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Published: 21 May 2025 27 views
Universiti Malaya Scholarship Scheme (UMSS) refer to the postgraduate students (Masters or Doctor of Philosophy) who are appointed as Graduate Research Assistants (GRA), whether or not they receive tuition fee waivers based on eligibility criteria.
A university is an institution of higher education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs in different schools or faculties of learning.
| Application Deadline | Not Specified |
| Country to study | Malaysia |
| School to study | Universiti Malaya |
| Type | Postgraduate |
| Sponsor | Universiti Malaya |
| Gender | Men and Women |
Waiver rate for the tuition fee (for those qualified) throughout semester are as follows:
Applicants need to meet the eligibility criteria for the GRA offer to qualify for the stipend payment and the tuition fee waiver eligibility criteria to be considered for the fee waiver.
(A) ELIGBILITY CRITERIA OF GRA OFFER
(1) Open to the postgraduate students (Malaysian and non-Malaysian) who are pursuing coursework, mixed-mode or full research program in Universiti Malaya (UM) with Ready for Enrolment (RE) or Active (AK) status in MAYA system and subject to the condition outline by the Research Grant;
(2) Applicant have obtained the offer letter for their postgraduate study from UM;
(3) Duration of the GRA offer shall be at least four (4) months or subject to the condition outline by the Research Grant;
(4) Minimum stipend payment amounting RM1,000.00 and subject to the condition outline by the Funding Agency/Research Grant;
(5) Stipend payment must be from Grant Vot 11000 allocation. The allocation research grant must be sufficient to pay for the stipend throughout their appointment as GRA;
(6) Applicant must not be sponsored or received any kind of financial support from federal/state/statutory body or any other organization during the time of application;
(7) Applicants must be free from any debt / outstanding fees with UM;
(8) This offer is subject to the terms and conditions outline by the Funding Agency/Research Grant;
(9) Applicants must be within the following semester at the time of application:
a) Masters programme: 8 semester and below
b) Doctor of Philosophy programme: 12 semester and below
(B) ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR TUITION FEE WAIVER
(1) Open to the postgraduate students (Malaysian and non-Malaysian) who are pursuing full research program in Universiti Malaya (UM) with Ready for Enrolment (RE) or Active (AK) status in MAYA system;
(2) Applicant fulfilled eligibility criteria to be offered as GRA;
(3) Applicant offered as GRA at least four (4) months in the current semester of application;
(4)Applicant must be in the Graduate on Time (GoT) semester at the time of application as follows:
a) Masters programme: 5 semester and below
b) Doctor of Philosophy programme: 7 semester and below
(5) Consideration for tuition fee waiver application shall depend on the approval by Executive Director of Institute of Research Management and Services (IPPP);
For more details, visit Universiti Malaya Scholarship webpage
