A. National Toppers Scholarship Scheme

• 1.The awardee must comply with the required cumulative GPA, which is 67% of the maximum GPA for each eligible institution as set out in Schedule 3.
• 2.In case the awardee’s performance falls below the required cumulative GPA, the Service must carry out the procedures under paragraphs 3 and 4.
• 3.Where an application is made and approval granted for special consideration or if other extenuating circumstances apply, no action will be taken and the awardee will receive the usual scholarship payments.
• 4.In case no approval is granted by the Service, the following procedures apply—
  • (a)the awardee will be notified in writing by the Service that his or her performance is under review and that he or she is on probation. The written notice will be issued to the students through the last known email address recorded by the Service or through any other means of communication. The awardee must be paid while on probation. This must only apply to one academic term in which the awardee has failed to attain the required cumulative GPA;
  • (b)should the awardee meet the required minimum cumulative GPA in the term he or she is on probation, the probation status must be removed in the following term;
  • (c)should the awardee fail to meet the required minimum cumulative GPA in the term on probation, the award must be suspended for the following term. The awardee will not receive payments while on suspension;
  • (d)should the awardee meet the required minimum cumulative GPA in the term on suspension, the award must be reinstated for the following term and payments must resume, and no retrospective scholarship payments are to be made for the period of suspension; and
  • (e)should the awardee fail to meet the required minimum cumulative GPA in the term on suspension, the award terminates and no further payments are to be made.
• 5.A maximum of one probation and one suspension may be considered during the award duration as stated in the offer letter and bond form.
• 6.A scholarship awardee who gets suspended due to poor academic performance or conduct is eligible for reinstatement if he or she undertakes courses or units privately and meets the academic requirements for reinstatement.
• 7.An awardee must apply for reinstatement using the approved form and submit all the requirements as stated in the form.
• 8.An awardee on suspension must apply for reinstatement at least 2 weeks prior to the beginning of the new academic term.
• 9.An awardee on suspension who does not enroll in the academic term in which he or she is reinstated must submit a new reinstatement application to resume studies no later than one academic term.
• 10.If a student does not make an application for deferment as provided for under regulation 16, the sponsorship for a particular academic term will be counted as active.
• 11.To be considered for reinstatement after being excluded or suspended due to poor academic standing, a student must work out a reinstatement plan with his or her academic advisor to which they desire to reinstate prior to submitting an application.
• 12.An awardee must first contact the eligible institution regarding eligibility for reinstatement.
• 13.If the institution imposes conditions for reinstatement, the student must fulfil these conditions before the application for reinstatement with the Service.
• 14.An awardee who abandons studies without prior written approval of the Service for 2 or more academic terms is ineligible to apply for reinstatement as termination of the award and the penalty applies.
• 15.An application for reinstatement must be completed by the student within one year from the initial sponsorship.
• 16.If an application for reinstatement is approved, awardees will be placed on probation and monitored by the Service during the academic term of reinstatement.
• 17.Awardees must only be reinstated for one academic term and any further continuation of the award will depend on the academic progress during the period of reinstatement.

