A President's Scholar is a recipient of the academic scholarship awarded by the Government of Singapore annually, to pursue undergraduate education at a university, usually abroad. The scholarship is considered to be the most prestigious public undergraduate scholarship in Singapore awarded to students of Singaporean nationality.
All recipients have legal obligation to serve a bond—in the form of a public service career for a certain period of time, usually ranging from 4 to 6 years, after completing his or her studies in the university.
Shortlisted candidates are interviewed by a selection committee chaired by the Chairman of the Public Service Commission (PSC) of Singapore.
The President's Scholarship by itself does not award any money or lead to any particular career in public service. As such, it is generally paired with another scholarship, which could be either of the following:
The President's Scholarship has its roots in the Queen's Scholarship, which was founded in 1885. The Queen's Scholarship was initiated by Cecil Clementi Smith, Governor of the Straits Settlements. It was awarded to the best performing student of the year by a special selection board.
The Queen's Scholarship was abolished in 1959 and replaced by the Singapore State Scholarship when Singapore gained self-governance.
In August 1964, the Yang di-Pertuan Negara Scholarship was inaugurated to replace the State Scholarship.
In 1966, after Singapore achieved independence, the Yang di-Pertuan Negara Scholarship was renamed the President's Scholarship.
Recipientsedit
Many recipients of the President's Scholarship went on to serve in top positions in the civil service.
According to statistics collected by the newspaper The Straits Times, the schools in Singapore having the highest number of President's Scholars among their alumni are as follows:[citation needed]
^Warren Fernandez (2001). Without Fear Or Favour: 50 Years of Singapore's Public Service Commission. Times Media for the Public Service Commission, Singapore. p. 93. ISBN978-981-232-348-4.
^Hamzah, Aqil (22 February 2023). "Navy chief RADM Aaron Beng to take over as Chief of Defence Force on March 24". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
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Not to be confused with Presidential Scholars Program This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources President s Scholar news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message A President s Scholar is a recipient of the academic scholarship awarded by the Government of Singapore annually to pursue undergraduate education at a university usually abroad The scholarship is considered to be the most prestigious public undergraduate scholarship in Singapore awarded to students of Singaporean nationality All recipients have legal obligation to serve a bond in the form of a public service career for a certain period of time usually ranging from 4 to 6 years after completing his or her studies in the university Shortlisted candidates are interviewed by a selection committee chaired by the Chairman of the Public Service Commission PSC of Singapore The President s Scholarship by itself does not award any money or lead to any particular career in public service As such it is generally paired with another scholarship which could be either of the following The SAF Scholarship The SPF Scholarship The PSC ScholarshipContents 1 History 2 Recipients 3 References 4 External linksHistory editThe President s Scholarship has its roots in the Queen s Scholarship which was founded in 1885 The Queen s Scholarship was initiated by Cecil Clementi Smith Governor of the Straits Settlements It was awarded to the best performing student of the year by a special selection board The Queen s Scholarship was abolished in 1959 and replaced by the Singapore State Scholarship when Singapore gained self governance In August 1964 the Yang di Pertuan Negara Scholarship was inaugurated to replace the State Scholarship In 1966 after Singapore achieved independence the Yang di Pertuan Negara Scholarship was renamed the President s Scholarship Recipients editMany recipients of the President s Scholarship went on to serve in top positions in the civil service According to statistics collected by the newspaper The Straits Times the schools in Singapore having the highest number of President s Scholars among their alumni are as follows citation needed School Number of President s ScholarsRaffles Institution 96Hwa Chong Institution 58National Junior College 45Notable recipients of the President s Scholarship Name Year received Remarks RefPoliticsLim Boon Keng 1887 Member British Legislative CouncilEdmund W Barker 1946 Former Cabinet Minister 1964 1988 Tony Tan 1959 7th President of Singapore 2011 2017 Lee Yock Suan 1966 Former Cabinet Minister 1987 2004 Mah Bow Tan 1967 Former Cabinet Minister 1991 2011 Yeo Ning Hong Former Cabinet MinisterLee Hsien Loong 1970 Prime Minister of SingaporeTeo Chee Hean 1973 Senior MinisterGeorge Yeo 1973 Former Cabinet Minister 1991 2011 Chan Soo Sen 1975 Former Member of Parliament 1997 2011 Lim Hng Kiang 1973 Former Cabinet MinisterVivian Balakrishnan 1980 Minister for Foreign AffairsChan Chun Sing 1988 Minister for EducationSim Ann 1994 Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and National Development David Lim Former Member of ParliamentTsao Yuan Former Nominated Member of ParliamentPublic SectorAhmad Mohamed Ibrahim 1936 Former Attorney General of SingaporeLim Siong Guan 1965 Group President of the Government of Singapore Investment CorporationKoh Cher Siang 1965 Chairman Housing and Development BoardBarry Desker 1966 Dean S Rajaratnam School of International StudiesSu Guaning 1967 Former President Nanyang Technological University 2003 2011 Kishore Mahbubani 1967 Former Dean Lee Kuan Yew School of Public PolicyChan Seng Onn 1973 Supreme Court JudgeLee Wei Ling 1973 Senior Advisor National Neuroscience InstituteIvan Png Paak Liang 1975 Vice Provost National University of Singapore 2001 2003 Ng Chee Khern 1984 Permanent Secretary Strategy Prime Minister s OfficeNg Chee Peng 1989 Former CEO Central Provident Fund BoardHoo Sheau Peng 1989 Supreme Court JudgeLim Cheng Yeow Perry 1991 Former Chief of Defence Force Singapore Armed Forces 1 Lim Tuang Liang 1991 Former Chief of Air Force Singapore Armed ForcesLai Chung Han 1992 Permanent Secretary Development Ministry of EducationChong Tow Chong Provost Singapore University of Technology and DesignTan Kai Hoe 1985 Former Chief of Staff Republic of Singapore Navy RSN Goh Si Hou 1997 Former Chief of Army Singapore Armed ForcesAaron Beng Chief of Defence Force 2 Private SectorKwa Geok Choo Former LawyerMohamed Ismail bin Ibrahim 1968 First Malay President s ScholarHo Ching 1972 Former CEO Temasek HoldingsLee Hsien Yang 1976 Former CEO of Singapore Telecommunications Limited Shaun Seow Former CEO MediaCorpAlan Chan Former CEO Singapore Press Holdings LimitedLow Sin Leng Executive chairman Sembcorp DevelopmentGan Juay Kiat 1976 Former CEO SBS Transit 3 4 References edit Warren Fernandez 2001 Without Fear Or Favour 50 Years of Singapore s Public Service Commission Times Media for the Public Service Commission Singapore p 93 ISBN 978 981 232 348 4 Hamzah Aqil 22 February 2023 Navy chief RADM Aaron Beng to take over as Chief of Defence Force on March 24 The Straits Times ISSN 0585 3923 Retrieved 9 August 2023 Public Service Commission Scholarships Public Service Commission PSC External links editScholarship Centre of Singapore s Public Service Commission Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title President 27s Scholar amp oldid 1171113624, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
