Financial Aid

Having obtained a Keppel Corporation Scholarship to pursue his Master of Engineering degree in 2001, Mr Lim Ah Cheng wanted to give back to the community by offering the A C Lim Bursary. Mr Lim’s professional career began with Offshore Technology Development, the research and development arm of Keppel Offshore and Marine, and has worked at Keppel FELS in different roles. He has been giving to support children and students at Jamiyah Children's Home (Presekutuan Seruan Islam Singapore) and Yishun Junior College.

The Bursary supports financially needy undergraduates.

The NUS Building and Estate Management Alumni (BEMA) was formed in July 1993 to foster closer links between its members, and the SDE and its alumni. It encourages and organises education, social, cultural, sporting and civic activities for its members.

In July 2013, BEMA made an expendable gift to NUS to establish bursaries for financially needy Singaporean undergraduates at the Departments of Building and Real Estate, especially for those whose families have experienced unexpected financial turbulence. Up to four bursaries will be awarded each academic year to needy Singaporean Citizens. The Bursaries will be shared equally among the Department of Building and Department of Real Estate.

At its 25th Anniversary reunion dinner, the NUS Chemical Engineering Class of 1987 raised funds so as to establish bursaries for needy students. Many from the Class saw the bursary fund as a good vehicle to payforward.

This department-level endowed fund provides bursaries for needy students from the Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering to complete their Bachelor of Engineering degree. These students, after graduation, would hopefully follow in their seniors’ footsteps and help nuture the next generation of engineer-leaders.

The late Mrs Loke Cheng-Kim found herself a widow with children after just three years of marriage to industrialist Mr Loke Yew. She dedicated herself to raising her children and developed a keen and enduring interest in promoting the welfare and education of children. In 1968, the Loke Cheng-Kim Foundation was established.

The Foundation made a gift in support of the Cheng Kim Loke Foundation Travelling Loan Fund, which helps students pay for overseas travel while broadening their outlook in architecture and building and estate management.

The NUS Engineering Class of 1973, which is the University’s pioneering engineering alumni, celebrated 40 years of friendship and camaraderie at its ruby anniversary celebrations held on 28 June 2013.

Despite the passage of years, the Class’ ties to the University remain strong. At the reunion dinner, the Chairman of the Reunion Committee presented a cheque to the Dean of Faculty of Engineering to set up the Class of 1973 Engineering Bursary.The Bursary supports undergraduates from the Faculty of Engineering facing financial difficulty.

The Faculty of Engineering Class of 1974 successfully raised funds to help needy Engineering students during its class reunion. The organising committee for the reunion was chaired by Mr Moses Lee, Chairman of Sentosa Development Corporation, and co-chaired by Mr Tang Kin Fei, Group President & CEO of Sembcorp Industries.

Over 100 people collectively gave the largest sum ever to be raised at an Engineering alumni reunion dinner. The funds support the Class of 1974 Engineering Bursary Fund which enables financially needy engineering students to experience a well-rounded university education.

The late Mr Ang Eng Kee leveraged his fluency in Japanese - which he learnt during the occupation - to start a leather goods store catering to tourists from Japan. The successful business enabled him to provide for his family while venturing into other entrepreneurial opportunities. 

The NUS Class of 1976 Engineering Committee, chaired by NUS Faculty of Engineering alumnus Mr Leong Yue Wing, was formed in 2011. Through the class reunion fundraising campaign, it has successfully raised monies to support an endowed bursary for financially disadvantaged students from the Faculty of Engineering. Thanks to this initiative, the Class has realised its aspiration to help nurture a spirit of adventure and passion to make a difference among students from their Faculty. Today, the Committee continues to organise regular gatherings for classmates and raise funds for the Bursary. The following sub-named awards were established:

CLASS OF 1976 ENGINEERING BURSARY – CHAN CHIEW PING BURSARY
This sub-named Bursary honours Madam Chan Chiew Ping’s spirit of humanity and belief in education, and aims to inspire others to follow in her footsteps. This gift is made possible by an anonymous donor. 

CLASS OF 1976 ENGINEERING BURSARY - CHENG HWEE WAH BURSARY
Mr Tan Keok Boon made the gift in honour of his wife Ms Cheng Hwee Wah as the couple both aspire to help financially needy students to pursue their tertiary education. They hope the Bursary can support the development of talents in the engineering field.

CLASS OF 1976 ENGINEERING BURSARY - LEONG YUE WING AND LAI SAU KUEN BURSARY
Mr Leong Yue Wing, a long-time volunteer of NUS and Chairman of the Engineering Class of 1976 Reunion Committee initiated fundraising efforts for this Bursary. It is named after himself and his wife, who has always supported his philanthropic efforts.

CLASS OF 1976 ENGINEERING BURSARY – TAN KEOK BOON BURSARY
Mr Tan Keok Boon is one of the founding members of the Committee. Through this gift, he hopes to support deserving students to attain a top-class Engineering education at NUS and achieve their potential to be future leaders par excellence in their chosen fields.

CLASS OF 1976 ENGINEERING BURSARY – TAN SENG KOON WILLIAM BURSARY
Alumnus Mr Tan Seng Koon has held various directorships and senior management roles, such as in SIA Engineering Company, throughout his career. As a fellow of the Institution of Engineers Singapore and the Academy of Engineering, Mr Tan supports aspiring engineers.

CLASS OF 1976 ENGINEERING BURSARY - TEO MUI HUI BURSARY
Mdm Teo Mui Hui was an entrepreneur whose education was disrupted by war. She valued fairness and was extremely passionate about giving others the educational opportunities she did not have. The Bursary was established in her memory by her son, Dr Ang Peng Huat.

CLASS OF 1976 ENGINEERING BURSARY - YU GUANGHUI BURSARY
Mr Yu Guanghui is the Chief Executive Office and Executive Director of Tonly Electronics Holdings Limited. He was encouraged by his friend, Mr Leong Yue Wing, to make a gift in support of financially needy engineering students at NUS.

The Bursary was set up for financially needy undergraduates in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the College of Design and Engineering. 

