Scholarship Search Made Free & Easy For Students

At Uni Enrol, we have digitalised the application process for private universities and colleges in Malaysia, in order to enable students like you to fill up, upload and submit uni/college registration and scholarship application forms directly online on apply.unienrol.com.

Just drop us a message and without any additional cost, you will be assigned a dedicated education consultant that will guide you through the online application process and follow-up accordingly until the entire application with the university is concluded. This is normally the case because your desired university/college may not have a dedicated application portal for their registration and scholarships.

If the scholarship provider has prepared its own online application portal for an online submission, you will be informed accordingly.

The requirements and application to get a scholarship differ by scholarship providers.

In general, merit scholarships provided by private universities/colleges in Malaysia or institutions abroad can be instantly secured through Uni Enrol as long as the academic requirements are met. These partial scholarships are automatically approved and awarded upon application on a first-come-first-serve basis and therefore, students are advised to register with their preferred university/college early (with trial/forecast results where applicable) before the scholarship quota is full.

In the case of many external scholarships for Malaysians or for international students that are sponsored by governments, corporates or non-profit organisations e.g. talent & leadership / financial / overseas scholarships, the slots are very limited. Therefore, the scholarship requirements are typically much higher e.g. in terms of academic and non-academic achievements. The application process is also more tedious (e.g. multiple assessments and interviews) so that only the most deserving candidates are shortlisted to receive the scholarships. If you are interested in these scholarships, then you would need to monitor the respective scholarship portals very closely so that you do not miss out on the application opening and submission deadline.

Overseas scholarships that you may consider, if you want to study abroad with full sponsorships, include:

• Government scholarships like JPA, MARA, Khazanah and ASEAN Scholarship
• Corporate scholarships like Shell, Petronas, UEM, Sime Darby Scholarship

Check out this article for more details on external and overseas scholarships in Malaysia.

Full scholarships that covers 100% of tuition fees are very limited and competitive in nature. Therefore, the students, who are ultimately shortlisted to be scholarship recipients are generally high achievers e.g.:

• Outstanding academic track record e.g. for many overseas scholarships for Malaysians, you need at least 7 A+/A in SPM to be eligible
• Excellent non-academic achievements e.g. awards in sports or competitions, and leadership roles in extracurricular activities
• Good communication skills and leadership qualities as per demonstrated during interviews and assessments

Alternatively, there are other financing options that you may consider to fully fund your studies like:

• Scholarships with employment bond e.g. you only need 5Cs to be eligible for a fully sponsored Nursing studies
• PTPTN loan plus financial aid e.g. UNITAR offer scholarship schemes to offset fee balance not covered by PTPTN

The more well-known government scholarships (or those provided by government-related agencies) in Malaysia are:

• JPA Scholarships (check out https://www.jpa.gov.my/pelajar/program-penajaan) e.g. Program Khas Lepasan SPM Dalam Negara, Program Khas JKPJ (Jepun Korea Perancis Jerman), Program Penajaan Nasional, Program Dermasiswa B40 and Program Ijazah Dalam Negara (PIDN)
• MARA Scholarship
• Bank Negara Scholarship
• Khazanah Scholarship
• Yayasan Peneraju Scholarship and Financial Schemes
• Penang Future Foundation

Check out this article for more details on government scholarships in Malaysia

Many corporates are offering full scholarships to deserving students and their application is only open once a year. These include (but is not limited to):

• Energy Companies e.g. Petronas Scholarship, Shell Scholarship, Sarawak Energy Scholarship
• Government-linked Corporations e.g. Yayasan UEM, Yayasan Sime Darby, Yayasan TNB, Yayasan Telekom Malaysia, Yayasan Tun Ismail (PNB)
• Banking & Financial Services e.g. CIMB Scholarship, OCBC Scholarship, Yayasan Bank Rakyat, Hong Leong Bank Foundation, Maybank Foundation, OSK Foundation, Cagamas Scholarship, Great Eastern Scholarship
• Other Public-listed Companies e.g. Top Glove Foundation, Kuok Foundation, Jeffrey Cheah Foundation (Sunway), IJM Scholarship, IOI Group Scholarship, Yayasan KLK, Panasonic Scholarship

Check out this article for more details on what corporate scholarships in Malaysia to look out for.

