10 November 2009


Through the generosity of 28 donors, a total of $440,000 was raised for financially needy undergraduates at the NUS Business School.  

Forty-two bursaries were handed out to financially needy undergraduates, each worth $2,500 at the NUS Business School Undergraduate Bursary Award Ceremony held on 10 Nov 09. The bursaries go towards paying for the tuition fees of the undergraduates. The remaining 134 bursaries will be given out in subsequent years.

Earlier this year, Mr Peh Chin Hua, the School’s Asia-Pacific Executive MBA alumnus and a former Member of Parliament, initiated a donation drive to raise funds for NUS business undergraduates who require financial assistance amid the financial crisis.

As appreciation for their donations, Mr Peh created personalised paintings with special inscriptions for the donors. These paintings were displayed at his art exhibition held recently.  Mr Peh himself also donated $50,000 and named a bursary fund after his father, Peh Boon Poh.

Professor Kulwant Singh, Deputy Dean of NUS Business School who presided over the ceremony said, “Your giving is making it possible for future business leaders to learn and grow. Some of these students have had to work part time just to pay for their tuition, due to their family circumstances. These bursaries will allow them to concentrate on their studies, instead of worrying about how to afford their education.”

For one student, who received the Peh Boon Poh Bursary Award, the money will be a boon for both her studies and family. “Coming from a large family of six with only my father who is a fishmonger as the sole breadwinner, I understand the hardship he goes through in order to support my tertiary education,” she said. “My current goal is to study hard and find a good job to reduce my family’s burden”, she added. She hopes to be able to lend a helping hand and give back to society one day.

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For further information, please contact:

Ms Adeline Leong
Senior Manager, Corporate Relations & Communications
NUS Business School
Tel: 6516 8996         Mobile: 9182 9043
Email: adelineleong@nus.edu.sg

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