Asiah Abdullah Bursary

The Asiah Abdullah Bursary was established to support financially disadvantaged and deserving undergraduates pursuing any of the full-time undergraduate degree programme offered by the Singapore Institute of Technology.

Eligibility Criteria:

Applicants must meet the following criteria:

• Are pursuing any of the full-time undergraduate degree programme offered by the Institute;
• Are Singapore Citizens or Singapore Permanent Residents; and  
• Have a monthly household Per Capita Income (PCI) between $1,001 and $1,800.

Tenure and Benefits of the Bursary:

• Each bursary is valued at $5,000 and is tenable for one academic year.
• The Bursary shall be used for the recipient’s educational expenses such as tuition fees, course materials, expenses for any overseas immersion programmes conducted by the Institute, and fees for other educational activities organised by the Institute.
• Recipients who have already been awarded the Bursary for one year of study may apply to receive and be considered for the Bursary in subsequent years, subject to the fulfilment of the selection criteria and the selection by the Selection Committee.
• Recipients of this Bursary may accept other bursaries, scholarships, grants or awards concurrently.

About the Donor

The Asiah Abdullah Bursary is supported by the Shamid Family, in honour of its late matriarch and to bestow similar opportunities on others that she envisioned for her own family.

Asiah Abdullah (née Chou Hak San), a migrant from Southern China, came to Singapore before 1940 to take up a variety of domestic work. Despite not having a formal education in English or Chinese, she went on to establish a home with a Southern Indian Muslim migrant in Singapore and successfully raised and managed a large family. The late matriarch was instrumental in ensuring that her 4 daughters attended school and were given the same opportunities as her sons, empowering them to be their own persons and pursue their own goals and dreams.

Today she is proudly remembered by her 7 children, 16 grandchildren, and 22 great-grandchildren.