Deadline | 21 August 2020 |
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Organisation Type | Private Sector / Organisation |
Fund Type | Scholarship |
Study Local or Abroad? | Local |
Knowledge Is Free Scholarship Programme is a flagship initiative launched by ProjectEd with the huge vision of empowering underprivileged students to pursue their tertiary education dreams.
Humbled as the first and only student-led scholarship fund in Malaysia, they are comprised of students who aspire to contribute back to Malaysia education. ProjectEd contribute RM 45 monthly from their personal allowance to the scholarship fund, hoping to empower the next generation of leaders in Malaysia.
ProjectEd are actively seeking for highly-potential students from underprivileged backgrounds (total household income less than RM 5000) who are craving for knowledge and demonstrating unique talents & qualities.
Application Closes - 11:59 pm, 21st Aug 2020
For more updates on the scholarship, please check out their social media pages.
Field of Studies
We believe everyone deserves a chance for free education through our scholarships. Therefore, we welcome students from all academic backgrounds to apply for the scholarship. Below are the examples of courses that past applicants studied.
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.
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 ProjectEd.
- 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 ProjectEd.
- 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 ProjectEd.
- 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)
- University 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)
For more info on Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ), please click here.