It started with a Fireside Chat in 2018 where the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering met up with alumni. Three alumni members from the Class of Electrical Engineering 1988 were inspired to champion a fundraising effort to support financially needy undergraduates. The three alumni members are Mr Terence Ng, Channel Director of FireEye Singapore, Mr Richard Lum, Senior Director of Broadcom.com, and Mr Mark Chng, Managing Director of NETe2 Asia.

The Bursary supports financially needy undergraduates from the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering who are Singapore Citizens or Singapore Permanent Residents.

Singapore-headquartered global technologies company, CSE Global Limited (CSE), is committed to helping engineering students as most of its employees have an engineering background. In line with this commitment, Mr Lim Boon Kheng, CSE Group Managing Director; Mr Tan Mok Koon, a CSE pioneer; Mr Lim Ming Seong, Chairman; and the Board of Directors together decided to set up a fund to establish the CSE Global Engineering Bursary.

Mr Lim explains the rationale for the Bursary, saying, “We hope the bursary can lighten the financial burden of the students.”

The late Associate Professor David J.K. Lim was a role model in the architectural community, known for his professionalism and dedication to architectural education. He was the University’s longest serving design educators until his retirement in 1986. He was conferred the Singapore Design Golden Jubilee Award by Design Singapore for his contributions.

To commemorate the life in architectural education of his late father, Mr Andrew M. Lim has set up this bursary in honour of his father. The bursary supports financially needy undergraduates from the BA (Arch) programme. 

DSO National Laboratories is firmly committed to engaging Singaporean youths and nurturing their interests in science and technology. This commitment is rooted in the belief that every Singaporean child should have access to education, a powerful enabler.

The DSO Bursary embodies this spirit. It is awarded to incoming and current Singaporean undergraduates reading the Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical Engineering) or (Computer Engineering) degree. The Bursary is tenable for the academic year it is awarded.

The NUS Engineering Class of 1982 came together to support the ENG @ 82 Bursary for financially disadvantaged full-time undergraduates at the Faculty of Engineering. Alumnus Mr Seah Cheng San (’82), who was inspired by the scholarship he received during his university days, rallied his classmates and championed this initiative. The following sub-named awards were established:

ENG @ 82 - ANITA YANG LI-ANN BURSARY
Mr Quek Khor Ping, an alumnus and regular donor of the University, made the gift in loving memory of his late wife, Mdm Anita Yang Li-Ann.

ENG @ 82 – BOON KUI AND SIEW LIAN BURSARY
Mr Tew Boon Kui and Ms Tay Siew Lian, alumni from the Class of ’82, met while studying at NUS. They believe in the importance of helping financially needy students and contribute generously to this Bursary.

ENG @ 82 – DESIGN 82 BURSARY
Ms Wan Siew Ping graduated from NUS in 1982 and began her career as a process engineer. She wishes to raise awareness of the importance of applying scientific and engineering knowledge from a design perspective.

ENG @ 82 – DRH/SHEARES HALL ALUMNI BURSARY
This sub-named Bursary is named in recognition of a group of donors from Dunearn Road Hostels (DRH)/Sheares Hall (SH) who participated in the Engineering Charity Golf 2014.

ENG @ 82 – ECE ALUMNI BURSARY
The ECE Alumni Committee organised the Engineering Charity Golf Tournament in 2014. The proceeds went towards supporting financially needy ECE students. This sub-named Bursary recognises its contributions.

ENG @ 82 – FIDENS ENGINEERING/TH TAN & FAMILY BURSARY
His family and his company, Fidens Engineering Pte Ltd, are the two things that Mr Tan Teo Hoo holds dear. An alumnus from the Class of ’82, Mr Tan is passionate about lending a helping hand to financially needy students.

ENG @ 82 – FUTURE ENGINEERING & COMMUNICATION BURSARY
Future Engineering & Communication (FEC) Group was established in 1990 by Mr Henry Cheang Wee Kok Seng, an NUS Engineering ’82 alumnus. The Group hopes to encourage graduates to pursue engineering careers by supporting the Bursary.

ENG @ 82 – HIAN HAI & KANG WEE BURSARY
Mr Ong Hian Hai, an NUS Engineering ’82 alumnus, together with his wife Madam Kang Wee, made a gift to assist financially needy students.

ENG @ 82 – INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS SINGAPORE BURSARY
The Institution of Engineers Singapore (IES) supported the Engineering Charity Golf Tournament 2014 with a gift towards bursaries. The IES hopes to encourage deserving students to pursue an engineering career and help advance the field.

ENG @ 82 - KOH HANG MENG BURSARY
Mr Koh Hang Meng is the self-made founder of the local manufacturing company Eratech. Having lacked the means to pursue further education, he is determined to help promising Engineering undergraduates overcome their financial disadvantages and achieve their fullest potential. 

ENG @ 82 – KUNNA CHINNIAH & FAMILY BURSARY
Mr Kunna Chinniah, NUS Engineering Class of ’82, is a long-serving investment professional at GIC. He supported the bursary award to help underprivileged engineering students.

ENG @ 82 - LEE FOUNDATION BURSARY
Mr Lee Kong Chian started the Lee Foundation in 1952 to aid the advancement of education and medicine, help the poor, and assist victims of fire, flood and famine. It has funded various philanthropic causes over the years and is Singapore’s largest private charitable foundation.

ENG @ 82 - LEW CHEW OON & LAI CHOI MUI BURSARY
Mr Lew Kim Soon, from the Faculty of Engineering Class of 1982, made the gift in memory of his late parents, Mr Lew Chew Oon and Mdm Lai Choi Mui, in recognition of the struggles they overcame to provide him with an education.

ENG @ 82 – LEW, SEAH & SIM BURSARY
Mr Lew Kim Soon, Mr Sim Jim Ho and Mr Seah Cheng San met during their engineering degree course and remain good friends. Together, they made a gift to this sub-named Bursary to commemorate their friendship.

