Khazanah Watan Scholarship

Khazanah Nasional has opened the online application for the Khazanah Watan Scholarship programme for the March 2012 intake. The details are as below:

The requirements are as follows:

Khazanah Watan Scholarship for Undergraduate

1. Matriculation / Foundation / STPM leaver with Final CGPA of 3.50 (and above) and already Secured / Applied the listed Universities; or
2. First Year Degree Student [First semester student with CGPA of 3.50 (and above) for his/her Foundation / STPM or Second Semester student with current CGPA of 3.50 (and above)] that currently enrolled with the listed University.

Khazanah Watan Scholarship for Postgraduate

Master

1. Degree Leaver with Final Degree result of CGPA of 3.50 (and above) and already have offer letter from our listed universities to pursue Master; or
2. First Year Master Student [First semester student with CGPA of 3.50 (and above) for his/her final degree result or Second Semester student with current CGPA of 3.50 (and above)] that currently enrolled with our listed University.

PhD (please refer the Website)

If you need any further clarification, you can contact me or visit the Khazanah Nasional Berhad’s website at www.khazanah.com.my.

Maybank Scholarship

Maybank scholarship opening.

For more details, go Maybank scholarship

Google Student Ambassador Program

The Google Student Ambassador Program is an opportunity for students to act as liaisons between Google and their universities. These ambassadors:
Learn about innovative Google products and programs
Plan and host fun events on campus
Act as a campus contact for Google teams
Help Google better understand each university’s culture

For more details, please read and follow the instruction below:-

Are you thrilled by new technology?
Are you enthusiastic about Google products?
Are you knowledgeable about your school and motivated to bring new opportunities to your peers?
Do your friends call you a natural leader?
If so, the Google Campus Ambassador role may be a perfect fit for you!

The Google Campus Ambassador Programme is an opportunity for you to represent Google on your campus. Google Ambassadors have some structure and a lot of freedom to figure out the best ways for Google to get involved in their universities.

If chosen to be a Google Campus Ambassador, what do I need to do?
Work closely with Google teams
Help Google to better understand your campus culture
Identify events on your campus in which it is beneficial for Google to participate
Help manage and ensure the success of Google events on campus
Maintain regular communication with student councils and career offices to raise Google's visibility on campus
Spread the word about competitions, internships, scholarships and other opportunities • Test products and features
Promote product use and new product launches to students
Be a source of knowledge for your university about Google products What are the qualifications?
This opportunity is open to students from technical and non-technical studies.

Google Campus Ambassadors must be:
Currently enrolled in a college/university
Pursuing a BA/BS or MS degree
Passionate about technology
Actively involved in student life on campus
Able to communicate effectively in English

What is the time commitment?
One academic school year (the programme launches in Fall 2012)
Approx. five hours per month
Three to four events per year

As a Google Campus Ambassador, you will:
Receive regular updates about exciting new Google products / features, programmes and announcements
Enhance your professional development, leadership, technical and communication skills
Be eligible to participate in special Google events, product trainings and be considered for local internships
Exchange best practices with ambassadors from other schools and disciplines
Add the Google Campus Ambassador Programme experience to your resume
Get your own Google SWAG

Sounds great, how do I apply? Our search queries usually complete in about 0.07 seconds. This might take a bit longer. Tell us why you’ll shine!

The application process is by invitation only. Please submit the form below if you are interested to apply.

Closing Date: 15 February 2012 Short-listed candidates will be notified within 10 weeks from the application closing date and be invited for an interview.

Please contact Mahadi Hj Sibon at mymahadi@gmail.com if you need further information.

Online Forms:  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/embeddedform?formkey=dFYzWFgydWV0RTVDeExTN0xDeXpQdGc6MA

Pembroke-King’s Programme (PKP)

The Pembroke-King’s Programme (PKP) offers an exceptional opportunity to experience Cambridge student life over eight weeks, the length of a regular undergraduate term.

