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With financial support, Ms Melanis Tai could go for an internship exchange in Sydney and represent Singapore in an international beauty pageant in South Korea.
PHOTO: MELANIS TAI
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SINGAPORE - Receiving a bursary from her university did not just help Ms Melanis Tai financially, it also enabled her to pursue her interests.
With the financial support, the National University of Singapore (NUS) alumnus could go for an internship exchange in Sydney and represent Singapore in an international beauty pageant in South Korea during her undergraduate days, all without having to worry too much about whether she could afford to do so.

