Background

Knowledge Is Free Foundation (KIFF) is a non-profit social project that provides scholarships for deserving Malaysian students from underprivileged backgrounds to obtain tertiary education at leading local public universities.

We comprise of a group of scholars who aspire to give back to the community by setting up KIFF Scholarship Programme. Besides, we also provide assistance in scholarships application with the aim to help more deserving students to attain tertiary education.

Application will be closed on the 24th August 2018. Feel free to check out our Facebook Page for more updates.

Field of Studies

Business including but not limited to:

• Finance
• Accountancy
• Economics
• International Business
• Mass Communication
• Actuarial Sciences, etc

Engineering including but not limited to:

• Mechanical Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Aerospace Engineering, etc

Life Sciences including but not limited to:

• Biotechnology
• Biomedical Science
• Biochemistry
• Biophysics
• Medicine
• Dentistry
• Veterinary Medicine
• Anatomy, etc

Social Sciences including but not limited to:

• Psychology
• Law
• Political Science
• Sociology
• Anthropology
• Geography
• History
• Linguistics, etc

Pure Sciences including but not limited to:

• Physics
• Maths
• Chemistry
• Biology
• Astronomy, etc

Information Technology including but not limited to:

• Computer Science
• Data Science
• Software Engineering, etc

Other Disciplines/ Courses
Non-traditional/ niche-area courses that are critical to the development of the nation.

What type of support will you get?

The total amount of scholarship is RM 4,500 which is divided into RM 1,000 per semester (4 semesters) and RM 500 for academic-related allowances.

Eligibility

• Foundation Studies
  • Obtained admission to pursue studies (conditional offer can be considered) or currently in the Foundation programme at any of the local public universities approved by KIFF.
  • Obtained a minimum of 5As (combination of A+, A and A-) in the recent SPM examination or at least 5As in the recent IGCSE.
  • Malaysian citizens who are 18 years of age or below at the enrolment date for the foundation studies.
• Undergraduate Studies
  • Obtained admission to pursue studies (conditional offer can be considered) or currently in any year of a Bachelor’s Degree programme at any of the local public universities approved by KIFF.
  • Obtained a minimum of 2As for STPM; or 2As for GCE A-Level Programme; or CGPA 3.00/ 4.00 for Pre-university or Diploma or Foundation or Matriculation Programme; or  30 points for International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme AND a minimum of 3.00/4.00 for those who are currently in any year of a Bachelor’s Degree Programme at any of the local public universities approved by KIFF.
  • Malaysian citizens who are 21 years of age or below at the enrolment date for the Bachelor’s Degree Programme.

Approved List Of Universities

• Universiti Malaya (UM)
• Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)
• Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
• Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
• Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM)
• International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM)
• Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
• Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS)
• Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia (UPNM)
• Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS)
• Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM)
• Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UNiSZA)
• Universiti Malaysia Kelantan (UMK)
• Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP)
• Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UNIMAP)
• Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris UPSI)
• Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM)
• Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM)
• Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM)
• Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT)

How to apply

Click here to apply online now.

To read more on Frequently Asked Questions, please click here.

Source: https://kiffmalaysia.wordpress.com/kiff-scholarship-programme/