Scholarship Description: The University Putra Malaysia (UPM) and Sime Darby Foundation (YSD) are inviting potential candidates with excellent academic results who wish to pursue their postgraduate study in UPM.
Scholarship Provider: The School of Graduate Studies (SGS) is an administrative centre and a core support system which helps ease and enhance the postgraduate experience for UPM students and plays a crucial role in fostering the relationship between UPM and its graduates.
If English is not your first language you will need to meet the university’s English language requirements for postgraduate courses.
Degree Level: Scholarships are available for pursuing the postgraduate programme in UPM.
Available Subject: Scholarships will be offered to candidates who are inclined to pursue the following fields of study: Robotic automation in oil palm estate; Engineering for palm oil mill improvement; Agronomy-precision agriculture technology; Gene study-biotechnology for crop improvement; Gene editing in oil palm; Palm oil specialty and wellness product; Sustainable waste to wealth technology; Sustainable management in oil palm plantation; Soil microbiome/crop protection and Bioinformatics and statistics
Scholarship Benefits: Full scholarship covers tuitions fees, living allowances, books and thesis allowance.
Eligible Nationalities: Malaysian students can apply for these scholarships.
Eligibility Criteria:
- Malaysian;
- International (priory for citizen of Indonesia or People’s of Republic of China)
- Undergraduate/ Masters of Science with CGPA of at least 3.20.
Application Procedure: The mode of applying is online.
Scholarship Link
Deadline: Open for February 2018 intake.