Scholarships at UoRM | Financial Aid

High Achiever's Scholarship

Find out more about financial help available at the University of Reading Malaysia.

We offer generous scholarships and bursaries for students who are keen to study at the University of Reading Malaysia. Students will only be eligible to apply for the scholarships and bursaries described if they are a registered student of the University of Reading Malaysia (UoRM) and paying fees directly to UoRM. Students that are registered as a University of Reading (UoR) student and are applying to transfer to UoRM for discrete elements of their overall UoR programme of study are not eligible.

Students who demonstrate exemplary academic ability and achievement will automatically be considered for the High Achiever's Scholarship. The value of the scholarship is up to 30% of total programme tuition fees, depending on the level of academic performance.

International Foundation Programme Scholarship

Common Qualifications in Malaysia

Qualifications	Scholarship Value
Qualifications	30%	25%	20%
SPM	9As	7As	5As
IGCSE / O-Level / GCSE	8As	6As	4As
IBMYP	8 subjects with min 6 points	6 subjects with min 6 points	4 subjects with min 6 points

Other International Qualifications

Country/Market	High Achiever's Scholarship	30%	25%	20%
Bangladesh	Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC)	5	4.5	4
China	Senior High School Graduation Examination (3 years high school) / GaoSan	95%	90%	85%
China	Vocational High School (Zhongzhuan) Graduation Certificate (a.k.a. Specialised High School/ Secondary Vocational Graduation Certificate/ Zhongzhi – Secondary Technical Vocational School Certificate/ Zhigao - Higher Vocational Education Certificate)	95%	90%	85%
India	Indian standard X	95%	90%	85%
Japan	Upper Secondary School Leaving Certificate (Kotogakko Sotsugyo Shomeisho)	5	4.5	4
Kazakhstan/ Kyrgyzstan/ Russian Federation/ Turkmenistan/ Uzbekistan	Certificate of Completed Secondary Education/ Attestat or equivalent	5	4.5	4
Middle East	Thanawihya	95%	90%	85%
Myanmar	Myanmar Basic Education High School Examination (aka Matriculation Examination)	90%	85%	80%
Pakistan	Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSSC)	80%	75%	70%
South Korea	High School Diploma	90%	85%	80%
South Korea	High School Graduation Equivalency Examination	90%	85%	80%
Taiwan	High School Certificate	90%	85%	80%
Thailand	Matthayom/ Certificate of Secondary Education (MAW6)	4	3.8	3.5
USA	High School Diploma (CGPA 4-point scale/ Percentage based)	4.0 / 90%	3.8 / 85%	3.5 / 80%
USA	General Educational Development (GED)	90%	85%	80%
Vietnam	Bằng tốt nghiệp trung học phổ thông (THPT)/Senior Secondary School Graduation Diploma	8	7.5	7
West Africa	Senior School Certificate Examination	7As	6As	5As

Notes:

High Achiever's Scholarship will be automatically awarded to students based on their academic performance. Please be informed that this information will only be reflected under the full offer once offer conditions are all fulfilled.
Scholarship holders are required to officially accept the scholarship and complete 2 to 4 recognised tasks annually, depending on the type of scholarship. Failure to do so may result in the University withdrawing the scholarship.
The full Terms and Conditions of our Scholarships can be found here.

Undergraduate Programme Scholarship

Common Qualifications in Malaysia

Qualifications	Scholarship Value
Qualifications	30%	20%	15%
STPM	AAA	AAB	ABB
UEC	4A 1B (max 12 points)	3A 2B (max 14 points)	2A 3B (max 16 points)
Malaysian Matriculation / Malaysian Foundation / Malaysian Diploma (Part 1 Entry)	CGPA 3.75	CGPA 3.5	CGPA 3.33
MUFY	80%	75%	70%
A-Level	AAA	AAB	ABB
IBDP	35	34	32
OSSD / CPU	83%	80%	77%
Australian Matriculation	ATAR 95	ATAR 92	ATAR 90

