KUCHING: The Brooke Trust and Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus are offering The Brooke Trust Education Bursary for students who enrol in Swinburne’s Master of Arts Tesol (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) programme March 2020 intake.
The bursary is worth 50% of the programme tuition fees, the university said in a statement yesterday.
The bursary is open to newly enrolled, full-time Swinburne students in the programme.
Preference will be given to Sarawakian degree graduates with CGPA of 3.33 and above, and from a family with monthly per capita income not exceeding RM3,500.
“The Brooke Trust will also take into consideration other factors such as attributes which indicate that applicants are likely to become outstanding citizens, personal qualities and character and the extent to which the applicant has demonstrated exceptional leadership qualities,” the statement said.
The education bursary was introduced in October 2018 and is now in its second year offering. The first bursary recipient is current English teacher from SMK Kidurong Bintulu, Presley Lau Sing Hie.
“The bursary is a great assistance for those who are unable to afford a high tuition fee. With this bursary, it reduces my financial burden and allows me to put aside a sum of money to purchase supplementary learning materials for my students,” said Lau.
Lau looks forward to starting her internship at the end of this year at The Brooke Museums as part of the bursary compulsory requirements. Recipients are to volunteer as an intern during semester breaks (minimum of 120 working hours) before the final semester of his or her Master programme.
Meanwhile, Brooke Trust director Jason Desmond Anthony Brooke remarked that this is a wonderful opportunity for the right candidates to not just gain an outstanding development opportunity at Swinburne, but also to put their skills to use, and learn new skills through the internship opportunity offered at Brooke Museums in concert with the bursary.
Those interested to apply for the bursary can submit their applications to Swinburne by October 31. Applicants may apply for the bursary as soon they receive a Letter of Offer for enrolment from Swinburne.
Further details on The Brooke Trust Education Bursary can be found at www.swinburne.edu.my/study/study-options/scholarships-postgraduate.php. For other enquiries, email to Liza Sideni at lsideni@brooketrust.org.
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