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A President's Scholar is a recipient of the academic scholarship awarded by the Government of Singapore annually, to pursue undergraduate education at a university, usually abroad. The scholarship is considered to be the most prestigious public undergraduate scholarship in Singapore awarded to students of Singaporean nationality .
On 2 September, Tharman was announced as the winner after receiving 70.41% of the vote, with Ng Kok Song receiving 15.72% and Tan Kin Lian receiving 13.87%, and was elected as the ninth president of Singapore. [69] He is the first non-Chinese presidential candidate to win in a contested presidential election in Singapore. [70]
There have been nine presidents since Singapore gained independence in 1965. The term of president was previously 4 years, with it being extended to 6 years following the 1991 constitutional amendment. [12] Two presidents, Yusof and Benjamin Sheares, have died in office. [13] [14] Devan Nair was the first president to resign mid-term. [15] S. R.
Lim studied at Raffles Institution and won the President's Scholarship [1] and the Singapore Armed Forces Overseas Scholarship in 1991. He studied at Christ's College, Cambridge, where he received a starred first in mechanical engineering.
It considers the suitability of candidates for appointment as chief executive officers of statutory boards; it is also responsible for the planning and administration of scholarships provided by the Government of Singapore. Members are appointed by the president, in consultation with the prime minister.
The Queen's Scholarships were discontinued in 1911 but restored in 1924, with the scholarship being opened to both genders [1]. In 1940, the selection of Queen's Scholars was transferred to a Board of Selection appointed by the Senate of Raffles College in Singapore.
Singapore on Tuesday named the three candidates running for the largely ceremonial role of president, kick-staring an electoral process that is seen as a referendum on the party that has ruled the ...
The SAF Scholarship, formerly known as the SAF Overseas Scholarship (SAFOS), is a scholarship conferred by the Public Service Commission (PSC). The scholarship is second in prestige to the President's Scholarship. Scholars are groomed for the highest levels of command and management in the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) and beyond.