management
• Medical and Allied Health Science : Medicine (MBBS), Pharmacy, Nursing, Dietetics, Radiation Therapy, Physiotherapy, Nuclear Medicine, Medical Physics, Medical Laboratory Technology (MLT)

Scholarship

The sponsorship covers the following:

• Full tuition and academic fees
• Living allowance
• Book and equipment allowance
• Computer allowance (one-off)
• Settling-in-allowance (one-off)
• Clothing allowance (one-off)
• Student visa and passport
• Shipping allowance (one-off at the end of course)
• Flight allowance (at the beginning and end of course)
• Insurance coverage (if applicable)

Recipients of scholarship will have the opportunity to undergo Scholars Development Programme and experience work exposure through internship within the Sime Darby Group of Companies.

Accepted Overseas Universities for Malaysians

Please refer Sime Darby Scholarships for the list of accepted overseas universities for Malaysians.

Application

Please note that as Yayasan Sime Darby only accept online applications, it is important that the application steps are completed correctly in order for them to receive your submission. Please be aware that under certain conditions (slow or intermittent internet connection, peak usage hours), their website may return error messages. In the case of power outage during your application, you may have to refill and resubmit the online form.

Proceed to online application

Information

• Please refer to the FAQ before submitting your online enquiries to scholarships@simedarby.com
• Please read the scholarship application manual before proceed to online application.

Closing Date

• Application deadline is 21 September 2009