Malaysia Commonwealth Scholarship & Fellowship Plan

The Malaysian Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan are awarded by the Malaysian Government to the nominated students from the Commonwealth countries to study at the post-graduate level in Malaysia. This is a Government to Government scheme without any bond imposed by Malaysia.

Eligibility:

• Applicants must be the Commonwealth citizens or British protected persons residing in countries of the Commonwealth other than Malaysia as listed in Appendix II.
• Applicants must be a graduate of a University or College in their own countries or holders of an equivalent qualification.
• Applicants must have a minimum standard of upper second class honours or CGPA of 3.5/4.0 at bachelor's degree level. In addition, applicants for PhD must possess very good result at Master degree level in a similar field of intended PhD study.
• Scholarship will not be awarded to candidates wishing to undertake undergraduate studies, postdoctoral research, clinical training or second Master/PhD degree.
• Scholarship will be valid for only one degree and not eligible for continuation to another higher degree.

Tenure of Awards:

• The awards for Masters degree are between 12 to 24 months depending on the courses. Awards for pursuing PhD degree are for 3 years. The academic term in Malaysia commences in July but candidates may also register in the second semester commencing in December.
• The Awards are only applicable for candidates pursuing full-time degree programme in Malaysia.

Value of Scholarship:
The value of the award has been designed to accommodate the scholar's need throughout his/her studies which covers the scholar's living, study and travel expenses during tenure of the scholarship.

Each scholarship consists of:
xvi. a return air tickets from recipient's capital city to Malaysia;
xvii. an approved tuition fees by the respective university;
xviii. monthly maintenance allowance;
xix. a yearly grant for books and internal travel;
xx. thesis allowance, installation and termination grant.
xxi. family allowance for accompanying spouse or children.

Furture Enquiries:
For further enquiries, prospective applicants can either request or write directly to the nearest Malaysian Diplomatic Mission or the following address:

Scholarship Division
Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia
Level 4, Block 1, PjH Tower
Precint 2
Federal Goverment Administration Centre
62100, PUTRAJAYA
MALAYSIA
website : http://www.mohe.gov.my
email : norkamilahz@mohe.gov.my