East Asia Institute of Management looking to attract higher-quality students is offering $10 million in scholarships specifically to those who qualify for the three universities in Singapore. --ST PHOTO: CHEW SENG KIM
A PRIVATE school looking to attract higher-quality students is offering $10 million in scholarships specifically to those who qualify for the three universities in Singapore.
The courses at the East Asia Institute of Management, one of the bigger ones in the industry, lead to external degrees with the Queen Margaret University in Edinburgh, Scotland, and the University of Wales Institute in Cardiff.
Each of the 300 bond-free scholarships will cover about 70 per cent of tuition fees, which comes to about $28,000. Applicants have to be aged under 30.
The first 100 scholarships will be awarded from next month and 23 students have signed up so far.
Institute chairman Andrew Chua, who is also the president of the Association of Private Schools and Colleges Singapore, said: 'Scholarships will elevate the quality of students. It's important for private schools to have good-quality education and academic standards.'
The institute, popularly known as EASB, the acronym formed by its old name, is believed to be the first school to state such a specific academic criteria for its scholarships.
Another private school, the Singapore Institute of Management, offers up to 35 scholarships a year to students with academic, leadership, sports or artistic talents.
Read the full story in Wednesday's edition of The Straits Times.