Living in Pembroke or King’s Colleges, students choose three courses from the around forty on offer, including courses in the arts, social sciences, business and management, humanities and sciences. Courses are taught in the main by Cambridge-affiliated faculty and are academically 'Cambridge' in style, content and standard. Students can also apply to take a supervision, in which an individual student meets with a professor weekly to work on a series of research-based papers, or a longer dissertation, in the student’s major subject area.

Included in the programme costs are tuition fees for three courses, usually worth 9-12 credits, housing in Pembroke or King’s College accommodation, a partial meal plan and Formal Halls, a four-day visit to Edinburgh and a daytrip to London. Four scholarships covering the full tuition fee are also available.

For more information, visit here

NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR SCHOLARSHIP AWARD

Asia Foundation Malaysia is inviting students who have successfully been accepted into Universiti Malaya (UM) and Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) to pursue a degree in electrical engineering, electronics or physics to apply for the “Power of Education Scholarship”.

This program is sponsored by National Semiconductor with the objective of providing opportunities to qualified students who, despite their academic competence, are unable to continue their education due to financial constraints. The scholarship will include course fees and a stipend to subsidize the cost of books and living expenses.

Selection Criteria
The National Semiconductor University Scholarship Program will be awarded to low-income boy and girls who have been admitted into UM or UKM. The candidates will have demonstrated academic achievement and a commitment to learning. Selection will be based on the following:
All candidates must be entering their first year of university for the academic session 2011/2012;
All candidates must have secured admission to UM or UKM pursuing a degree in electrical engineering, electronics or physics ; and
All candidates will be able to demonstrate financial need illustratively, salary statements of parents will be requested; family income should be less than RM2500 per month.
Each student will be ranked and the most qualified and needy students will be offered the program.


Conditions of Scholarship
-Depending on the duration of the course, this scholarship allows a full study term of up to four years.
No extension of the study period will be granted.
Students are required to pass all the required course/exams in each term/semester.
Failing to pass one course/exam will result in the termination of the program. .

This scholarship is also open to the children of National Semiconductor employees.

Engagement Opportunities for Scholarship Recipients
January 2012 & 2013: week-long program at the National Semiconductor plant during semester break.
September 2014: Four month internship within National Semiconductor’s Test Engineering Department.
Upon graduation, scholarship recipients will have the opportunity to apply for open positions prior to University job fairs and road shows.
Selection of candidates is final.

How to Apply
Applicants will have to submit the completed form two weeks after the letter of offer is received by the candidate from the University to the following address:



Amir Shariff
amir@asiafound.org

The Asia Foundation
Suite 13.05, Level 13
South Tower, The Gardens
Mid Valley City
Lingkaran Syed Putra
59200 Kuala Lumpur
Tel: +603-2282 0385
Fax: +603-2282 5385

Closing date: 16 September 2011

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BIASISWA HAJAR ZAINUDDIN

Biasiswa ini diwujudkan bagi meneruskan kesinambungan matlamat penubuhan Asrama Darul Hana di Alor Star, Kedah sejak tahun 1985 yang banyak berfungsi menyediakan penginapan untuk pelajar peringkat menengah di Maktab Mahmud, Alor Star, Kedah. Keinginan untuk memberi sumbangan dalam bidang pendidikan diteruskan lagi dengan memberi sumbangan kepada pelajar Universiti Malaya dalam bentuk anugerah biasiswa. Objektif penubuhan Biasiswa Hajar Zainuddin ialah untuk memberi sokongan kepada pelajar wanita yang cemerlang dan berasal dari keluarga berpendapatan rendah untuk meneruskan pengajian peringkat Ijazah Pertama dalam bidang Ekonomi dan Kejuruteraan di Universiti Malaya.