Other International Qualifications

Qualifications	Scholarship Value
Qualifications	30%	20%	15%
Indonesia (SMA3 / SMU3)	90%	85%	80%
Indian Standard XII (CBSE / ISC / HSSC)	80%	78%	75%
Indian Standard XII (Maharashtra & other state boards)	85%	83%	80%
HKDSE	5,5,5	5,5,4	5,4,4
China (GaoKao)	75%	74%	72%
Global – A-Level	AAA	AAB	ABB
Global – IBDP	35	34	32
OSSD / CPU	83%	80%	77%
Australian Matriculation	ATAR 95	ATAR 92	ATAR 90
British Columbia (BC), Canada	85%	80%	75%
NCUK IFY	AAA	AAB	ABB
NCC Education Level 3	75%	73%	70%
French Baccalauréat / BFI	14/20	13/20	12/20
South Africa National Senior Certificate	7,7,7,7,6	7,7,7,6,6	7,7,6,6,6
Alberta / NB / Nova Scotia / Newfoundland / NW Territories	86%	85%	80%
US (AP) + American High School Diploma (GPA 3.0/4.0)	5,5,5	5,5,4	5,4,4

_{Remarks: Any other qualification accepted by UoRM into Part 1 entry will be assessed for scholarship based on respective A-Level equivalencies (case-by-case basis).}

Notes:

Students receiving the High Achiever's Scholarship must maintain 70% average to continue receiving their scholarship in Year 2 and beyond.
High Achiever's Scholarship will be automatically awarded to students based on their academic performance. Please be informed that this information will only be reflected under the full offer once offer conditions are all fulfilled.
Scholarship holders are required to officially accept the scholarship and complete 2 to 4 recognised tasks annually, depending on the type of scholarship. Failure to do so may result in the University withdrawing the scholarship.
Applicants will not be eligible for this scholarship if they are joining at Part 2 entry and receiving credit exemption or advanced standing.
The full Terms and Conditions of our Scholarships can be found here.

Alternate Financial Benefits

Type of Bursary	Bursary Value
Alumni bursary	10% on first year tuition fees from IFP to UG*
Alumni bursary for children of alumni	10% on tuition fees for the first year at UoRM*
Sibling benefit	10% on tuition fees for the first year at UoRM – only eligible for the subsequent sibling(s).*
Family bursary for immediate family members of UoRM's staff members	15% on tuition fees. T&C apply as per Staffs' handbook.*

_{*Relevant supporting documents need to be submitted upon application.}

General Notes

A student is eligible to receive only ONE TYPE of financial benefit, whether it is a scholarship, bursary or incentive (except for an Early Bird Waiver and a PSE rebate), whichever higher value applies.
All financial awards DO NOT APPLY to placement year fees (if applicable), except for 100% Scholarship.
For international students, a Services Tax (SST) is applicable on tuition fees AND all other charges that the university imposed from time to time throughout the course of study, in accordance with the directive of the Malaysian Government effective 1 July 2025.
1. Based on Malaysian Government's latest update on 17 October 2025, the SST for tuition fees is calculated based on the net tuition fees paid (by academic year or by semester), after any scholarship, bursary or waiver (if any).
2. The current prevailing SST rate is 6%. Please note that SST is subject to change as announced by the Malaysian Government at the time of your payment.
3. For further clarification on SST related matters, kindly contact our finance at finance@reading.edu.my.
Financial awards are generally not eligible to students who are joining at Part 2 entry and receiving credit exemption or advanced standing, unless stated otherwise. However, UoRM reserves the right to review this at its own discretion for specific financial award scheme(s).
All financial awards are only applicable where primary registration is at and tuition fees are payable to UoRM. Mobility students visiting from the UoR UK campus would therefore not be eligible.
Please be informed that the scholarship, bursary or incentive information will only be reflected under the full offer once offer conditions are all fulfilled.
The full Terms and Conditions of our Scholarships can be found here.