Universiti Malaya (UM)
Universiti Malaya Bright Scholarship is a full scholarship program created to identify and recruit outstanding candidates (citizens and non- citizens) from leading educational institutions around the world to pursue a Doctoral Degree (PhD) in research mode at University Malaya ( UM).
- Through this program, UM aims to achieve the following:
▪ Bring together the most outstanding and talented individuals from across
the globe and produce PhD graduates capable of bringing about positive
impact to the world;
▪ Increase research output through the production of quality publications;
▪ Strengthen academic collaborative research networks by leveraging on
connections made possible by UM Bright Scholarship recipients; and
▪ Increase UM’s global visibility by attracting the best PhD candidates from
top universities.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
Universiti Malaya (UM) Bright Scholarship
The applicant’s must not be a recipient of any sponsorship/scholarship from any
other organization or party.
The applicant’s age must not exceed 30 years in the year of application.
Minimum academic qualification required to apply are as follows:
a) Bachelor’s Degree with CGPA >3.70 (or other recognized equivalent
qualification); and
b) Master’s degree by research; or Master’s Degree through mixed mode
(coursework and dissertation)with honors and a CGPA of at least 3.70/4.00.
Non-citizens must have the following English language qualifications:
a) IELTS (Academic) with a score of at least 6.5; or
b) TOEFL 73-93; or
c) CEFR B2
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