FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
At QIU, we believe that quality education should be available to everyone. Our goal is to help people from all levels of society reach their full potential.
We understand that different students will have different financial situations, so we work with a variety of education loan and scholarship providers to ensure that our students get the very best options to fulfil their education financial needs. Students can apply to the following financial aid providers:
Internal Scholarships
The requirements for the QIU Foundation & Diploma Programme Scholarship are as stated below:-
| Scholarship (%) on Tuition Fee for Foundation Programmes | |
| 50% | 100% |
| 3As – 5As in SPM / O Levels | 6As and above in SPM / O Levels |
- The scholarship is applicable to the tuition fees for the Foundation in Arts, Foundation in Science and Foundation in Business programmes.
- Applicants are required to enrol in any of the degree programmes at QIU upon completion of the foundation programme.
- Applicants must ensure the degree programme of choice is available at QIU.
- All other costs/payment such as basic fees, hostel fees and transportation must be paid by the student.
- Applicants are required to pay a sum of RM2,000 in deposit which shall be utilised as Basic Fees when the applicant registers for the degree programme. Any differences will be either be paid by the recipient or refunded to the recipient depending on the amount required for utilisation, if any.
| Scholarship (%) on Tuition Fee for Diploma Programmes | |
| 25% | 50% |
| 3As – 5As in SPM / O Levels | 6As and above in SPM / O Levels |
- The scholarship is applicable to the tuition fees for a Diploma programme at QIU.
- ll other costs/payment such as basic fees, hostel fees and transportation must be paid by the student.
The minimum requirements for the QIU Degree Scholarship are as stated below:-
| Scholarship (%) on Tuition Fee for Degree Programmes | |
| 25% | 50% |
| Minimum CGPA 3.0 | Minimum CGPA 3.25 |
- The scholarship is applicable to the tuition fees for all degree programmes, EXCEPT the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) and Bachelor of Pharmacy (Hons) programmes.
- The scholarship is offered on merit basis to students who have completed the QIU Foundation and QIU Diploma programmes only.
- All other costs/payment such as basic fees, hostel fees and transportation must be paid by the student.
The minimum requirements for the QIU Engineering Scholarship are as stated below:-
50 % Scholarship on Tuition Fee for Degree Programmes | ||
STPM / MATRICULATION / DIPLOMA / QIU DIPLOMA / QIU FOUNDATION |
UEC |
A-LEVELS |
Minimum CGPA 3.25 | Minimum 5Bs including in Mathematics & Physics | Minimum BBB including in Mathematics & Physics |
- The scholarship is applicable to the tuition fees for the Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering with Honours and Bachelor of Electronics Engineering (Communication) with Honours programmes only.
- All other costs/payment such as basic fees, hostel fees and transportation must be paid by the student.
The minimum requirements for the QIU Sports Scholarship are as stated below:-
| Sports Scholarship (%) on Tuition Fee for Foundation & Diploma Programmes | |
| 50% | 100% |
| State Player | National Player |
- The scholarship is applicable to the tuition fees for any Foundation or Diploma programme.
- All other costs/payment such as basic fees, hostel fees and transportation must be paid by the student.
- The applicant must fulfill the minimum entry requirements for the foundation or diploma programme of choice.
- The student has to attend an interview to be eligible for the scholarship.
The minimum requirements for the QIU UEC Scholarship are as stated below:-
| Scholarship (%) on Tuition Fee | ||
| 25% | 50% | 100% |
| Minimum 3As in UEC | Minimum 5As in UEC | Minimum 8As in UEC |
- The scholarship is applicable to the tuition fees for any Foundation or iploma programme.
- The scholarship is applicable to the tuition fee for all degree programmes EXCEPT the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) and Bachelor of Pharmacy (Hons) programmes.
- The scholarship is offered on merit basis to students who have completed the UEC (Unified Examinations Certificate) only.
All other costs/payment such as basic fees, hostel fees and transportation must be paid by the student. - The student has to attend an interview to be eligible for the scholarship.