ENG @ 82 - LOO LIP GIAM BURSARY
Mr Loo Lip Giam, from the NUS Engineering Class of 1982, is the CEO of Focus Network Agencies. Focus Group Agencies is a recognised leader in the region for the distribution and retail of confectionery products. Mr Loo made this gift in the company’s name to support future engineering students.

ENG @ 82 - MALAYSIAN COMMUNITY BURSARY

This Bursary aims to provide students with an international education rooted in a strong Asian perspective while strengthening ties between Singapore and Malaysia. It is open to financially needy Engineering undergraduates from Malaysia.

ENG @ 82 – MATCOR & SIM KHENG WAH BURSARY
MATCOR Technology & Services Pte Ltd, a home-grown forensic engineering and consultancy company, has made a gift together with Dr David Y H Tay and Ms Sim Kheng Wah, to support financially needy engineering undergraduates.

ENG @ 82 - NG BOK ENG BURSARY

Mr Ng Bok Eng was a Singaporean tycoon and philanthropist whose life epitomised the rags-to-riches story. He was a plantation worker and coolie, before venturing into the import-export trade during World War II and establishing himself as a successful merchant.

ENG @ 82 – NG & NG BURSARY

Mr and Mrs Ng Seng Yoong have built successful careers since graduating from the Faculty of Engineering in 1982. They made a gift with the hope that promoting an engineering education can help create a better world.

ENG @ 82 – NG MENG KWEE AND CHUA SHOK HWA BURSARY
Mr Ng Meng Kwee and Madam Chua Shok Hwa are the parents of Ms Angie Ng Hui Lan who graduated from the NUS Engineering Class of ’82. Ms Ng made a gift in appreciation of their hard work and commitment to providing a good education for their children.

ENG @ 82 - NGAI KOK LEONG AND CHONG CHIET PING BURSARY

Mr Ngai Kok Leong and his wife, Mdm Chong Chiet Ping, are avid supporters of needy students, regularly donating to the University to alleviate financial burdens and ensure undergraduates can fully enjoy their university experience.

ENG @ 82 – NUS ENGINEERING CHARITY GOLF 2014 BURSARY
This sub-named Bursary was established to commemorate the inaugural Engineering Charity Golf Tournament in 2014 and to help financially needy students.

ENG @ 82 - NUSS BURSARY
As the foremost graduate club, NUSS endeavours to provide members with a vast network of opportunities as well as premium social, recreational and dining facilities. The Bursary was established in commitment to the NUSS mission to support both the interests of NUS and the wider graduate community.

ENG @ 82 - PHUAH YEE KOON BURSARY

Madam Phuah Yee Koon was a devoted wife, mother and daughter-in-law, who always gave the best of herself to her family and in service to others. This bursary is dedicated to her memory by her son, Mr Koh Nghee Kwang, an alumnus of the Engineering Class of '82.

ENG @ 82 – SEAH & SIAK BURSARY
Mr Seah Cheng San and his wife, Madam Chong Siak Ching, each received the NUS Distinguished Alumni Service Award for their contributions to NUS and the wider community. The name “Seah & Siak” was the nickname they were known by during their undergraduate days at NUS.

ENG @ 82 - STELLA & EDWIN SEOW BURSARY

Mr Edwin Seow, from the NUS Engineering Class of 1982 stayed in King Edward Hall and Sheares Hall during his undergraduate days. He and his wife, Mrs Stella Seow established this Bursary to give back to future generations.

ENG @ 82 – TEOH CHENG ANN AND CHEN SOON BIN BURSARY
Mr Teoh Cheng Ann and Mdm Chen Soon Bin first met as classmates at the NUS Department of Electrical Engineering. They graduated in 1982, got married in 1984 and went on to have 4 children. They made a gift in appreciation of NUS.

ENG @ 82 - VINCENT HAN & SEOK KUAN BURSARY
Mr Vincent Han Kim Siew from the NUS Engineering Class of 1982 and Mrs Han-Tay Seok Kuan from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Class of 1984, met in NUS and tied the knot in 1987. They established this Bursary as a way to thank their alma mater.

ENG @ 82 – VOLVO EAST ASIA BURSARY
Volvo East Asia is a player in the local automobile industry. The company made a gift to assist students in overcoming financial hurdles.

ENG @ 82 – YEO KIM NEO BURSARY
Ms Yeo Kim Neo was a teacher at Methodist Girls School, Malacca. She passed away in 1988 and her son Mr Wong Sieh Hiin went on to graduate from the NUS Faculty of Engineering. Her brother, Mr Yeo Keng Joon, made a gift in her memory.

ENG @ 82 – YEOH OON TENG BURSARY
Mr Steven Yeoh is an Engineering ’82 alumnus. He made a gift in honour of his father, Mr Yeoh Oon Teng.

Following a fireside chat in 2019 which saw a reunion of the Class of 1979 Civil, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering graduates, fundraiser, Mr Tang Weng Fei, rallied the Class to raise funds for students in need.

The Engineering Class of 1979 Bursary was established with their gift. It is available to Singaporean undergraduates from the NUS College of Design and Engineering.

The Mechanical Engineering Class of 1984, led by Mr Seow Kiat Wang and Mr Tan Chow Boon, held a fundraiser to support a bursary for financially needy students.

The Bursary supports financially disadvantaged undergraduates studying at the College of Design and Engineering. 

Mr Mervyn Sirisensa, a highly accomplished and passionate Singaporean engineer, established this bursary to support financially disadvantaged undergraduates who are passionate about pursuing a career in engineering. He hopes to encourage more undergraduates to pursue engineering degrees at NUS and go on to become successful engineers.

Committed to helping needy undergraduates, Mr Seah Cheng San, an NUS Engineering alumnus from the Class of 1982, spearheaded the fundraising for this Bursary together with his alumni committee.

The Bursary is awarded to undergraduates who are either Singaporean or Singapore Permanent Residents enrolled in the College of Design and Engineering at NUS. The following sub-named awards were established. 

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING - BME ALUMNI BURSARY
The ambassador for the Department of Biomedical Engineering, Class of 2014, rallied classmates to raise funds for the Faculty of Engineering Bursary. Their contribution supports all financially needy undergraduates, with a preference for those studying biomedical engineering.

