Yang di-Pertuan Agong (BYDPA) Scholarship

• Malaysian citizen
• Age must not exceed 35 years in the year of commencement of the study
• Has excellent academic results i.e. CGPA 3.75 OR First-Class OR the equivalent
• Candidates who are active in co-curricular activities or community activities or produce creative and innovative works will be given special privileges
• Proficient candidates in more than one international language will be given special privileges; and
• Has been awarded a full-time offer of Science or Technology, Economics, Law or Islamic Finance at a local research university such as Appendix B1 or at world-renowned universities based on Times Higher Education (THE), QS World University Ranking , Academic Ranking World Universities (ARWU), Barron's Profiles Of American Colleges or any other prestigious universities approved by PSD as in Appendix B2.

Recipients of BYDPA who have completed their studies are required to return to Malaysia to serve in the country for a period of not less than five (5) years. To ensure that the conditions are met, selected candidates are required to sign an agreement with the Government. If the selected candidate is composed of students sponsored by PSD at Bachelor level, they are still bound to serve the Government in accordance with a predetermined period under the sponsorship of the undergraduate program. Compensation rate as in force at the present time will be charged if the student violates the terms of the agreement.

For the full list of universities and preferred disciplines, please refer to this link.