Scholarships
The establishment of the Jeffrey Cheah Foundation in 2010 created a lasting legacy of giving, opening new doors of opportunity and inspiring hope for generations to come.
Overview
Succeeding the Sunway Education Trust Fund founded in 1997, the Jeffrey Cheah Foundation was established with a landmark philanthropic endowment of Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Sir Dr. Jeffrey Cheah KBE AO’s entire equity stake in Sunway Education Group.
The Foundation is uniquely structured as a not-for-profit social enterprise, reinvesting all operating surpluses into its owned and governed educational institutions to ensure quality education in perpetuity.
Our Approach
The Jeffrey Cheah Foundation is on track to award more than RM1 billion in scholarships and grants by 2026, opening doors of opportunity for young and deserving students.
The foundation has also forged active partnerships with world-renowned universities including the University of Cambridge, University of Oxford and Lancaster University in the UK, as well as Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the US.
By working with the best and learning from the best, such collaborations create powerful bridges for knowledge transfer and bring world-class expertise within reach of young people across the region.
Jeffrey Cheah Foundation Scholars: Turning Opportunity into Impact
In this heartwarming video, three scholars share their personal stories of how the Jeffrey Cheah Foundation Community Scholarship transformed their lives, reflecting on the opportunities it brought them – and how they are now uplifting others in need.
RM600
per Month for Living Allowance
RM100
per Month for Books
RM500
per Month for Accommodation
RM3,000
per Month for Tuition Fees
The Impact of your gift
Your contribution makes a real difference in someone’s life. It provides bright, promising, deserving students with an opportunity to achieve their dreams and make their mark in the world. Here is how your contributions are aiding one student by lightening his/her financial burden on average monthly.
Accumulated No. of Scholarship Recipients
(Thousands)
Year
Accumulated Scholarship Amount Awarded
(RM Millions)
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
RM 745 million
awarded in Scholarships & growing
PURSUE TERTIARY EDUCATION THROUGH SCHOLARSHIP
Sunway University
A Class Above, Sunway University is one of Malaysia’s leading private universities. A relatively young university by global standards but already ranked within the top 2% of universities in the world. Sunway University offers a wide range of industry-relevant undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in business, science, technology and the arts.
Sunway College
Sunway College is known to many as one of Malaysia’s top private education institutions for tertiary education. Sunway College offers Malaysians and International students a wide range of opportunities to obtain well-recognised qualifications from foreign universities in the UK, USA, Canada, Australia, and many more. With exceptional twinning and credit transfer programmes, Sunway College quickly rose to the top and became a household name for education to many.
Give the Gift of Hope to Students in Need
The Jeffrey Cheah Community Scholarship bridges the gap for aspiring students from low-income families a well-deserved opportunity to pursue their educational and career dreams.
Your gift lays the foundation for lasting change – transforming a life and lifting an entire family from out of poverty. Your contribution will create a ripple effect as these future leaders carry the torch of hope and lift others along the way.