Khazanah-Cambridge Scholarship

Introduction

The Khazanah-Cambridge Scholarship provides financial sponsorship to Malaysians who plan to study for an undergraduate or postgraduate degree at theUniversity of Cambridge. The Khazanah-Cambridge Scholarship, established in 2009, is jointly sponsored by Yayasan Khazanah, the Cambridge Commonwealth Trust and the Malaysian Commonwealth Studies Centre.

The Khazanah-Cambridge Scholarship is a part of leadership development programme that is aimed at building Malaysia’s future leadership talent. Recipients of this scholarship are expected to not only demonstrate academic excellence, but also develop their leadership skills through training and participation in a number of activities.

Scholars of the programme will undergo an enriching personal journey, and will also be part of a cadre of future leaders that will be groomed to eventually lead Malaysia’s government-linked companies (GLCs). It is a career-long journey that offers Malaysia’s top talents an opportunity to realize their full potential in the transformation of Malaysia’s GLCs into globally competitive corporations.

Eligibility

Undergraduate studies

• Below 20 years in age
• Must have an excellent academic track record, with an actual or predicted minimum of three A’s, or show evidence of excellent performance throughout their pre-university studies
• Must apply to pursue a full-time residential degree

Postgraduate Studies

• Below 40 years in age
• Must have a First Class or a Second Class (Upper) honours degree, or where there is a point system, a minimum CGPA of 3.5, or its equivalent, and, for those applying for a doctoral degree with a research Master degree, show an excellent report for the thesis; where a formal qualification is not yet conferred, applicants must show evidence of excellent performance throughout their studies
• Must apply to pursue any one of the following full-time residential courses of study:

1. Research leading to the PhD degree
2. Two-year MSc and M. Litt.
3. One-year post-graduate courses (e.g. MPhil, LLM, MBA etc.)

Value of Scholarship

The scholarship will cover for the full duration of the course of study, and provides for tuition fees, monthly living expenses, return air passage and other provisions, such as a book allowance, establishment- and end-of-study allowances.

How to Apply

You can apply online at Khazanah Website.

Deadline

28 March 2010

How To Contact

For more information, please visit
http://www.khazanah.com.my/scholarship.htm or call
+603 2727 6850 or
+603 2727 6851 or email us at yk@khazanah.com.my