SCHOLARSHIP AND FINANCIAL AID

At Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, we appreciate students who demonstrate academic excellence and outstanding research achievements by providing various scholarships and financial aid.

Postgraduate Scholarships

International Doctoral Fellowship

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Requirements

Eligibility Criteria :
– Currently in ‘Active’ status
– Eligible Semester :
i) PhD students – 1st to 6th Semester
– Currently not working or receiving any form of financial aid from other sources
– Student with good publications or academic track record will be given priority
– An International student

Application for International Doctoral Fellowship 2023/2024-II:

17 March until 4 April 2024

Postgraduate Scholarships

UTM National postgraduate Fund

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UTM National Postgraduate Fund

Requirements

Eligibility Criteria :
1. The applicant must be the First Student Author and UTM Graduate student;
2. Published paper must have volume no. and page no.;
3. Affiliation must be Universiti Teknologi Malaysia;
4. Applicant must be the First Student Author and supervisor(s) must be one of the authors;
5. All claims made in the current year are only valid for paper published in the CURRENT SEMESTER and in ONE PREVIOUS SEMESTER.

Document to be submitted to SPS :
– Publication Incentive Claim Form (Verified by Main Supervisor with official stamp)
– A copy of front-page publication (Verified by Supervisor)
– A copy of Journal Ranking Report from ISI Web of Knowledge
– A copy of CIMB account details
– A copy of NRIC (Local)/Passport (International)

Application for International Doctoral Fellowship 2023/2024-II:

17 March until 4 April 2024

Postgraduate FINANCIAL AIDS

UTM Young Scholars Grant

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UTM Young Scholars Grant

This grant support doctoral and research masters candidates to present their research findings in well-established and high impact international/national conferences by funding the conference fees.

Application Requirements / Instructions

Open to students (both local & international) registered in PhD and Master by Research programs in UTM. However, for international students only those enrolled in doctoral programme are eligible.
Priority is given to an applicant in semester 1-6 for PhD and semester 1-3 for Master by Research candidate.
Application should be filed in advance at least two (2) months prior the date of the conference. These documents are required for the application:
a) Details of the conference with your name as presenter (e.g: proceeding, concurrent schedule);
b) Offer/Invitation letter from organizer;
c) Abstract of paper presentation;
d) Quotation of the registration fees;
Only approved applications, will qualify to claim for the grant.
Applicant must be invited as an oral presenter and present at the conference. Applicant must be the first student author of the paper, which must cover original, ongoing research and directly related to the applicant thesis topic.
Applicant must not receive any full scholarship (tuition fees and monthly allowance) during the application submission.
Applicant can only be awarded with this financial assistance ONCE throughout the study.
Please take note that an applicant’s funding will be cancelled upon submission of thesis for viva voce.
Only attendance to conference organized by registered association/university/research institute/academic organization/government agency (preferably indexed conference) will be considered for financial support. Supervisors are responsible to check and ensure that the conference is not organized by commercial organizer.
The rates for this funding are as below:
a) PhD – maximum amount of RM700
b) Master by Research – maximum amount of RM500