The Alice Smith Scholarships 2010

The Alice Smith Schools Association is offering a limited number of full academic scholarships in 2010 for post-SPM Malaysian students to study for British “A” levels at the Equine Park campus.

The Alice Smith Schools Association is a not-for-profit educational foundation, established in Kuala Lumpur in 1946. It has flourished in Malaysia and educated many thousands of children and it would like to extend its social responsibility into scholarships for Malaysians. The underlying aim of the Alice Smith Scholarships is to benefit bright Malaysian students with limited financial means. In return, the selected scholars will be expected to achieve high levels of excellence in both academic and non-academic fields.

Applicants will be very bright, aiming for an international level of education at a good university, and fulfill all the criteria for entry into the Alice Smith School Sixth Form. As the scholarships are aimed at low-to-middle income families, the family of the applicant must be able to disclose income through tax returns.

The length of each Alice Smith Scholarship will be two-and-a-half years. This is in order to acclimatize the chosen scholars to the British education system and to allow for a two-year “A” level course.

The scholarships will run from January 2010 to June 2012. From January until July 2010, the scholars will join Year 11 (GCSE Year) and take some GCSE examinations in chosen core subjects such as Additional Maths, English, Design and Sciences. They will then progress to the Sixth Form (Years 12 and 13) and take their “A” levels, culminating in June 2012. 

HOW TO APPLY

Early applications for the Alice Smith Scholarships are encouraged, and all applications must reach the Alice Smith School by Friday September 18, 2009. The application form can be downloaded here.

The address for applications is:

Trevor Spence, Scholarship Secretariat,

The Alice Smith School,

3 Jalan Equine, Taman Equine,

43300 Seri Kembangan, Selangor, Malaysia

Applicants must be prepared to sit a non-verbal reasoning test at the Alice Smith School on Saturday September 26, in the event that they are shortlisted. Final scholarship interviews will be held the following month.

APPLICATION CHECKLIST

These are the documents required to apply for an Alice Smith Scholarship:

1.    Completed application form. (This should be hand written.)

2.    A 250 to 300 word personal statement. (This can be word processed. See notes below)

3.    A copy of your SPM forecast results and recent school report.

4.    A letter of recommendation from your current principal (or teacher) and a letter of recommendation from an adult outside the school environment who knows you through your extra-curricular activities, either sports, music, arts, or community service. Please

include contact details for these two people.

5.   A copy of your parents' most recent Income Tax Return Form J. This is confidential and is  only used to determine financial need.

NOTES

1.   Please visit our school website www.alice-smith.edu.my and read through the documentation on the Sixth Form. You must be able to meet the criteria for entry into the Sixth Form (apart from GCSE results, as SPM results will substitute)

2.   The Alice Smith School is a day school, located in Equine Park, some 40 minutes south of Kuala Lumpur. You must be able to stay near enough to the school or to the school bus routes for the duration of the scholarship.

3.   The Alice Smith Scholarship is a full scholarship, so tuition fees, building levy and enrollment fee will be included. These fees include all textbooks and materials. Other expenses such as transportation to and from school, lunch, uniform and school trips are not included in the scholarship. In exceptional cases, the Alice Smith Schools Association may provide school bus fees in addition to the scholarship.

4.   Your personal statement is your opportunity to tell the Alice Smith School why you should become an Alice Smith Scholar. You need to demonstrate your enthusiasm and commitment to a British “A” level course and the extra-curricular activities offered at Alice Smith. You also need to demonstrate your ability to fit into an international environment, to aim high in your future goals and to be a well-rounded student, with both academic and other interests. You can include photographs or videos with your written statement.