General Eligibility Criteria for Malaysian Government Scholarships:

• The age of scholarship aspirants must be up to 40 or 45 but not more than them.
• Master’s degree aspirants must have a CGPA of 3.5 or a Second Class Upper (Honours) at the Bachelor’s level.
• The Ph.D. degree aspirants must have a minimum CGPA of 3.5 at the Master’s degree level or an outstanding result in the field which the aspirant wants to pursue in future studies.
• You will have to write a proposal of 1000 words about your desired field to acquire in Malaysia.

English Language Requirements:

1. For getting a Malaysian Government scholarship in any level of study either a Master’s or Ph.D., proof of English language proficiency is a must. 
2. You have to provide the scores of international English language exams.
3. In the case of IELTS, you should have a minimum score of about 6.5.
4. In the same way, if you have done TOEFL then your score must be at least 92.
5. However, if you don’t have internationally recognized language scores but have studied in an institute where the medium of instruction was English then you can also provide its proof instead of IELTS or TOEFL.

Application Procedure for the Malaysian Government Scholarship:

The students of both categories (Master’s, Ph.D.) can apply through the online application portal of the Malaysian Government through the link given at the end of the article:

1. The first step is to create an account on the Malaysian Government Scholarship page (link at the end)
2. Then create your student profile, and start application
3. For the confirmation of your nationality, you must provide a copy of your passport with a validity of up to six months.
4. An officially scanned copy of your previous academic transcripts reveals completely the courses you have completed during the degree programs.
5. The scholarship aspirants for a Master’s degree must provide the academic transcript of the Bachelor’s degree.
6. The Ph.D. aspirants must provide the academic transcripts of their Master’s degree.
7. You will have to provide proof of your English language proficiency in the form of a certified copy.
8. You must have to provide a certified copy of an official document issued by your previous institute showing information about the institute’s grading system.
9. A copy f your research proposal is a must.
10. Your CV or resume describes each and every previous educational aspect of you.
11. You will have to supply at least two recommendation letters from your two separate teachers, supervisors of, head of your previous educational institute, etc.

Deadline of Malaysian Government Scholarship:

The last date to apply for this Malaysian scholarship usually occurs in March or April every year (Changes in the deadline are possible).

Universities Offering Malaysian Government Scholarships:

This scholarship offers admission in twenty-four Malaysian universities:

• Multimedia University (MMU)
• Universiti Teknologi Petronas (UTP)
• Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
• Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM)
• Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN)
• Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM)
• Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia (UPNM)
• Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM)
• Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS)
• Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS)
• Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTEM)
• Universiti Malaya (UM)
• Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI)
• Universiti Malaysia Kelantan (UMK)
• Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM)
• Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)
• Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT)
• Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UNISZA)
• Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP)
• Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM)
• Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia (UIAM/IIUM)
• Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
• International Centre For Education In Islamic Finance (INCEIF)
• Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UNIMAP)

Study Fields included under Malaysian Government Scholarships:

A wide range of courses and fields are available in the above mentioned Malaysian universities but the specific 9 majors included in the Malaysian Government Scholarship are:

• Health does not include nursing, medicine, or clinical pharmacy.
• Science and Engineering.
• Infrastructure and Utility.
• Economics and Islamic Finance.
• Information and Communication Technology.
• Biosecurity and Food Safety.
• Agriculture and Fisheries.
• Environmental Studies.
• Biotechnology