PIDM Undergraduate Scholarship Programme

• Malaysian citizens below 25 years old (as of 1 January 2026).
• Students who have completed or are in the final semester of Pre-University.
• Students who have already started an undergraduate degree may also apply.
• SPM: Minimum 5As (including credits in Bahasa Melayu & English).
• STPM/A-Levels: Minimum 2As; OR
• Foundation / Matriculation / Diploma: Minimum CGPA 3.50
• For students currently pursuing an undergraduate program: Must meet the above requirements and maintain CGPA 3.50.
• Must be a full-time student (admitted or awaiting placement) into a course related to PIDM’s business, recognised by Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA), at a university in Malaysia and approved by PIDM.
• Applicants must demonstrate an inability to pursue the course without financial assistance.
• Not a recipient of any other scholarship or financial aid.
• No history of scholarship termination due to disciplinary action.
• Preference given to top universities listed in Quacquarelli Symonds World University Rankings (“QS”) and Times Higher Education Rankings (“THE”) rankings.

Preference will be given to courses related to digital skills such as computer science, information technology, data analytics, digitalisation, artificial intelligence, technology design, programming, cyber security and other related courses.
 
Other fields of study such as risk management, actuarial science, banking & finance, statistics, economics, accounting and sustainability will also be considered. 

• Up to RM20,000 a year in course fees or the actual cost, whichever is lower.
• Up to RM2,000 in allowances for learning aids including books, computer, stationeries and other materials per semester or up to RM4,000 per year.
• Up to a maximum of RM9,000 allowance per year or RM750 per month.
• There will be no bond to this scholarship and the recipients are not required to repay the amount of scholarship awarded.
• Mentoring and Coaching
  Our readily available pool of mentors, drawn from PIDM’s own workforce as well as scholars’ alumnus are available to all scholars in providing support, consistent and continuous mentoring and coaching throughout the programme. Scholars can tap and leverage on the experiences from the mentoring pool.
• Internship Programme
  As part of the strategic design of the programme, graduates may be offered paid internship opportunities in PIDM to apply what they have learned in an operational context (subject to a minimum ‘Cumulative Grade Point Average’ (CGPA) of 3.00 or a minimum of ‘Second Class Upper’ in the final examinations).