Tunku Abdul Rahman Foundation
Founded | 1966 |
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Type | Foundation |
Focus | Higher education, Student financial aid, Youth empowerment and leadership |
Location |
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Area served | Malaysia |
Method | Scholarships, grants, development programmes and awards |
Revenue | Donations |
Website | yayasantar |
The Tunku Abdul Rahman Foundation (
History
On the occasion of the 63rd birthday of the first
As a result, the federal government of Malaysia decided to formally establish a national foundation and open the fund to Malaysian applicants regardless of their ethnicity or creed. This was made possible with the passage of the Tunku Abdul Rahman Foundation Fund Act 1966[1] by Parliament on 28 July 1966.
Disbursements, awards and prizes
Tunku Abdul Rahman Foundation Scholarship
The scholarship (not to be mistaken with other Tunku Abdul Rahman scholarships) was established in 2006 to replace a previous financial aid program that was in the form of a loan.
The awarding of the scholarship is the main endowment by the foundation and is open for applications annually. Applications for the scholarship is open to academically outstanding Malaysian undergraduates below 25 years of age who meet specific criteria set by the foundation.[3]
Recipients of this scholarship are known as Tunku Scholars.[4]
After several batch of scholarship recipients, Tunku Scholars Association Malaysia was established to foster a network and bonding among current scholarship recipients and alumni. More information can be found on the Association's official website.[5]
Tunku Abdul Rahman Chair of International Law
On 5 January 1985, the foundation gave an endowment of
Other awards and prizes
Apart from the two main disbursements described above, the foundation also grants the following awards and prizes:[8]
Tunku Abdul Rahman Medal
This award is in the form of a gold medal, a certificate, and a unit trust certificate from Amanah Saham Gemilang worth RM 3,000 awarded to one graduate from a local institution of higher education annually. Nominations are received from the respective institutions and selected based on specific criteria set by the foundation.
Tunku Abdul Rahman Foundation Academic Prize
This was a cash prize of RM 500 awarded to the best first year undergraduate student of the Faculty of Human Ecology a
Tunku Abdul Rahman Higher Degree Scholarship
This was a scholarship awarded to academically excellent students intending to pursue postgraduate education. The awarding of this scholarship is currently suspended.
Governance
The foundation is governed by a board of trustees made up of the following:
- The Chairperson as appointed by the Yang Di-Pertuan Agong
- One representative from the Ministry of National Unity
- One representative from the Federal Treasury of Malaysia
- Six members appointed by the Minister
- The Chief Executive of the foundation
See also
- Ministry of National Unity (Malaysia)
- Scholarship
- Philanthropy
- Social responsibility
External links
References
- ^ Attorney General's Chambers: Tunku Abdul Rahman Foundation Fund Act 1966
- ^ Yayasan Tunku Abdul Rahman: Latar Belakang
- ^ Yayasan Tunku Abdul Rahman [1] (in Malay)
- ^ List of Tunku Scholars [2] (in Malay)
- ^ Tunku Scholars Association Malaysia
- ^ Yayasan Tunku Abdul Rahman: Kursi Tunku Abdul Rahman (in Malay)
- ^ The Star: Big boost for brain gain
- ^ Yayasan Tunku Abdul Rahman: Hadiah-hadiah YTAR (in Malay)