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[Master and PhD Degree] Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) Vice-Chancellor Scholarship 2020, Malaysia (Fully Funded)

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Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) is pleased to announce that the UKM Vice Chancellor Gold and Silver Scholarships are now open for application. These scholarships are open to prospective local and international students who will register as fulltime Masters and Doctor of Philosophy (by research) students.

Completed form and supporting documents need to be submitted to the UKM Graduate Center at graduate@ukm.my no later than 6 July 2020.

Should you have any further questions please contact the secretariat via email graduate@ukm.edu.my (Mrs. Lily Farizon) / nurulhuda@ukm.edu.my (Dr Nurul Huda Abd Karim, Award Chair & PS Scholarships)


  • Vice-Chancellor UKM Scholarships are being offered to attract prospective students locally and abroad to pursue Masters and Doctoral degree. We offer two types of scholarships: UKM ViceChancellor’s Gold and Silver Scholarships, respectively. 
  • The application for these scholarships are open to all local and international prospective postgraduate students who have outstanding academic achievement records to further their studies in UKM. 
  • Both scholarships applications are open to full time prospective postgraduate students who wish to register in full research or mixed modes (min research: coursework ratio 70:30). 
  • Application is opened to new upcoming UKM students who have registered online. 
  • Applicants must not receive any assistance/scholarships from any sponsor/ Federal/State or any other Statutory Bodies. 
  • Applicants must not receive any salary or allowance or other payment from any institution or company. 1.7.Selected scholarship recipients must maintain high quality of performance throughout postgraduate studies. If the recipient does not meet the prescribed Key Performance Index (KPI) then the granting of scholarship may be terminated or any other decision as determined by the selection committee.

Benefit and Requirement:
  • Gold Vice-Chancellor’s AwardSelected scholarship recipients shall be eligible for:
    • Waived tuition (every semester), registration (one-time), service and activities (including thesis and convocation) fees;
    • Living allowance of RM3200.00 per month for PhD. and RM2200.00 for Masters;
    • Accommodation allowance of RM300.00 per month;
    • One roundtrip flight ticket (economy class) to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) from home country and to home country from KLIA for International, Sabahan and Sarawakian candidates;
    • Cost of visa throughout postgraduate studies (International students only).
  • Application Criteria
    • i. Excellent local and international students depends on the decision of the Vice-Chancellor of UKM; or
    • ii. Outstanding local and international students selected by the Selection Committee who meet the following qualifications: APPENDIX 1 2
      • a) Applicant ought to be registered as fulltime postgraduate student by Research or Mixed Mode (research: coursework ratio 70:30).
      • b) For MSc applicant, candidates must have obtained Bachelor’s Degree with Distinction CGPA of at least of 3.67 or a First Class Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent from a reputable university AND must show credibility as a scholar.
      • c) For PhD applicant, candidates must have obtained Master’s degree or equivalent from a reputable university; MUST have published at least TWO (2) articles in Q2 journal and above as first student author. For PhD Fast Track, candidates must fulfill the criteria in  ii b).
  • Silver Vice-Chancellor’s Award
    Selected scholarship recipients shall be eligible for:
    • Waived registration (one-time) and tuition (every semester) fees;
    • Living allowance of RM2000.00 per month for PhD. and RM1500.00 for Masters candidates;
    •  Accommodation allowance of RM300.00 per month.
  • Application Criteria:
    Outstanding local and international students selected by the Selection Committee who meet the following qualifications:
    • a) Applicant ought to be registered as fulltime postgraduate student by Research or Mixed Mode (research: coursework ratio 70:30).
    • b) For MSc applicant, candidates must have obtained Bachelor’s Degree with Distinction CGPA of at least of 3.67 or a First Class Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent from a reputable university AND must show credibility as a scholar.
    • c) For PhD applicant, candidates must have obtained Master’s degree or equivalent from a reputable university; MUST have published at least TWO (2) articles in Q3 journal and above as first student author. For PhD Fast Track, candidate must fulfill the criteria in  b).

How to Apply:
  • Applicants will need to download and complete the application form from the UKM Graduate Centre website. 
  • The application form along with the required supporting documents should be emailed to graduate@ukm.edu.my. 
  • Incomplete applications will be considered unsuccessful and will be notified to the applicant. 
  • The application processing and evaluation process is summarized in the attached flow chart. 
  • All application will be evaluated by the University’s Selection Committee. 
  • Successful or unsuccessful applications will be notified.



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Deadline:
06 July 2020

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