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING - CEE DEPARTMENT BURSARY
The gift was made by a group of donors from the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering (CEE). 

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING - CHEE LEONG & SOO HWEE BURSARY
Mr Lee Chee Leong, from the NUS Engineering Class of 1993 is ever grateful for how his time at NUS has shaped his career. He and his wife, Ms Choo Soo Hwee, gave to the fund to allow others to have the same opportunities, regardless of their financial situation.

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING ‐ CHEMICAL ENGINEERING CLASS OF 2009 BURSARY
The Class of 2009 from the Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering came together to make a gift in support of the generations after them.

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING – CHEMICAL ENGINEERING FORTREC BURSARY
Fortrec Group is an independent and privately-held company supplying petrochemicals & petroleum products. Headquartered in Singapore, the Group has a global presence with a strong Asian footprint. It owns several entities, including asset and investment arm, Fortrec Capital Pte Ltd and commodity trading arm, Fortrec Chemicals & Petroleum Pte Ltd.

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING - CHEN HAO BURSARY
Mr Chen Hao is an alumnus and donor of the University. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering in 1974 and a master’s degree in 1979. He has forty years of engineering experience in the design and construction of projects, primarily related to industrial, housing, and warehousing complex developments.

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING - CHOO-LIM BURSARY
Mr Choo Chiau Beng has been with Keppel Corporation Limited since 2009 and is currently the non-executive director of Keppel Care Foundation Limited. He made the gift in memory of his late parents, Mr Choo Lye Heng and Madam Lim Swee Hiang. 

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING - CIVIL ENGINEERING CLASS OF 85 BURSARY
Many alumni from the NUS Civil Engineering Class of 1985 experienced financial hardships during their undergraduate days. They established the bursary both in celebration of their camaraderie and to support other engineering students facing similar challenges.

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING - DENNIS KOH BURSARY
Mr Dennis Koh, an NUS Engineering alumnus from the Class of 1985, specialised in chemical engineering and was the first president of the NUS Chemical Engineering Alumni. He made this gift to support future chemical engineering students.

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING - DRH/SHEARES HALL ALUMNI BURSARY
No stranger to the challenges of financial hardship, a group of NUS alumni from Dunearn Road Hostels and Sheares Hall made this gift in 2017 to both celebrate their friendship and support the Faculty of Engineering Bursary.

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING - ENGINEERING CLASS OF 1982 BURSARY
Having achieved financial stability themselves, alumni from the NUS Engineering Class of 1982 wanted to pay it forward. They made their gift to the Faculty of Engineering Bursary in 2017 as a symbol of their friendship and in support of those in financial need.

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING - EU CAPITAL BURSARY
Eu Capital is an asset management firm that provides wealth management and portfolio management services to high-net-worth individuals and families. They are holders of the Capital Markets Services Licence, awarded selectively to firms that meet the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s set of stringent criteria.

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING - FINANCIAL 360 BURSARY
Having been on a study award from the SAF during his undergraduate days, Mr Yeoh Cheng Huann from NUS Chemical Engineering Class of 2005 knows the value of being able to study free of financial worries. His gift is made on behalf of Financial 360, a group of financial consultants from Great Eastern Financial Advisers that he is part of.

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING - HENG HIANG THONG
The late Mr Heng Hiang Thong was a businessman. He was the great-grandson of Mr Heng Pang Keat, a former Justice of Peace and one of the pioneering business and society leaders in Singapore during the colonial times.

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING - HSHM BURSARY
Founded in 2009, Hock Seng Hoe Metal Company Pte Ltd is a manufacturer of quality steel materials for the construction, shipyard, oil and gas and offshore marine industries. Over the years, the business has expanded to Vietnam, Myanmar and Indonesia and started offering additional value-added services.

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING - LIEW AH CHOY BURSARY
Prof Liew Ah Choy served NUS for over 36 years as the Head of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Engineering. He was most interested in lightning, high voltage technology, electrical systems and power system harmonics. The Bursary was made possible by his friends and past students.

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING - LIM PU LEH BURSARY
Illiterate and widowed at a young age, the late Mdm Lim Pu Leh took on many difficult jobs to raise her three children. Despite her hardships, she emphasised generosity and compassion. The Bursary is her children’s way of paying it forward.

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING – MASONIC CHARITABLE FUND-LODGE SINGAPORE BURSARY
Founded in 2019, the Masonic Charitable Fund is a local charity operated by the District Grand Lodge of the Eastern Archipelago and comprises Freemasons operating in Southeast Asia. It has been approved as an Educational Charity by the Ministry of Education and provides educational assistance to deserving students in Singapore. 

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING – THE MASONIC CHARITABLE FUND JOHN WILLIAM WILSON BURSARY
The late Mr John William Wilson founded the trading and engineering firm, Arian Engineering Corporation. In recognition of his expertise, he was appointed Authorised Examiner by the Ministry of Manpower and became a Senior Member of the Institute of Engineers Singapore. The Masonic Charitable Fund (MCF) made the gift in recognition of his contributions. 

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING – MSE ALUMNI BURSARY
A collective gift comprising contributions from various alumni from the Department of Materials Science & Engineering (MSE).

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING - MSE DEPARTMENT BURSARY
Led by Professor Xue and Professor Wang, a group of donors made a collective gift in honour of the Department of Material Science & Engineering.

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING – NUSS BURSARY
As the foremost graduate club, NUSS endeavours to provide members with a vast network of opportunities as well as premium social, recreational and dining facilities. The Bursary was established in commitment to the NUSS mission to support both the interests of NUS and the wider graduate community.

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING - PUNG GEK TIANG MEMORIAL BURSARY
Prof Chua Kee Chaing from the Department of Electrical Engineering made this gift to support the Faculty of Engineering Bursary. It is named in memory of his late mother, Mdm Pung Gek Tiang.

