Since its establishment on 11 June 2002 the Tun Suffian Foundation, under the Joint Royal Patronage of Their Royal Highnesses the Sultan and the Raja Permaisuri of Perak, has, among other things, provided financial assistance to young Malaysians pursuing law studies and young lawyers attending educational seminars and conferences both here and abroad.
The Cambridge Tun Suffian Scholarship (modelled on the Rhodes Scholarships, the oldest international fellowships initiated after the death of Cecil Rhodes in 1902 to bring outstanding students to the University of Oxford) has received official recognition from the authorities at Cambridge. In March 2008, Low Weng Tchung, a Perak-born Malaysian student became the first Tun Suffian Scholar at Cambridge where he obtained a first class in the LLM degree.
In December 2009, Azlin binti Sabtu, a Senior Federal Counsel at the Malaysian Attorney-General’s Chambers became the second Tun Suffia Cambridge Scholar. She has successfully pursued the LLM degree with honours at Cambridge.
In line with its principal objective to perpetuate the good name of the late Tun, the Foundation had commissioned a distinguished author, Professor Salleh Buang, to write a book, reflective of the life and philosophy of the great mentor entitled “In Service Of The Law-Simplicity & Greatness-Tun Suffian’s Legacy.” The book has been a sell-out and is currently out of print.
The Board awarded a financial grant to Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) to facilitate a research group headed by Assoc Prof Dr Ismail Bin Omar to review the National Land Code 1965, the torrens-system upon which it is based has lasted over a century and is in dire need of being updated and amended.
It has also agreed to sponsor a group from the University of Malaya Law Faculty to publish a book containing Tun Suffian’s judgments on Public Law with commentaries.
In addition to the Tun Suffian Cambridge Scholarship, the Foundation, subject to availability of qualified applicants, is also offering the following awards to students studying at Malaysian public universities:
1. 5 LLB merit-based scholarships;
2. 5 LLB merit/need based scholarships;
3. 11 LLM merit-based scholarships; and
4. 12 PhD merit-based Scholarships for fields of study which need not be related to law.
Except for those pursuing the PhD in selected Malaysian universities, these scholarships are open only to Malaysian citizens.
PROCEDURE FOR THE APPLICATION OF SCHOLARSHIPS:
All applications for scholarships (except for the Tun Suffian Cambridge Scholarship, for which see below) are to be submitted to the DEANS of the respective universities, who shall thereafter forward to the Honorary Secretary at the following address:
Tun Suffian Foundation Secretariat
Bangunan Sultan Azlan Shah, University of Malaya
50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
LLM- Local Universities - Deadline for applications: 31 July
Candidates must submit a copy of the letter of admission within two months of obtaining admission to pursue the LLM course.
• Applicants must submit completed forms- this includes a 500-word essay (in English) as to why they would like to pursue the course.
• Applicants must submit a reference letter from a referee (academic).
LLB - Local Universities - Deadline for applications: 31 August
Candidates must submit a copy of the letter of admission to the university as proof of admission. If there are second or third year students, they should submit previous years’ results.
• Applicants must submit completed forms- this includes a 500-word essay (in English) as to why they would like to pursue the course.
• Applicants must submit a reference letter from a referee (academic).
PhD - Local Universities
Deadline: within two months of receipt of formal letter of admission to pursue the PhD degree from university.
• Candidates must submit a copy of the letter of admission to the university as proof of admission.
• Applicants must submit completed forms- this includes a 500-word essay (in English) as to why they would like to pursue the course.
• Applicants must submit a reference letter from a referee (academic).
LLM - University of Cambridge
Deadline for applications: within two months of receipt of a formal letter of admission to pursue the LLM degree from the University.
• Applications are to be submitted directly to the University of Cambridge Board of Graduate Studies in the appropriate Graduate Admission and Scholarship Application Form (GRADSAF), attaching therewith all relevant particulars required from the applicant.
• Arrangements have already been made for the authorities at Cambridge to forward all applications to the Honorary Secretary at the Foundation’s Secretariat at the Faculty of Law of the University of Malaya.
For enquiries about Scholarships, or any other aspect of our work, please e-mail to secreteriate@tunsuffianfoundation.org