The minimum requirements for the QIU Pharmacy Scholarship are as stated below:-
Up to 20% Scholarship on Tuition Fee | |||
STPM | A Levels | Foundation / | Diploma (in related field) |
Minimum CGPA 3.00 | Minimum BBB or ABC | Minimum CGPA 3.00 | Minimum CGPA 3.00 |
- The merit scholarship is applicable to the tuition fees for the Bachelor of Pharmacy (Hons) only.
- All other costs/payment such as basic fees, hostel fees and transportation must be paid by the student.
- The student has to attend an interview to be eligible for the scholarship.
External Scholarships
The minimum requirements for the Madam Pathmavathi Scholarship and Mr Kumarakulasingam Scholarship are as stated below:-
| 100% Scholarship on Tuition Fee | |||
| STPM | A Levels | Foundation/ Matriculation | Diploma (in related field) |
| Minimum CGPA 3.50 | Minimum 3As | Minimum CGPA 3.50 | Minimum CGPA 3.50 |
- The Madam Pathmavathi Scholarship is applicable to the tuition fees for the Bachelor in Early Childhood Education (Hons) and Bachelor of Special Needs Education (Hons) programmes.
- The Mr Kumarakulasingam Scholarship is applicable to the tuition fees for the Bachelor of Mass Communication (Hons) Journalism, Bachelor of Mass Communication (Hons) Advertising and Bachelor of Corporate Communication (Hons) programmes.
- The applicants must have obtained a distinction in English (at SPM / O-Levels examination)
- All other costs/payment such as basic fees, hostel fees and transportation must be paid by the student.
The student has to attend an interview to be eligible for the scholarship.
Loan
PTPTN is the abbreviation of Perbadanan Tabung Pendidikan Tinggi Nasional. This is an agency under the Ministry of Education that gives study loans to students who are pursuing tertiary education in Malaysia. The loans assist students from public and private higher education institutions alike.
MiED is the abbreviation of Maju Institute of Educational Development MiED offers study loans to needy students who are continuing and pursuing their tertiary education in any recognised institution. The MiED study loan will only cover part of tuition fees which will be paid directly to the institutions. The loan approved is only for the current year of application.
It is open to all PERKESO members and the education loans are open to PERKESO contributors who are qualified for study loans. PERKESO offers educational loans to children of members who are receiving monthly invalid pensions.
KOJADI’s (Koperasi Jayadiri Malaysia Berhad) objective is to provide an effective educational loan facility for needy students to pursue higher education. The applicant must be a member of KOJADI. The loan amount is subject to the discretion of the Board.
Perak Higher Educational Loans are offered to qualified Perak-born students who are seeking financial assistance to pursue their higher education.
Penang State Higher Educational Loan are offered to qualified Penang-born students who are seeking financial assistance to pursue their higher education.
The YAKIN Educational Fund was established to give financial assistance without interest to families with a household income of RM 3,000 or less. The loan is available for KIMMA members only.
Selangor State Educational Loans are offered to qualified Selangor-born students who are seeking financial assistance to pursue their higher education.
Pinjaman Pendidikan Yayasan ANGKASA is for all cooperative members. This interest-free loan is available for the children of members who are not more than 25 years of age at the time of application. The member should not be more than 40 years of age at the time of application.
Koperasi Guru-Guru Sekolah Malaysia Berhad is for all cooperative members. The member must be an active member at the time they make a loan application.
All children of members can apply for an education loan for higher studies. Interest-free education loans within approved limits are being offered.
The Sabah Foundation is operationally referred to as Yayasan Sabah Group. The foundation provides education and educational facilities for all Malaysians in Sabah.
This withdrawal allows you to utilise your savings in Account 2 to finance your education or your children’s education (including step-children and legally adopted children) at an Institution of Higher Learning.
Open to all Malaysian Bumiputeras for postgraduate programmes. It is a collaboration between MARA and Bank Rakyat.