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING - QUANTEDGE FOUNDATION BURSARY
Established in 2015, Quantedge Foundation (Singapore) Ltd supports the relief of poverty and the advancement of education. It also hopes to empower those disadvantaged by age, health, finances or disabilities. The Bursary is an embodiment of these beliefs and is available to those who are unable to obtain sufficient government assistance.

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING – TING AH SWEE BURSARY
The late Ting Ah Swee, founder of Swee Choon Tim Sum Restaurant, was a generous donor who contributed to organisations such as Singapore Thong Chai Medical Institution, National Kidney Foundation, National Cancer Centre, Ren Ci Hospital, and Children's Cancer Foundation. His family made this gift in honour of his memory.

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING - TW-ASIA BURSARY
Incorporated in 2013, TW-Asia Consultants Pte Ltd is a Singapore-registered company that offers engineering design, consultancy and other specialized construction services. The bursary was established by Mr Wong Seng, managing director of TW-Asia.

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING ‐ WIN FINANCIAL GROUP BURSARY
Ms Winnie Cheah, an alumnus and regular donor of NUS, is the Master District Director of Win Financial Group. Testament to her exceptional professional knowledge, strict ethical conduct and outstanding client service, she received AIA’s Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT) Top of the Table - Qualifying and Life Member 2021 award.

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING ‐ WONG JIN KOK AND JESSICA LEONG SIEW WAH BURSARY
Mr Wong Jin Kok, from the Civil Engineering Class of 1985, relied on assistance from his elder siblings, part-time work and a student loan to fund his education. He and his wife Ms Jessica Leong Siew Wah, established this Bursary to help others overcome financial challenges.

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING - WONG NGIT LIONG BURSARY
Mr Wong Ngit Liong graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Malaya and a Master's degree in Electronics Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley where he was a Fulbright Scholar. He hopes his gift will provide deserving students with the opportunity to study engineering at NUS.

The late Mr and Mrs Hauw Hun King emigrated from Indonesia to Singapore after the Second World War. Whilst recognising the importance of a tertiary education, due to the war, they were unable to pursue studies at the university. In keeping with their life-long aspirations to make tertiary education accessible to the younger generation, Winston and Margaret, their son and daughter-in-law, have made a small gift in their memory through the establishment of a bursary at NUS.

The HK Hauw Bursary is awarded to needy undergraduate students studying Project & Facilities Management at the Department of Building.

Mr Tan Kwang Hwee, also known as K H Tan, is the Managing Director of Newsman Realty with close to 20 years of experience in real estate. A lack of formal training in architecture spurred him to learn more about the subject through self-study, which further fuelled his interest in architecture.

The K H Tan Bursary is available to all undergraduates at the School of Design & Environment based on financial need. In 2015, Mr Tan made an additional endowed gift to ensure that the Bursary is available for perpetuity.

Listed on Catalist in December 2011 and transferred to the MainBoard of SGX on 2 August 2016, Keong Hong Holdings is involved in property development and building construction services Singapore and the Maldives. Its extensive portfolio of projects includes developments such as IBIS Hotel, Singapore Institute of Management, Martin Place Residences, The Parvis, Paterson Collection, Twin Waterfalls, SkyPark Residences, Park Hotel @ Alexandra Central, Jurong Gateway, Raffles Hospital Extension, The Residence Maldives and Kooddoo Airport in Maldives. The Company is committed to nurturing both our present talents and a future workforce as the strength of the industry depends on talented individuals.

This Gift supports a bursary awarded to a Singaporean undergraduate enrolled in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at NUS.

The late Associate Professor Lee Kip Lin was an influential teacher in what was the Department of Architecture, where he taught between 1976 and 1984. A respected authority and connoisseur of the Singapore landscape, he was an intrepid and independent scholar of the country’s architectural and urban history.

His wife, Mrs Lee Li Ming, made a gift to NUS in her husband’s memory. NUS established the Lee Kip Lin Bursary to commemorate his contributions to architectural education. Two bursaries are awarded each academic year to full-time undergraduates reading the Bachelor of Arts (Architecture) programme.

Having formerly worked at the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Emeritus Professor Liew Ah Choy has strong ties with NUS. He has since retired and was conferred the Emeritus title in 2019. Together with his wife, Mdm Gan Ah Lian, they set up this Bursary to help underprivileged students at the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering achieve their educational goals. 

The Lighthouse Club is the construction industry’s charitable organisation. Its motto in Latin is “Aliis cum Humanitate”, which translates as “Consideration for Others”.

The Club made a gift to NUS in support of six bursaries awarded to students studying for a Bachelor of Science (Project and Facilities Management) degree at the Department of Building. Named in honour of their gift, each Lighthouse Club Bursary is tenable for the duration of the recipient’s studies.

The Masonic Charitable Fund, launched in Singapore in 2019, provides generous support for the underprivileged. Its bursary provides aid to the needy and deserving undergraduates through its various giving initiatives.

The NUS Mechanical Engineering Class of 1990 (ME90) celebrated their 25th class anniversary in 2015. To commemorate this special occasion, the classmates, led by Mr Lim Kay Teck, raised funds to establish the ME90 Bursary. By giving back to community, the ME90 class hopes to inspire future and current Mechanical Engineering graduates to do the same.

The Bursary is awarded to financially disadvantaged students from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering.

MSV Systems & Services Pte Ltd is a semiconductor and pharmaceutical services provider established in 2002. Since its founding, it has earned clients' trust in Singapore, Malaysia, China, Philippines, Taiwan and South Korea, including leading manufacturers of pharmaceutical packaging products IMA S.p.A, and semiconductor and burn-in specialists Mirae Corp.

The Bursary, named in recognition of the generous gift from the company, is available to Singaporean or Singapore PR undergraduates studying engineering.

An NUS Engineering alumnus, Mr Lau Yean Liang Raymond is Managing Partner of Qilin World Capital— a Hong Kong-registered private investment firm that specialises in lending capital to public equity, fixed income and private equity. Having previously benefitted from financial aid, Mr Lau believes strongly in giving back to society and established this Bursary to support financially needy Mechanical Engineering undergraduates.

