Astro Scholarship

1. financial support of up to RM150,000 per scholar, per year.
2. Areas of study include graduate and undergraduate courses in

• Multimedia,
• Broadcasting,
• Mass Communication,
• Computer Graphics and
• Engineering that are related to the media and broadcasting industry.

3. Customers of Astro and their immediate family members who wish to be considered for one of these awards are invited to apply.

4. The Astro Scholarship Awards are applicable to all accredited local and foreign universities and institutions for tertiary education

5. The Astro Scholarship application must be submitted online. No mail-in application will be accepted.

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Limkokwing University of Creative Technology
For the first time since the Astro Scholarship Award was launched in year 2005, Astro is proud to introduce the collaboration with Limkokwing University of Creative Technology to offer placements at the prestigious university. The placements are for any of the Degree or Diploma programmes as per below :
Bachelor of Design (Hons) in Professional Design
Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Creative Multimedia
Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Animation
Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Digital Communication Design
Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Professional Communication
Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Digital Film & Television
Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Broadcasting & Journalism
Diploma in Sound & Music Technology

The Datin Seri Endon Mahmood Award
Astro holds in high regard the commitment of Datin Seri Endon Mahmood, the late wife of former Prime Minister, and Chairman of Yayasan Budi Penyayang Malaysia, to revitalise and strengthen local culture, arts and heritage as an inherent part of our Malaysian lifestyle.
In honour of her contributions, Astro has established The Datin Seri Endon Mahmood Award as part of The Astro Scholarship Awards. The Datin Seri Endon Mahmood Award will support talented students pursuing undergraduate courses in the Performing Arts and Humanities such as:

• Bachelor of Dramatic Art (National Institute of Dramatic Art, Australia)
• Bachelor of Arts in Humanities at universities in Malaysia

Areas of Study
Undergraduate Degrees in Malaysia

• Bachelor of Engineering and Computer Graphics
• Bachelor of Arts in Multimedia, Broadcasting, Mass Communications
  

Undergraduate Degrees Overseas

• Bachelor of Dramatic Art (Acting, Design, Production) in National Institute of Dramatic Art, Australia (NIDA) or any other reputable school of dramatic art
• Bachelor of Engineering and Computer Graphics

2009 Intake Date
The Astro Scholarship application window will reopened on the listed dates below.
26 April 2009 to 24th May 2009 (for Malaysian universities and institutions) - Undergraduate programmes NOW OPEN
26 April 2009 to 24th May 2009 (for foreign universities and institutions) - Undergraduate programmes NOW OPEN
26 April 2009 to 24th May 2009 (Limkokwing University of Creative Technology) - Undergraduate programmes NOW OPEN

AMCHAM-MACEE 2009 Scholarship

INTRODUCTION

The American Malaysian Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM) and the Malaysian-American Commission on Educational Exchange (MACEE) are pleased to announce the competition for the AMCHAM-MACEE 2009 Scholarship. AMCHAM created a scholarship endowment program in 1998 to benefit deserving Malaysian students planning to pursue their undergraduate studies in the United States. The AMCHAM-MACEE 2009 Scholarship awards a US$20,000 scholarship, covering four years of undergraduate study in the United States ($5000.00/year renewable for four years subject to meeting the specified conditions). The scholarship is open to qualified Malaysian students who are accepted to an accredited university in the United States for four years of study culminating in a Bachelors degree. The student must be accepted for Fall semester, 2009.

ELGIBILITY

• Malaysian Students who have completed SPM, O Levels, STPM or A Levels.
• Secondary school results must be translated into English, certified as ta true copy and submitted with the application.
• TOEFL and SAT scores must be submitted, IF they are required by the U.S. university to which the student is applying to.
• Two letters of recommendation.
• Certified copy of IC or Malaysian Passport.
• Prior acceptance into U.S. university/college.
• Certified copy of acceptance letter or certified copy of I-20 from U.S. university/college

SCHOLARSHIP DEADLINES

The application for admission and all supporting documents must be received by May 30, 2009, to be considered for the Fall 2009 award. All documents must be official. You may mail them or hand-deliver them to MACEE.

APPLICATION FORM

You can DOWNLOAD the application form (Microsoft Word format) by clicking the link below, but before that read the instructions.
Download Instructions:

1.) Click the download link below. A dialog box will appear asking whether you want to open or save the file. Chose the "Save it to file" option.

2.) The file will be saved in your chosen drive.

3.) Open the file in Microsoft Word. DO NOT CHANGE ANYTHING.

4.) Print and fill out the form.
Download the application form: Click here

FURTHER INFORMATION

Contact MACEE for more information on this scholarship:
For more information on AMCHAM, please contact:

MACEE AMCHAM-MACEE Scholarship Program

18th Floor, Menara Yayasan Tun Razak, 200,

Jalan Bukit Bintang, 55100 Kuala Lumpur

Tel: (603) 2166 8878 Fax: (603) 2166 1878

Email MACEE

AMCHAM Malaysia 11.03-11.05,

Level 11, AMODA 22 Jalan Imbi,

55100 Kuala Lumpur.

Tel: (603) 2148 2407 Fax: (603) 2142 8540

e-mail: info@amcham.com.my Web: www.amcham.com.my

Ng Bee Chai Foundation

The Ng Bee Chai Foundation is offering scholarships to needy individuals with excellent STPM results.

It is also offering education loans to deserving students seeking financial assistance to pursue their first degree or professional course in a local university.

goto www.scholarships4undergraduates.blogspot.com

Interested applicants may obtain application forms before May 31

from the Foundation’s office at

Wisma NBC, Pusat Perniagaan NBC,

No. 99, Batu 1 1/2, Jalan Meru, 41050 Klang.

For more information, call Janet Tay at 03-3343 0008 ext. 13/15.

For further information on NBC, visit here