[Malaysia] Kuok Foundation Postgraduate Scholarships 2010

In order to help ease the critical shortage of scientists and researchers in Malaysia, Kuok Foundation Berhad is offering the above Scholarships to academically outstanding young Malaysians intending to pursue M.Sc. or Ph.D by full-time research in Engineering, Science and Technology at the following institutions :-

Universiti Malaya (UM)
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM)
Universiti Multimedia (MMU)
Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR)
Upon completion of studies, the scholars must remain in Malaysia to work for the public or private sector for a period of 3 years for M.Sc. and 5 years for Ph.D.

Applicants must meet the following requirements:-

Age of M.Sc. candidates – not more than 30 years
Age of Ph.D candidates – not more than 35 years

Qualifications for M.Sc. candidates – Bachelor’s Degree with at least a Second Class Upper Honours or CGPA of 3.5 and above in the relevant fields.
Qualifications for Ph.D candidates – Master’s Degree in relevant fields or Bachelor’s Degree with First Class Honours or CGPA of 3.7 and above in the relevant fields.
Must not be bonded to or be in receipt of any financial aids or awards from other organizations/institutions at time of application.
The research area proposed must be relevant to the country’s needs, for example, biotechnology, composite materials, advanced materials, environmental technology, marine & aquaculture technology, poultry & poultry based products and resource-based products.
Shortlisted candidates may be required to give a short presentation of their research proposal.
Value Of Scholarship
For Master’s Degree, maximum RM28,000/- per annum for up to 2 years For Doctorate, maximum RM38,000/- per annum for up to 3 years

Procedure For Application
Application forms can be downloaded from here or obtained from the following address:
Kuok Foundation Berhad
(Postgraduate Scholarships 2010)
14th Floor, Wisma Jerneh, 38 Jalan Sultan Ismail,
50250 Kuala Lumpur
Requests by post must be accompanied by:-

a copy of the relevant First degree / Master’s degree results transcript
a stamped (50 sen) self-addressed white envelope (16cm x 23cm)
Completed forms should be received by the Foundation on or before 30 June 2010