Scholarship

YSD Sustainable Development Postgraduate Scholarship Programme

Scholarships for postgraduate study at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia up to four-year period in the following research areas:

  1. Hydrogen for power and steam generation
  2. Composting of bio-solids for organic fertilizer
  3. Hydrogen production from biomass
  4. Pre-treatment of biomass for hydrogen production
  5. Algae CO2 sequestration and effluent treatment
  6. Water recycle and reuse

Details of the monthly allowance, tuition fees, and other financial support are as tabulated below:

Types of Scholarship Expenses

Scholarship Value Per year (RM)

GRA / RA

Cost per recipient

Cost for 4 recipients

Master’s Degree (Research) Programme

Tuition Fees RM10,000 x 4 years

40,000

160,000

Allowance RM2,000 x 12 months x 4 years

96,000

384,000

Book Allowance RM1,200 x 4 years

4,800

19,200

Thesis Allowance RM1,000 x 4 years

4,000

16,000

Total costs for 4-year Master’s degree programme (RM)

144,800

579,200

PhD (Research) Programme

Tuition Fees RM15,000 x 4 years

60,000

240,000

Allowance RM2,500 x 12 months x 4 years

120,000

480,000

Book Allowance RM1,200 x 4 years

4,000

19,200

Thesis Allowance RM1,000 x 4 years

4,000

16,000

Total costs for 4-year PhD programme (RM)

188,000

755,200

 Criteria

UKM will nominate the GRAs / RAs to be considered for the scholarship. The GRAs / RAs must fulfill the following criteria:

  1. Candidate is a Malaysian citizen.
  2. Candidate must possess academic qualification that is relevant in any of the six (6) thrusts area within the Chair.
  3. Candidate has achieved a CGPA of at least 3.2 or its equivalent from any reputable local and overseas universities for Bachelor’s Degree (for Master’s Degree scholarships) and Master’s Degree (for PhD scholarships).

Qualified and interested candidates please send a hard copy of the completed form to:

UKM-Yayasan Sime Darby Chair for Sustainable Development: Zero Waste Technology
Level 1
Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment 
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
43600 UKM, Bangi
Selangor Darul Ehsan
(Attn: Nor Rajaie Hashim)
 
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