Notice: 2023 application CLOSED
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Lui Tiow Kar Scholarship
In 2018, Volleyball Singapore (VSG) set up the VSG – Lui Tiow Kar Volleyball Scholarship. The idea of this scholarship was first mooted in 2016 after the passing of the late Mr Lui Tiow Kar and is fully supported by both VSG and Mrs Lui Tiow Kar.
Scholarship Details
This Scholarship is the first of such in Singapore Volleyball. The driving force behind the Scholarship is to give recognition to deserving and promising young volleyball athletes to pursue their volleyball dreams.
The Scholarship aims to:
Motivate deserving sports talents to achieve their sporting goals; and
Support high-performing volleyball athletes to pursue excellence in volleyball.
Tenure, Categories & Quanta of Awards
The tenure of the scholarship is one year. The Scholarship has 2 categories. The cash award for each category of scholarship is as follows:
| Category | Student Status / Age Group | Minimum Level of Sporting Achievements | Quantum |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secondary / JC / Technical Institutes | Secondary school, Junior Colleges, Technical Institure students | Good performance at interschool (minimal national) or equivalent competition(s) | S$1,000 per year |
| Polytechnic / University | Full-time Polytechnic and University students under the age of 25 | Commendable performance in regional/international competitions | S$2,000 per year |
Eligibility
The scholarship is awarded only to Singapore citizens who are either:
- promising athletes from secondary/junior college/ technical institutes; or
- talented athletes from polytechnics/ universities under 25 years old who have represented Singapore in overseas competitions.
Athletes who are recipients of other scholarships are not eligible to apply.*
Interested applicants who are going to be enlisted (within the next 6 months) or currently serving National Service are not eligible to apply.
*Scholarships which are sports scholarship in nature are not eligible. All other scholarship recipients such as those relating to academic scholarships are eligible to apply for our Lui Tiow Kar Scholarship.
Secondary/Junior College/Technical Institute Category
The applicant:
- is a Singapore citizen;
- has shown outstanding performance from January to December 2022 in either age-group, inter-school/ national, and/or national sports association-recognised competition/s
- must be of good character & conduct;
- must have his/her application endorsed by his/her school** or VSG; and
- agrees to be profiled in materials produced/approved by VSG and allows the use of his/her photos/images in these materials.
**Applicants waiting for school postings can get their alma maters to endorse their applications.
Polytechnic and University Category
The applicant:
- is a Singapore citizen;
- is under 25 years old as of 31 December 2022;
- has shown commendable performance from January to December 2022 in regional or international sporting competition/s recognised by VSG;
- is not a recipient of the spexScholarship;
- must have his/her application endorsed by VSG;
- agrees to be profiled in materials produced/approved by VSG and to allow the use of his/her photos/images in these materials.
Click HERE to download the application form.
Submission deadline: 28 July 2023 (Friday), 4:00PM