High Achievers Scholarship

The High Achievers’ Scholarships (HAS) are available on an automatic basis to all academically-qualified students who are applying for entry onto the Foundation and Undergraduate programmes at the University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus.

Applications received after the published deadline will not be eligible for this scholarship.

Foundation studies

A scholarship equivalent to 25% reduction of the tuition fee is automatically awarded to all students who have obtained 8A’ s and above in their SPM and 7A’s in the GCSE/IGCSE.

The HAS is only available to students who apply for any of the three semester Foundation Year programmes in Arts, Business, Engineering or Science.

Undergraduate programmes

A scholarship equivalent to 25% reduction of the tuition fee is automatically awarded to students who have obtained the following results in the various examinations:

General criteria

    A-level: 3A’s, excluding General Studies

    IB: 36 points and above (6, 6, 6 at Higher Level)

    STPM: 3A’s, excluding General Studies (A-minus will not be considered as equivalent to an A)

    UEC: 5A’s

Specific criteria

    Faculty of Science and Engineering

– Chemical Engineering: to include mathematics and physics/chemistry as part of the General Criteria

– Civil, Electrical and Electronic, Mechatronics, Mechanical Engineering: to include mathematics and physics as part of the General Criteria

– Mathematical Sciences: to include mathematics as part of the General Criteria

– School of Biosciences: to include Chemistry or Biology as part of the General Criteria

– Division of Biomedical Sciences: to include Chemistry or Biology as part of the General Criteria

– School of Computer Science: to include Mathematics as part of the General Criteria.

School of Pharmacy

– BSc in Pharmaceutical & Health Sciences: to include Chemistry or Biology as part of the General Criteria

– MPharm Pharmacy: to include Chemistry as part of the General Criteria ─ Only applies to the portion of studies in Malaysia

    Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

– Non-academic subjects or General studies will not be considered

Applying

Students must submit their Offer Acceptance forms and pay their Offer Acceptance fee before the HAS may be awarded to them.

The HAS is awarded for only one academic year and is not applicable for the progressing academic year. Students may subsequently be eligible at the point of progression for the Dean’s Excellence Scholarships (DES).

Dean’s Excellence Scholarship

The Dean’s Excellence Scholarships (DES) amount to a fee reduction of 25%. They are awarded to top achieving students ─ at the point of progression for each academic year, ie from:

    Foundation to Year 1

    Year 1 to Year 2

    Year 2 to Year 3

    Year 3 to Year 4 (for Engineering course only)

This means that students who entered university without a High Achievers’ Scholarship may be eligible for the DES when they perform outstandingly on the programme they have undertaken.

Developing Solutions Masters Scholarship

Science, technology and education

The Developing Solutions Scholarship Fund will reach out to students who have the potential to make a real difference to the development and prosperity of their home countries.

10 awards of 100% tuition fee scholarships are available for students from the developing and third world countries registering for taught Masters programmes at Malaysia Campus in areas related to science, technology and education, including the following courses:

    MSc Chemical Engineering

    MSc Civil Engineering

    MSc Computer Science

    MSc Mechanical Engineering

    MSc Electronic Communication & Computer Engineering

    MA Educational Leadership & Management

    MA Special Needs

    MA TESOL

    MSc International Development Management

    MA International Relations

How to apply

In order to apply for one of these scholarships you must;

    be holding an unconditional offer letter and accepted the offer by paying RM2,000 for full time Masters degree programme at University of Nottingham Malaysia for 2020/21 intakes. Copy of unconditional offer letter and acceptance form must be attached together with the application.

    be classified as an ‘overseas’ student for fee purposes.

    have at least 1 full year working experience after completion of undergraduate programme. Fresh graduates will not be considered.

    Must sufficiently enable to support cost of living throughout the duration of studies.

    Complete our scholarship application form online. Please take note only completed form with all supporting documents will be considered.

    Submission of application will be open from March 2020

    Application for September 2020 intake is open from 1 March 2020 and closed by 2 August 2020. Successful applicants will be notified by 23 August 2020

    Application for December 2020 intake is open from 1 June 2020 and closed by 18 October 2020. Successful applicants will be notified by 8 November 2020

    Current students and graduates of UNMC will not be considered for this scholarship as to give new students an opportunity.

    Only complete applications and meet the above requirements will be entertained.

Arts and Social Sciences Excellence Award  

The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences recognises academic excellence through its Arts and Social Sciences Excellence Award. All PGT students, (Malaysian/non-Malaysian) applying to pursue either a full/part-time Master programme are eligible for a 25% fee reduction if they meet the following the criteria:

    Fulfil all admission requirements

    Possess a strong upper second class honours degree (with an average of at least 68 under the British Grading Scheme, or a 3.4/4 US CGPA equivalent).

Other qualifications will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Future Leaders Award

The Future Leaders Award is a partial scholarship at the value of 25% of the tuition fees and is open to students applying for the MBA and MA Educational Leadership and Management*.

* All MBA and MA Educational Leadership and Management applications (in the first instance) will be automatically reviewed for the Arts and Social Sciences Excellence Awards before being further considered for the Future Leaders Awards. Applicants are only entitled to one scholarship.

Students applying for this award must meet the following criteria:

    Fulfil all admission requirements

    Possess an upper second class honours degree or equivalent

    Have at least 5 years of relevant working experience (must be reflected in the personal statement)

Demonstrate outstanding leadership potential

*Applicants with RPL (Recognition of Prior Learning) are not eligible for this award

** All decisions are final and no appeals will be entertained.

Corporate Collaborate Scholarship

The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences is committed to working with organisations to enhance the quality of their workforce by supporting the need for employees to further their studies in a particular field. Under the Corporate Collaborative Scholarship, organisations are invited to sponsor four (4) Master’s students in one academic year in order to be eligible for the scholarship which is at the value of one (1) full tuition fee. The distribution of the fee waiver is subjected to the company’s discretion. Kindly contact the Faculty Dean  for more information pertaining to this scheme.

Other Scholarships

Students interested in studying with the Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences for the Foundation or Undergraduate programmes may be particularly interested in the Star and Sin Chew education funds.