Mr Roland Ng has been Tat Hong Holdings’ Group CEO & Managing Director since 25 October 1991. He also sits on the board of several SGX-listed companies. Mr Ng is actively involved in various charities and was awarded the Pingat Bakti Masyarakat (Public Service Medal) in 2002 and the Bintang Bakti Masyarakat (Public Service Star) in 2010.

Mr Ng believes strongly in education philanthropy and paying it forward. In recognition of a gift from him, NUS established the Roland Ng Bursary to help needy Singaporean undergraduates enrolled in the Faculty of Engineering. Mr Ng hopes that the Bursary will provide disadvantaged students with access to education.

SAA Architects (SAA), which celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2015, is among the top 10 architecture firms in Singapore. True to its “Building Dreams, Enriching Lives” philosophy, SAA celebrated its silver jubilee by giving back to society and supporting the education of local architecture students.

SAA and NUS jointly launched the SAA-NUS EnReach Study Grant for underprivileged students in their third-year and final-year of architectural studies. The Study Grant is awarded to four architecture undergraduate students annually.

Since its modest beginnings in 1937 with only 30 members, the Singapore Contractors Association (SCAL) has grown in strength and representation to more than 2,000 members. SCAL is the official representative of the construction industry in Singapore, helping its members adapt to market and technical developments, and growing world-class capabilities.

The Bursary supports financially needy Singaporean and Permanent Resident undergraduates with an interest in pursuing careers in the construction industry. 

Founded in 1979, Seagate is the leading provider of hard drivers and storage solutions. The company offers a wide range of hard disk drives, solid-state drivers and solid-state hybrid drives, as well as an extensive line of storage products for consumers and small businesses, complete with data recovery services.

As part of the company’s commitment to the Singapore community, the Seagate Bursary was established. The Bursary is available to financially needy Singaporeans or Singapore PR undergraduates from the NUS College of Design and Engineering and is aimed at developing a pool of STEM talent for the future.

Energy conglomerate Shell plays a key role in helping to meet the world’s growing energy demand in economically, environmentally and socially responsible ways. Among Singapore’s largest foreign investors, Shell employs more than 3,100 people here. It has earned a sterling reputation for its efforts in giving back to the society in which it operates.

The Shell Bursaries were established with support from Shell and are granted to full-time students of the Master of Science (Environmental Management) programme at SDE who are in need of financial support.

Supported by an anonymous donor, this Bursary celebrates the spirit of giving back and deep friendship between Takuya Nishida and Jeffrey Lee. Both are long-time great friends who met each other during their university days. Having been recipients of scholarships and bursaries during their education, both are grateful for the financial assistance and opportunities given to them and the impact it has made on their lives.

The Gift is used to award bursaries to Singaporean and Singapore PR undergraduates, who are enrolled in the Faculty of Engineering.

Prominent Chinese community leader in Singapore and China in the 1930s, the late Mr Tan Chew Char strongly believed in the Confucian adage that “what is taken from the community is to be used for the good of the community”.

His grandson Dr Freddie Tan, an SDE alumnus, made a gift to SDE in his honour. NUS established the Tan Chew Char Bursary which is awarded to up to two needy Singaporean students reading the Bachelor of Science (Project and Facilities Management) at the Department of Building annually.

Mr Tay Lai Hee was the only member in his family to have the opportunity to pursue a tertiary education. Although World War II interrupted his studies at the Hong Kong University, he never forgot the importance of education. He ensured that all his children — including his daughters — went as far as they wanted, and could, academically.

To honour his belief in education for all, regardless of gender, his daughter, Ms Tay Sok Kian, established this Bursary, which supports financially needy engineering students.

Mr Ray Tan, a Financial Services Director at the Advisors Alliance Group and an alumnus of NUS, established a bursary in the name of the Advisors Alliance Group. The Advisors Alliance Group was founded by Mr Tan Koon Chuan, who is the current Honorary Senior Executive Director at Great Eastern Life. The Advisors Alliance Group's philosophy is deeply anchored on the concept of abundance, as well as giving back to society. The Group believes that education is crucial and has established this fund to provide equal opportunities to students who are less privileged.

The bursary is open to Singapore citizens or Permanent Residents who are pursuing undergraduate studies at NUS.

Born into an impoverished immigrant family, Mr Wan Boo Sow overcame difficulties to qualify as a pharmacist and subsequently established the leading insecticide brand, Ridsect. Along with his wife, Madam Annie Tan, Mr Wan has always emphasised the importance of education and ensured that all their children completed their university education.

The Bursary, made possible by an anonymous donor, is for Singaporean undergraduates majoring in Chinese Studies, Malay Studies, or Southeast Asian Studies. 

Having endured hardship during the wartime years, the enterprising and resourceful Madam Chew Teck Neo sought ways to provide for her seven children and to give back to those who sought her help. She ran a lodging house and a home-based catering business, raised pigs and chickens, and ventured into stocks and real estate, even making enough to buy a home for each of her children.

Mdm Chew’s children, including her daughter and son-in-law, both of whom studied Philosophy at NUS, made a gift to NUS in her memory. This Bursary is awarded to financially disadvantaged Singapore citizens and Permanent Residents who have taken at least one philosophy module.

This bursary is dedicated to the loving memory of the late David Raman Wei Siong P.S. Kausikan, son of Mr. Bilahari Kausikan and Madam Pearlyn Chong.

 Mr. Kausikan chairs the Middle East Institute, which is affiliated with NUS. A former career diplomat, he has held prominent roles including Permanent Secretary in Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Deputy Secretary for Southeast Asia, Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York, and Ambassador to the Russian Federation.

 Madam Chong is the Managing Director of asset management firm Oaktree Capital in Singapore, where she oversees the company’s Asia research efforts.

 The David Raman Wei Song P.S. Kausikan Bursary is awarded to financially disadvantaged Singaporean undergraduates from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.

