The Star Scholarship Experience

“Remember to apply for scholarships!”- those words were constantly ringing in my ears. After I’ve graduated high school, I googled all kinds of scholarships there are and printed those forms before I even obtained my results. You have to be really prepared because if you fail to plan, you plan to fail. Give yourself theContinue reading “The Star Scholarship Experience”

Bank Negara Undergraduate Kijang Scholarship (Khalif Shahriman)

Back in 2019, on the 4th of July, I was invited for the BNM’s Undergraduate Scholarship Assessment at Sasana Kijang. This was actually my 2nd time applying for the BNM Scholarship, after failing to get called for the assessment post-SPM in 2017.  I won’t lie about being super nervous for this because I had previouslyContinue reading “Bank Negara Undergraduate Kijang Scholarship (Khalif Shahriman)”

PETRONAS Education Sponsorship Programme (PESP) – Experience of getting a sponsorship to the US –

Judging from past year articles by scholars, the selection process is being continuously tweaked year by year. This is solely based on my experience: yours might be entirely different. PETRONAS Education Sponsorship Programme (PESP) A scholarship offered by Petroliam Nasional Sdn. Bhd. for post-SPM students in majors ranging from Accounting to Sociology, from Applied ChemistryContinue reading “PETRONAS Education Sponsorship Programme (PESP) – Experience of getting a sponsorship to the US –”

Yayasan Khazanah Global Scholarship Application Experience

Introduction The Yayasan Khazanah Scholarship tests a range of abilities including essay writing, mathematical reasoning, as well as data analysis – and that is before being called in for interviews. I’m a YK Global scholar from the 2018 Early Harvest intake, currently on my final semester of A-Levels in Kolej Yayasan UEM and planning toContinue reading “Yayasan Khazanah Global Scholarship Application Experience”

Felda Global Ventures(FGV) Scholarship Application

Before I begin sharing my scholarship experience, let me give you a quick introduction to FGV. Felda Global Ventures Holdings Berhad (FGV) is Malaysia’s leading global agribusiness and is the world’s largest producer of crude palm oil (CPO). FGV has operations in more than 10 countries across Asia, North America and Europe. I’m sure thatContinue reading “Felda Global Ventures(FGV) Scholarship Application”

Bank Negara Malaysia Kijang Academy 2018

Greetings, readers! I am Faisal, a Bank Negara Malaysia’s Kijang Scholarship recipient for the year 2018/2019 and I am delighted to share my experience with you. First of all, I would like to clarify that the assessments are carried out differently every year. This article will only then give a glimpse of the style ofContinue reading “Bank Negara Malaysia Kijang Academy 2018”

Bank Negara Malaysia Kijang Scholarship Application

“Ancora Imparo : I am still learning” – Italian philosopher. First of all, I would like to praise the Almighty because I had the chance to be shortlisted by Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) for the Kijang Scholarship. Here is a short timeline of the subsequent process, and may this be an eye-opener and an inspirationContinue reading “Bank Negara Malaysia Kijang Scholarship Application”

JPA National Scholarship

Applying for the JPA scholarship was not troublesome, that I can say. Compared to other agencies or organisations I applied to, which sometimes asked for essays and my CV, JPA’s was based solely on a two-stage selection process. The first was an online application in which all applicants were required to fill in their basicContinue reading “JPA National Scholarship”

Wesleyan’s Freeman Asian Scholarship: More Than Just Full Tuition

One of the most common questions I get in college is, “Why did you choose to come to Wesleyan?” My short answer, which I say half-jokingly and half-seriously, tends to be: “They gave me a lot of money.” I’ve been fortunate to have received the Freeman Asian Scholarship, a merit-based award valued at around USDContinue reading “Wesleyan’s Freeman Asian Scholarship: More Than Just Full Tuition”

NTU ASEAN Undergraduate Scholarship

What’s NTU ASEAN Undergraduate Scholarship? It is a scholarship for NTU students that covers the tuition fees and allowance per academic year while your results will be assessed every semester to make sure scholars get at least 3.50 out of 5.00 of CAP (Cumulative Average Point). The scholarship works in this way: half of theContinue reading “NTU ASEAN Undergraduate Scholarship”