USM Fellowship Scheme
The USM Fellowship Scheme is a prestigious postgraduate funding programme awarded by the University to outstanding postgraduates who have passions in research and demonstrate leadership qualities. This Fellowship is offered to full-time academically outstanding local and international research mode candidates on a yearly basis. Under the tutelage of their supervisors, USM Fellowship recipients are trained in academic writing and publishing to enable them to become effective researchers.
The selection for USM Fellows is extremely competitive. Up to 150 fellowships may be available in 2011.
Financial Assistance
The USM Fellowship covers tuition and thesis examination fees. A monthly stipend is also provided.The amount varies
from year to year as displayed in the following table.
|
Year |
Master |
PhD |
|
1st |
RM1,500.00 |
RM2,100.00 |
|
2nd |
RM1,800.00 |
RM2,300.00 |
|
3rd |
- |
RM2,500.00 |
Master candidates may be funded for a maximum of two years while PhD candidates, up to three years.
The cost of other fees, and expenses like traveling, personal bond, health insurance, visa, are not included and are borne by the candidate themselves. Applicants are encouraged to obtain fundings from other sources to pay for these items.
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