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donors
gifts to the university
Gifts of significant impact received in FY2015
(April 2015 to March 2016)
• S$10 million from United Overseas Bank Limited • S$400,000 from Wilmar International Limited
to establish the Wee Cho Yaw Future Leaders Award in support of the Centre of Excellence in International
scholarship programme, which aims to develop Trading (CEIT) Fund. The endowment will go towards
and nurture potential leaders. Scholarships will be the setup of the Centre, which will administer the
provided to awardees who will be assessed on their International Trading Programme offered to
financial background, academic performance and engineering and business students. CEIT is jointly
community efforts. established by NTU’s College of Engineering and
the Nanyang Business School.
• US$1.2 million from the Korea Foundation to
establish The Korea Foundation Professorship • S$300,000 from the Lee Foundation to renew
in Korean Studies at the College of Humanities, their support for the Lee Foundation USP Bursary
Arts, & Social Sciences. The Professorship will play Fund. The Fund will support scholarships of up to
a vital role in attracting top academics in Korean S$15,000 per award for underprivileged students on
studies and reinforcing NTU’s existing Korean the University Scholars Programme (USP), a unique,
Studies programme, particularly in the area of multidisciplinary pathway that aims to stretch the
contemporary Korean society. intellectual limits of NTU’s top students and equip
them to become future leaders and innovators.
• S$1 million from Stephen Riady Group of
Foundations to establish the Dr Stephen Riady • S$250,000 commitment from the Shaw Foundation
Geoscience Scholars Fund at the Earth Observatory to continue their support for the award of the
of Singapore (EOS). The Fund will support selected Tan Sri Dr Runme Shaw Scholarship over the
research proposals by EOS graduate students to next five years. The Fund will annually award 10
explore the Earth’s dynamic processes, aimed at scholarships to deserving undergraduates facing
ensuring greater resilience and safety of the region’s financial challenges.
people, cultures and economies.
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