Sabah allocates highest amount of RM136mil for scholarships this year
KOTA KINABALU : The Sabah government has allocated RM136 million for state government scholarships this year.
This is part of its continuous commitment to strengthen the development of higher education in the state, chief minister Hajiji Noor said.
The allocation is the highest so far.
It has risen significantly from RM50 million in 2020, reflecting the determination of the state government to ensure its youth, regardless of socio-economic background, have a chance to further their studies, Hajiji said.
'This is the government's long-term investment project to develop quality human capital that is competitive.
'We don't want young Sabahans to be left behind in education due to financial constraints,' he said in his speech read by Sabah science, technology and innovation minister Arifin Arif at the Sabah university student aid presentation at Universiti Malaysia Sabah here today.
He said 4,170 students will benefit from the scholarship programme this year, in line with the goals of Sabah Maju Jaya in empowering the education sector as a core of state development.
In addition, the Sabah government has allocated RM77.5 million to carry out 13 education initiatives to benefit schools, parent-teacher associations, Sabah student associations and tertiary students.
This includes a one-off cash aid for registrations, aid to purchase computers and the flight fare aid for Sabah students.
Hajiji said the Sabah education fund, introduced in June 2022, had helped 10,104 recipients, and RM15.8 million had been spent so far.
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