Yes, you can still apply for PTPTN loan even if you are a scholarship recipient.

This is because most scholarships are just partial scholarships. Therefore, you can then use the PTPTN loan to pay for the tuition fee balance and any surplus can then be used to cover your study and living expenses. The only rare exceptions, where PTPTN may not be eligible, are recipients of full scholarships, where the uni/college fees are already fully covered by the scholarship provider.

In general, no, scholarship recipients do not have to pay back for the award received unless the scholarship is offered as a convertible study loan like JPA scholarship's "Pinjaman Boleh Ubah" or Yayasan Bank Rakyat Pinjaman Pendidikan Boleh Ubah (PPBU), in which the study loan will be partially or fully waived depending on the recipients' results at graduation.

However, most scholarships are granted as a reward to acknowledge the recipients' current achievements (e.g. academic merit, sports) or socioeconomic conditions (e.g. financial need) and not given out as a loan to be repaid. Alas, scholarship providers may have the right to revoke the scholarship or to request for compensation, only when the recipients breached the terms and conditions as stipulated in the scholarship agreement.

Examples of breaches in scholarship agreements are:

• Scholarships with employment bond : If the scholarship recipient quits his/her studies halfway or breaks the employment bond early, he/she may be required to compensate the scholarship provider for the cost invested to-date.
• Scholarships with compulsory progression: If the scholarship recipient does not continue his/her Bachelor's degree studies in the same institution (i.e. the scholarship provider), then he/she is required to pay back the scholarship amount received during his foundation or diploma studies.

In most cases, especially for scholarships offered directly by the university/college, the award only covers tuition fees and hence, it is directly deducted from the expected tuition fee payment. Every semester, scholarship recipients are just required to pay the net tuition fee during the start of every semester.

However, you must take note of the maintenance requirement of your scholarship i.e. the minimum CGPA or results that you need to maintain at the end of every semester, in order to continue to receive the scholarship in your next semester. If you do not meet the minimum requirement, the scholarship may be revoked or permanently downgraded for subsequent semesters.

To choose the best scholarship, use Pathway Match so that you can easily be matched to and compare uni/college scholarships that are applicable for your course across different universities.

With Pathway Match, you will be able to:

• Identify the eligible scholarships with the highest scholarship amount
• Know whether these scholarships can be instantly approved/secured or require further candidate shortlisiing or interview
• Know what other scholarships to consider across different institutions that offer the same course

Your assigned education consultant will also assist you to understand other criteria to consider when choosing the most suitable scholarships e.g.:

• Ease of maintenance : some scholarships are harder to maintain for the next semester/year, because recipients are expected to maintain high CGPA throughout their studies, or else the scholarship will be revoked or permanently downgraded.
• Ease of upgrade/downgrade : some scholarships are better because the scholarship amount can only be upgraded (and not be downgraded), when the actual results is better (or worse) than the trial results used for the scholarship application.

When you want to apply for your uni/college scholarship to your preferred private institution, there are a few key activities that you need to accomplish:

• Course eligibility : Confirm that your results can be accepted by the uni/college to study your preferred course
• Scholarship eligibility : Identify scholarships, in which you meet the scholarship requirements and conditions
• Scholarship pre-approval : Secure conditional approval for the best instant scholarship first, before actual registration
• Application submission : Submit the application and confirm the registration with payment of registration fee
• Offer letter acceptance : Accept the offer letter, which typically include details on the instant scholarship secured (if any)

When you apply through Uni Enrol as part of our free student services, our Pathway Match tool will automatically check for course and scholarship eligibility, while you will also be assigned an education consultant, who is dedicated to support you throughout the process.