B. Scholarship Scheme for Students with Special Needs

• 1.The awardee must comply with the required cumulative GPA which is 2.0 at all times.
• 2.In case the awardee’s performance falls below the required cumulative GPA, the Service must carry out the procedures under paragraphs 4 and 5.
• 3.Where application is made and approval granted for special consideration (or if other extenuating circumstances apply), no action will be taken and the awardee will receive the usual scholarship payments.
• 4.In case no approval is granted, the following procedures apply—
  • (a)the awardee will be notified in writing by the Service that his or her performance is under review and that he or she is on probation. The notice in writing will be issued in the form of personal notification to the students on the last known email address recorded by the Service or through any other means of communication. The awardee must be paid whilst on probation. This must only apply to one academic term in which the awardee has failed to attain the required cumulative GPA;
  • (b)should the awardee meet the required minimum cumulative GPA in the term he or she is on probation, the probation status must be removed in the following term;
  • (c)should the awardee fail to meet the required minimum cumulative GPA in the term on probation, the award must be suspended for the following term. The awardee will not receive payments while on suspension;
  • (d)should the awardee meet the required minimum cumulative GPA in the term on suspension, the award must be reinstated for the following term and payments must resume. No retrospective scholarship payments are to be made for the period of suspension;
  • (e)should the awardee fail to meet the required minimum cumulative GPA in the term on suspension, the award terminates and no further payments are to be made.
• 5.A maximum of one probation and one suspension may be considered during the award duration as stated in the offer letter and bond form.
• 6.A scholarship awardee who gets suspended due to poor academic performance or conduct is eligible for reinstatement if he or she undertakes courses or units privately and meets the academic requirements for reinstatement.
• 7.An awardee must apply for reinstatement using the approved form and submit all the requirements as stated in the form.
• 8.An awardee on suspension must apply for reinstatement at least 2 weeks prior to the beginning of the new academic term.
• 9.An awardee on suspension who does not enroll in the academic term in which he or she is reinstated must submit a new reinstatement application to resume studies in future, not exceeding one academic term.
• 10.If a student does not make an application for deferment as provided for under regulation 16, the sponsorship for a particular academic term will be counted as active.
• 11.To be considered for reinstatement after being excluded or suspended due to poor academic standing, a student must work out a reinstatement plan with his or her academic advisor to which they desire to reinstate prior to submitting an application.
• 12.An awardee must first contact the eligible institution regarding eligibility for reinstatement.
• 13.If the institution imposes conditions for reinstatement, the student must fulfil these conditions before the application for reinstatement with the Service.
• 14.An awardee who abandons studies without prior written approval of the Service for 2 or more academic terms is ineligible to apply for reinstatement as termination of the award and the penalty applies.
• 15.An application for reinstatement must be completed by the student within one year from the initial sponsorship.
• 16.If an application for reinstatement is approved, awardees will be placed on probation and monitored by the Service during the academic term of reinstatement.
• 17.Awardees must only be reinstated for one academic term and any further continuation of the award will depend on the academic progress during the period of reinstatement.

C. In-service Scholarship Scheme

• 1.The awardee must comply with the required cumulative GPA, which is 67% of the maximum GPA for each eligible institution as set out in Schedule 3.
• 2.In case the awardee’s performance falls below the required cumulative GPA, the Service must carry out the procedures under paragraphs 4 and 5.
• 3.Where an application is made and approval granted for special consideration or if other extenuating circumstances apply, no action will be taken and the awardee will receive the usual scholarship payments.
• 4.In case no approval is granted by the Service, the following procedures apply—
  • (a)the awardee will be notified in writing by the Service that his or her performance is under review and that he or she is on probation. The notice in writing will be issued in the form of personal notification to the students on the last known email address recorded by the Service or through any other means of communication. The awardee must be paid whilst on probation. This must only apply to one academic term in which the awardee has failed to attain the required cumulative GPA;
  • (b)should the awardee meet the required minimum cumulative GPA in the term he or she is on probation, the probation status must be removed in the following term;
  • (c)should the awardee fail to meet the required minimum cumulative GPA in the term on probation, the award must be suspended for the following term. The awardee will not receive payments while on suspension;
  • (d)should the awardee meet the required minimum cumulative GPA in the term on suspension, the award must be reinstated for the following term and payments must resume. No retrospective scholarship payments are to be made for the period of suspension; and
  • (e)should the awardee fail to meet the required minimum cumulative GPA in the term on suspension, the award terminates and no further payments are to be made.
• 5.A maximum of one probation and one suspension may be considered during the award duration as stated in the offer letter and bond form.
• 6.A scholarship awardee who gets suspended due to poor academic performance or conduct is eligible for reinstatement if he or she undertakes courses or units privately and meets the academic requirements for reinstatement.
• 7.An awardee must apply for reinstatement using the approved form and submit all the requirements as stated in the form.
• 8.An awardee on suspension must apply for reinstatement at least 2 weeks prior to the beginning of the new academic term.
• 9.An awardee on suspension who does not enroll in the academic term in which he or she is reinstated must submit a new reinstatement application to resume studies in future (not exceeding one academic term).
• 10.If a student does not make an application for deferment as provided for under regulation 16, the sponsorship for a particular academic term will be counted as active.
• 11.To be considered for reinstatement after being excluded or suspended due to poor academic standing, a student must work out a reinstatement plan with his or her academic advisor to which they desire to reinstate prior to submitting an application.
• 12.An awardee must first contact the eligible institution regarding eligibility for reinstatement.
• 13.If the institution imposes conditions for reinstatement, the student must fulfil these conditions before the application for reinstatement with the Service.
• 14.An awardee who abandons studies without prior written approval of the Service for 2 or more academic terms is ineligible to apply for reinstatement as termination of the award and the penalty applies.
• 15.An application for reinstatement must be completed by the student within one year from the initial sponsorship.
• 16.If an application for reinstatement is approved, awardees will be placed on probation and monitored by the Service during the academic term of reinstatement.
• 17.Awardees must only be reinstated for one academic term and any further continuation of the award will depend on the academic progress during the period of reinstatement.