In 2019, the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS), together with its alumni champions, organised a charity golf event to raise funds in support of bursaries. The purpose of the fund is to provide assistance to financially needy undergraduates from the Faculty. The following sub-named awards were established: 

FASS ALUMNI - HUA FAMILY BURSARY
Mr Michael Hua made this gift in honour of his family. He graduated from the University in 1996 with a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Social Sciences. His major was in Statistics and Economics.

FASS ALUMNI - QUANTEDGE FOUNDATION BURSARY
The Quantedge Foundation was established in 2015 to carry out the philanthropic mission and charitable activities of Quantedge Capital and its affiliates. The Foundation has a broad range of charitable objectives, including the relief of poverty and the advancement of education, with a specific focus on Singapore. It aims to deliver impactful solutions to social issues and challenges in Singapore by focusing on areas where the Foundation can achieve the largest amount of social good per dollar spent.

FASS ALUMNI - WIN ADVISORS BURSARY
Win Advisors was set up by Ms Winnie Cheah in 2001. Ms Cheah is a strong believer in influencing and developing people to take charge of their lives. She set up Win Advisors, whose vision is to be an organisation where people are leaders of themselves and others, as she sees great fulfilment in transforming ordinary individuals into successful advisors making a positive impact on their personal and professional lives.

The late Mr Ho Sim Keng believed that a well-rounded education is crucial to developing a more equitable and virtuous society. His values influenced his son, Mr Ho Han Khoon, Executive Vice-president of Tai Tak Group, who made a gift in honour of his father’s legacy and beliefs.

The Bursary is available to financially needy undergraduate students from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.

As the father of nine children, Mr Lee Wai Kin could scarcely afford to buy schoolbooks nor give them pocket money for lunch. Yet, firm in the belief of the importance of education, he would painstakingly copy out borrowed texts by candlelight using a typewriter for his children. His commitment to his children’s education was pivotal to their lives.

In honour of his late parents, Mr Lee Kok Wah made an endowed gift to establish the Mr and Mrs Lee Wai Kin Bursary. The Bursary will provide up to four awards to needy FASS undergraduates.

The 82-year-old Economics Department has produced many alumni who have helped write the Singapore story and make the country what it is today. Among its most illustrious alumni are Emeritus Senior Minister Mr Goh Chok Tong, former Deputy Prime Minister Dr Goh Keng Swee, and former top civil servant Mr Ngiam Tong Dow.

To build upon its success, the department — one of the world’s largest and strongest in Asia — is committed to attracting and nurturing talent regardless of financial means. The NUS Economics Alumni raised funds to establish this Bursary to help needy Economics majors reach their full potential. The following sub-named awards were also established:

NUS ECONOMICS ALUMNI - AGAPE BURSARY 
An alumnus from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Mr Daniel Lo chose the name “AGAPE” as it means unconditional love. His gift is a reminder that it is a privilege to be able to help those in need.

NUS ECONOMICS ALUMNI – CHIA SIOW YUE BURSARY
Professor Chia Siow Yue taught Statistics and Economics at NUS from 1967 to 1996 and is currently a Senior Fellow at the Singapore Institute of International Affairs. This award was established in her honour by one of her former students, Mr David Ho from the Class of 1972, with warm appreciation of her as a tutor, lecturer, and mentor.

NUS ECONOMICS ALUMNI – KHOO CHENG EE BURSARY
Mdm Khoo Cheng Ee was a teacher who quit to become a homemaker to care for her six children. This award was established by her son, Dr Lee Soo Ann, in her memory.

NUS ECONOMICS ALUMNI – LEE TECK HOCK BURSARY
Mr Lee Teck Hock was originally a teacher before becoming a principal and inspector of schools. This award was established by his son, Dr Lee Soo Ann, in his memory.

NUS ECONOMICS ALUMNI – MAY TSAO BURSARY
Mrs May Tsao was a school teacher by profession and retired as the head of the humanities department at Catholic Junior College in 1990. This award was established by her daughter, Dr Tsao Yuan, in her honour.

NUS ECONOMICS ALUMNI - WEE SIN THO BURSARY
An alumnus of NUS Economics, the late Mr Wee Sin Tho set up the NUS Investment Office in 2005. He also served as Vice-President (Endowment and Institutional Development) and Senior Advisor of the Office of the President at the National University of Singapore. The gift was made by an anonymous donor to honour his contributions.

The pioneer Sociology Class of 1969 has fond memories of their university days — meeting friends, studying in the library, working and playing hard.

In 2014, to mark their 45th reunion, the classmates made a class gift to support the Class of ’69 Sociology Alumni Bursary. The Bursary is awarded to needy undergraduates who are Singapore citizens or PRs and majoring in Sociology. In March 2016, to commemorate the Department of Sociology’s 50th Anniversary, the bursary was re-launched as the NUS Sociology Alumni Bursary Fund (initiated by Pioneer Class of ’69).

Mr Stephen Ng is the CEO of the global investment bank China International Capital Corporation (CICC) Singapore. Since graduating from NUS with an engineering degree in 1991, he has had a long and distinguished career spanning various multinational companies across Asia. Mr Ng was formerly Executive Director at ICAP Hong Kong, a world-leading intermediary in wholesale financial, energy, and commodities markets.

 The Stephen Ng Bursary reflects his desire to give back to society through the assistance of promising but financially disadvantaged students. It is awarded to undergraduates from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.

Throughout his varied career, Mr Howe Yoon Chong served as a pillar of stability for Singapore’s tempestuous transition to independence. After rising through the civil service, he served briefly in politics, before putting his vast experience to work in private industry. For fifteen years, he was Chairman of The Straits Trading Company Limited, whose storied history began in 1887 with tin mining and smelting. Today, the firm has investments in real estate, hospitality and resources.

The Straits Trading Company Limited made a gift to support financially disadvantaged economics undergraduates in honour of its late Chairman.

The A&B Leong Bursary is named in honour of a loving couple bearing the initials A and B. The husband was a medical doctor, while the wife was a dentist. The couple were both graduates from the University of Melbourne, Australia, and used to visit Singapore regularly upon their retirement. The donation was made in their honour by an anonymous benefactor.

