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[h=2]NUS’ bond-free scholarships for ASEAN nationals but not SG citizens[/h]
September 1st, 2012 |
Author: Contributions
Dear Editors,
I refer you to the website: http://www.nus.edu.sg/admissions/graduate-studies/scholarships-ngs.php, regarding the NUS Graduate Scholarships for ASEAN Nationals, which is meant for full-time course-work graduate degrees.
Despite Singapore being an ASEAN Nation itself, it is explicitly stated that Singapore citizens and permanent residents are ineligible for this ASEAN Scholarship.
Furthermore, it is even stated that the scholar has no obligation or bond to NUS or Singapore but is expected to complete the graduate degree and return to the home country.
These awards, known as the NUS Graduate Scholarship for ASEAN nationals [NUS GSA], are financed by the People of Singapore and the University (direct quote from the website).
Do you think this is acceptable for a scholarship named the NUS Graduate Scholarships for ASEAN Nationals, financed by the People of Singapore and the University?
=> 60%: Yes! *kee chiu*
This website is relatively unknown and has words in small font, so perhaps it is not well known to the general public, whose tax money go into this scholarship.
The worse thing is, there is no corresponding scholarship for Singaporeans (for full-time course-work graduate degrees).
I wonder if this is a coincidence, or is it a plan to discourage Singaporeans from higher education (it was “leaked” by Wikileaks that “according to Cheryl Chan, Assistant Director of the Planning Division at the Ministry of Education, the government does not plan to encourage more students to get a higher education”).
My purpose for writing this letter is just to let the public know where their tax payer’s money is going, namely to support scholars who have “no obligation or bond to NUS or Singapore but is expected to complete the graduate degree and return to the home country”.
Sincerely,
.
Justin Situ
.
Editor’s note: A letter has been sent to NUS for comment.
I refer you to the website: http://www.nus.edu.sg/admissions/graduate-studies/scholarships-ngs.php, regarding the NUS Graduate Scholarships for ASEAN Nationals, which is meant for full-time course-work graduate degrees.
Despite Singapore being an ASEAN Nation itself, it is explicitly stated that Singapore citizens and permanent residents are ineligible for this ASEAN Scholarship.
Furthermore, it is even stated that the scholar has no obligation or bond to NUS or Singapore but is expected to complete the graduate degree and return to the home country.
These awards, known as the NUS Graduate Scholarship for ASEAN nationals [NUS GSA], are financed by the People of Singapore and the University (direct quote from the website).
Do you think this is acceptable for a scholarship named the NUS Graduate Scholarships for ASEAN Nationals, financed by the People of Singapore and the University?
=> 60%: Yes! *kee chiu*
This website is relatively unknown and has words in small font, so perhaps it is not well known to the general public, whose tax money go into this scholarship.
The worse thing is, there is no corresponding scholarship for Singaporeans (for full-time course-work graduate degrees).
I wonder if this is a coincidence, or is it a plan to discourage Singaporeans from higher education (it was “leaked” by Wikileaks that “according to Cheryl Chan, Assistant Director of the Planning Division at the Ministry of Education, the government does not plan to encourage more students to get a higher education”).
My purpose for writing this letter is just to let the public know where their tax payer’s money is going, namely to support scholars who have “no obligation or bond to NUS or Singapore but is expected to complete the graduate degree and return to the home country”.
Sincerely,
.
Justin Situ
.
Editor’s note: A letter has been sent to NUS for comment.