Bidang Pengajian
Sarjana Muda Ekonomi
Sarjana Muda Kejuruteraan

Syarat Kelayakan
Mestilah seorang perempuan beragama Islam.
Warganegara Malaysia.
Berada dalam tahun kedua pengajian pada sesi 2011/2012.
Memperoleh PNGK terkini sekurang-kurangnya 3.5 ke atas.
Mempunyai kemahiran kepimpinan dan boleh berinteraksi dengan baik.
Aktif dalam kegiatan kokurikulum dan sukan.
Boleh menulis dan bertutur dalam Bahasa Malaysia dan Bahasa Inggeris dengan baik.
Keutamaan akan diberikan kepada anak yatim.
Belum menerima tajaan biasiswa/pinjaman. Sekiranya telah menerima tajaan, tajaan yang sedia ada perlu dibatalkan.
Kadar Biasiswa
Kadar biasiswa ialah sebanyak RM3,300.00 bagi satu semester sepanjang tempoh minimum pengajian.

Cara Memohon
Borang permohonan boleh didapati di http://umisisweb.um.edu.my atau http://hep.um.edu.my
Borang yang telah lengkap diisi dengan disertakan salinan dokumen sokongan yang telah disahkan benar hendaklah dikembalikan ke Pejabat Bahagian Hal Ehwal Pelajar, Universiti Malaya.

Tarikh Tutup Permohonan
Tarikh tutup permohonan ialah pada 24 September 2011.
Permohonan yang tidak lengkap atau lewat diterima akan ditolak.
Pelajar yang disenarai pendek sahaja yang akan dipanggil untuk ditemuduga.
Calon yang berjaya akan diberitahu melalui surat.

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SHIRIN PANDJU MERALI UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FOR MALAYSIAN GIRLS

Asia Foundation Malaysia is accepting applications for the Shirin Pandju Merali University Scholarship Program for Malaysian Girls. Applicants must have formal acceptance from any local public university to pursue a degree in the following fields of study; Science and Technology; Agricultural Science; Dentistry; Engineering; Biochemistry; Biotechnology; Physics; Chemistry; Pharmacy, Information Technology, Computer Science; Accounting; Commerce; Business Administration; Finance; Business Information Technology.

This program is established by Pandju Merali in honour of his wife Shirin Merali with the objective of providing an opportunity to qualified female students who, despite their academic competence, are unable to continue their education due to financial constraints.

Selection Criteria

The Shirin Pandju Merali Scholarship will be awarded to low-income women who have been admitted into one of the public universities. The candidates will have demonstrated academic achievement and a commitment to learning. Selection will be based on the following:
All candidates must be entering their first year of university in the stipulated discipline*;
All candidates must have secured admission to one of public universities; and
All candidates will be able to demonstrate financial need illustratively, salary statements of parents will be requested; family income should be less than RM1500 per month.
Each girl will be ranked and the most qualified and needy girls will be offered the program. The Shirin Pandju Merali University Scholarship Program is a partial scholarship program. The scholarships will cover all tuition and admission fees as well as required books and educational materials. This scholarship does not cover travel, boarding, research expenses, medical, living expenses and/or other expenses incurred during the period of study. Depending on the duration of the course, this scholarship allows a full study term of up to four years. No extension of the study period will be granted. Students are required to pass all the required course/exams in each term/semester. Failing to pass one course/exam will result in the termination of the program.

Selection of candidates is final.

Applicants will have to submit the completed form two weeks after the letter of offer is received by the candidate from the University to the following address:

Partners of Community Organisation (PACOS)
First Floor, Lot 5,
Block M, Donggongon Town,
89507 Penampang,
Sabah, Malaysia
Tel.No: 6088712518



For those applying from Semenanjung Malaysia can apply to:

Vasantha Charles

The Asia Foundation
Suite 13.05, Level 13
The Gardens, South Tower

Mid Valley City

Lingkaran Syed Putra
59200 Kuala Lumpur

Closing Date : 30 September 2011

List of stipulated disciplines

Science and Technology Biotechnology Agricultural Science Physics Dentistry Chemistry Engineering Pharmacy Biochemistry Information Technology Accounting Commerce Computer Science Business Administration Finance Business Information Technology

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