The Bursary supports financially disadvantaged students at NUS Medicine and at the Faculty of Dentistry each academic year. The award is an endowed gift which will be available in perpetuity.

The Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) Class of ’81 marked its 30th anniversary with a symposium cum fundraising event in 2011. The Class wanted to give back to the next generation just as they had received from the previous generation. The funds raised from the event were donated to support bursaries at the Faculty of Dentistry.

In recognition of their gift, NUS established the BDS Class of ’81 30th Anniversary Bursary. The endowed Bursary supports up to three needy students at the Faculty of Dentistry annually, and is available in perpetuity.

In 2009, the Faculty of Dentistry commemorated its 80th year in dental education and service. Beginning as a humble Department of Dentistry within the King Edward VII College of Medicine in 1929, the Faculty has impacted the field of dentistry with its tripartite mission of education, research and clinical service.

To mark its achievements and inspire the Faculty to greater heights, dental alumni, students, staff and friends rallied to contribute to the Faculty of Dentistry 80th Anniversary Bursary Fund. Through this Bursary, the Faculty hopes to continue to empower and contribute to the future success of its students.

IDEM Singapore is the No. 1 dental event in the Asia-Pacific region, showcasing the very best of clinical dental practice, innovative technique and emerging biomaterials. The event has been jointly organised by Koelnmesse Pte Ltd and the Singapore Dental Association since its inception in 2000.

The IDEM Singapore Bursary, established by NUS in 2012, is supported by a gift from Koelnmesse for the advancement of education in the field of dentistry. The Bursary supports one disadvantaged and deserving student annually.

The Lee Foundation established by businessman and philanthropist, the late Dr Lee Kong Chian, channels the majority of its gifts towards educational and learning institutions. Dr Lee, the first Chancellor of the University of Singapore, NUS’ predecessor, was passionate about education and was called “a superlative friend to education”. Building on his legacy, the Lee Foundation makes transformative gifts to NUS, including one which supports the Lee Foundation Dental Bursary.

Established for financially needy dental undergraduates, this endowed Bursary is available in perpetuity and supports up to two students per year.

Born to a doctor father and homemaker mother, Dr Lim Kheng Ann worked as a dentist with the Ministry of Health until his retirement in 1989. His last appointment was Deputy Director of Medical Services (Dental) and he also taught in NUS Dentistry as a Clinical Associate Professor for many years. He was appointed the Chairman for Chapter of Dental Surgeons from 1981 to 1982.

Dr Lim set up this Bursary to support financially needy undergraduates. 

Dr Ng Chin Siau is the founder and Group CEO of Q & M Dental Group. Under his leadership, Q & M Dental Group has grown from a single clinic in 1996 to more than 60 clinics island-wide. Dr Ng attributes much of his success to his NUS education and the annual bursaries he received during his undergraduate years. His desire to give back inspired him to make a gift in support of student bursaries at the Faculty of Dentistry.

In recognition of Dr Ng’s gift, NUS established the Ng Chin Siau Dental Bursary which is available to one Dentistry student in financial need each year.

The Singapore Dental Association (SDA) is the professional association of dentists dedicated to serving both the public and the profession of dentistry. The Association promotes the vocation of dentistry by enhancing its integrity and ethics, while strengthening the patient-dentist relationship.

The SDA also encourages the study in the field of dental science and supports one bursary for an undergraduate student each year at the Faculty of Dentistry. NUS established the Singapore Dental Association Bursary in honour of their gift.

As a longstanding business partner of the Faculty of Dentistry at NUS, the Straumann Group & ClearCorrect Singapore Pte Ltd has established a bursary to contribute to Singapore’s dental fraternity.

 The bursary aims to support financially needy undergraduates from the Faculty of Dentistry.

The late Tan Sri Dr Tay Teck Eng would have dropped out of college if not for the generosity of a stranger who paid for his dental course fees in full. Dr Tay went on to break the cycle of poverty, leading a successful life and living out his belief in giving back to society, especially to education. He played a role in establishing the School of Dentistry at the University of Malaya.

The Tay Teck Eng Dental Bursary is awarded to up to two needy students at the Faculty of Dentistry. The Bursary is supported by gifts from family and friends of Dr Tay who celebrate his life and values.

The Tooth Fairy Bursary gets its name from the fabled tooth fairy. In western and some asian societies, a child places his/her baby tooth that was removed by a dentist or dropped off naturally under his/her pillow before going to sleep. A parent will tell the child that a tooth fairy will place a small amount of money under the pillow and when the child wakes up he/she will receive the reward.

The Tooth Fairy Bursary supports up to four deserving, financially needy undergraduate students at the Faculty of Dentistry and is available for perpetuity. The Bursary is supported by a gift from an alumnus, who wishes to remain anonymous.

The World Dental Education Society (WDES) was founded by University of Malaya in Singapore alumnus, Dr Choo Teck Chuan. The society is part of Federation Dentaire lnternationale (FDI), an international organisation of dental professionals from around the world. In 2009, WDES made an endowed gift to the NUS Faculty of Dentistry to support dentistry students from low-income families.

The WDES-FDI World Dental Federation Bursary provides financial support for up to two deserving Singaporean deserving dentistry students annually in perpetuity.

Allen & Gledhill LLP has had a long tradition of pro bono work and volunteering in the community and is always trying to reach out to different stakeholders with diverse needs through its multi-faceted corporate social responsibility activities and initiatives.

In line with the firm’s ethos, the Allen & Gledhill Bursary was set up for financially needy NUS Law undergraduates, in recognition of a generous gift from a donor who is an NUS Law alumna and a retired Senior Partner of the firm.

NUS Law Faculty alumnus Mr Bennett Lam was a beloved son, husband, brother and friend. In 2001, he sadly disappeared at sea while on a fishing trip off Horsburgh Lighthouse. His family shared that fishing was one of Bennett’s passions. He loved the feeling of oneness with nature and the peace and tranquillity that his fishing expeditions brought.

His family made a gift in honour of his memory. In recognition of this gift, NUS established the Bennett Lam Book Grant to help financially needy law students. Two book grants are awarded each year.