Scholarships after STPM?

[infested_ysy]

Ok, right now, I'm studying in Lower 6 (I didn't get offered to JPA, and my parents are poor, can't afford to send me to private U's)

Was wondering.... Just in case I didn't get a place that I prefer in IPTA (say like, I get offered to study a subject that I literally loathe), are there any alternatives? Like, say a scholarship to study in Singapore or Australia?

Just want to be well informed here, before everything's too late.

Thanks in advance.

[infested_ysy]

Oh, don't tell me to go look in the scholarship thread, I've been there, and all I could get was a bunch of information regarding SPM scholarships, not STPM.

[gohweihan]

I think it's high time we started a thread on STPM leaver scholarships, as the scholarship thread is not very informative for this group. Besides, sifting through the many pages is a daunting task.

As for your question, infested_ysy, the answer is yes. There are scholarships for STPM leavers to study in Singapore, among them the Nanyang Scholarship, ASEAN Undergraduate Scholarship, NUS Scholarship and Singapore Scholarship.

[Steppe]

Well.....after all the big fuss, not all these STPM students take up the offer of medical with loan.

http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story...969&sec=nation

Any chance anyone else (A levels student) can apply and get this sort of medical offer and loan?

[kevinkhoo1986]

I wonder what is the difference between these top scorers with the ordinary private students? They are only eligible for convertible loan which is similar to PTPTN when pursue their study in private institution? I think even the ordinary students can apply for PTPTN loan and then convert to scholarship if they obtain first class degree. There are no difference at all in my opinion. What is the point struggle so hard in STPM in order to pass with flying colour while their efforts were not appreciated. I could barely understand these top scorers feeling.

[kevinkhoo1986]

Originally Posted by gohweihan

As for your question, infested_ysy, the answer is yes. There are scholarships for STPM leavers to study in Singapore, among them the Nanyang Scholarship, ASEAN Undergraduate Scholarship, NUS Scholarship and Singapore Scholarship.

How am i going to apply for these scholarship? When they will announce it? Will i be required to sit for another exam conduct by them?

[chenchow]

Originally Posted by kevinkhoo1986

I wonder what is the difference between these top scorers with the ordinary private students? They are only eligible for convertible loan which is similar to PTPTN when pursue their study in private institution? I think even the ordinary students can apply for PTPTN loan and then convert to scholarship if they obtain first class degree. There are no difference at all in my opinion. What is the point struggle so hard in STPM in order to pass with flying colour while their efforts were not appreciated. I could barely understand these top scorers feeling.

This is because this group of students aren't any special than the rest. I don't think you can find any other country in the world, giving this kind of convertible loan like PTPTN, where if you study in IPTA and IPTS, and if you get first class degree, your loan become full scholarships. There is no other country doing just like what Malaysia is doing. And I think if those students have real interests in medicine, they would have taken it. It is just a mere showcase of their lack of interest. Less than 10 students out of those 99 offered IPTS take it up.

i think it?s a blessing...

15 years ago we don?t have such a stuff right?
I mean.. if i am born much earlier I might not have the chance to study abroad... just my opinion...

[chenchow]

It would be in local newspaper. Start keeping track on the 2nd half of the Upper 6.

Plus, if you are going to study in US and you are good, there are opportunities for full scholarships too. If you can get into Harvard, MIT, Princeton, it is full scholarship upon getting accepted into the university. I think for Harvard the requirement is that your parents must not earn more than USD40,000 (RM152,000) per year to be eligible for full scholarships, including living cost.

Many other universities in US, are on need-based requirement, for instance, Cornell, where they will offer you scholarships after you get in, but not 100%. They need you to declare your parents' property and savings, your savings etc, and they will calculate a certain percentage that you and your parents should pay, and the rest is under scholarships from the university.

And there is scholarships to Japan too. I don't know the details, but am sure others do.

And there is scholarships of Ministry of Foreign Affairs Singapore. This one you need to apply for JPA first after your STPM and JPA will send your name to MFA for shortlist and there will be interviews by MFA before offering you scholarships. There is no bond for the scholarships.

[kevinkhoo1986]

Originally Posted by chenchow

This is because this group of students aren't any special than the rest. I don't think you can find any other country in the world, giving this kind of convertible loan like PTPTN, where if you study in IPTA and IPTS, and if you get first class degree, your loan become full scholarships. There is no other country doing just like what Malaysia is doing. And I think if those students have real interests in medicine, they would have taken it. It is just a mere showcase of their lack of interest. Less than 10 students out of those 99 offered IPTS take it up.

I still think they deserve at least something different from the ordinary students. Maybe cheaper price for their course?. It is not an easy task to scored perfect straight A in one of the hardest examination in the world. And it wasn't fair at all to place them on par with the ordinary students. In my opinion, if their efforts were appreciated, it would certainly encouraged more students of the next generation to put their best foot forward in order to excel in their examination. Maybe some of the students are lack of interest to study medicine and so they choose to drop it. But apart from this, financial problems is the major concern among these students. It would cost RM 200K to complete the whole course in Private Institution.