For decades, Global Indian International Schools (GIIS) has nurtured students from all walks of life to achieve their dreams. From well up families to minority communities, deserving students have always found help from GIIS. And one of the most successful methods GIIS has used to support needy students is by using scholarships for both local and international students.
For instance, GIIS has campuses in seven countries, including Malaysia. A student from either of its campuses is eligible for scholarships offered by the institution, provided it meets set standards of either of the scholarship categories.
Like for Global Citizen Scholarship is one of the best scholarships offered globally by GIIS in Kuala Lumpur. It is designed with various categories to ensure meritorious students have equal opportunities to achieve their dreams regardless of their family background. In this post, you will learn which scholarship category your child qualifies for.
Before that, let’s have a look at who qualifies for this global scholarship in Kuala Lumpur.
Qualifications
GIIS Global Citizen Scholarship, about a decade old, supports academics, co curricula, and extra-curricular activities for students. For your child to qualify for this scholarship, your child should:
- Come from the ASEAN Countries, which includes Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam.
- Come from South Asia countries, including India and Sri Lanka.
- Be looking for support to complete grades 11 and 12; the scholarship is valid for two years only. However, you should apply for the scholarship while your child is in grade 10 since one of the terms of the scholarship is, you cannot apply while at the respective grades, that is, grade 11 and 12.
- Costs covered include boarding, education, and living expenses.
- The scholarship is applicable for ICSE, CBSE curricula, and State and other board students.
Now, what are the categories of global scholarship?
Category A
Category A is the best category for your child. Why?
Waiver
It comes with a 100 percent waiver on both tuition and hostel fee,
Eligibility
To qualify for this scholarship, your child should either:
- Score an A of 94 percent whether an ICSE, CBSE, and state, or any other board student qualifies for the scholarship as per the GIIS scholarship terms.
- If your child is an IGCSE or GCSE “O” level student, he should attain an A in all eight subjects.
- Luckily, grade 10 students with 85 percent score and above may apply if the scholarship committee asks them. Students with as low as 85 percent can similarly apply if there are remaining slots after the first wave, but the decision lies in the scholarship committee’s hands. The process is, however, carried out on a first-come, first-served basis. For that reason, you have to be updated. You always find scholarship updates on the scholarship’s website page.
Category B
Category B is similarly supportive for your child to remain in school as it also covers a significant fee share.
Waiver
Unlike category A, category B scholarship comes with a 75 percent waiver on tuition and hostel fees.
Eligibility
Your child qualifies for this category as any student who qualifies.
- Scores 93.0-94.0 percent and is either an ICSE, CBSE, State, or .another board student
- Scores A’s in seven subjects in IGCSE or GCSE “O” levels qualifies.
- Grade 10 students in the pre-board or board with a score above 85 percent can apply as far as the scholarship committee welcomes them to do so. Remember, in such cases, the scholarship committee issues the scholarship on a first-come, first-serve basis, but gives attention to the student who performed better than others.
It will be unfair summing up without checking on the application process.
Application Process
For any of these scholarship categories, you can apply for your child online by merely visiting the GIIS Kuala Lumpur website scholarship page. On the same, either of the scholarship categories is valid for two years; either scholarship covers your child’s school fee from the moment he joins grade 11 to 12.
Before visiting the GIIS Kuala Lumpur scholarship page to apply for the GIIS global citizen scholarship, you need to ensure you have academic performance records of the past two years, including grade 10 board exams. Besides, expect a scholarship assessment from the scholarship committee, plus a scholarship interview if asked to attend one.
You should upload all your child’s academic performance for the past two years and all prerequisite documents during application.
In case your child is chosen, you receive a notification via mail. Similarly, all other recruitment procedures take place online, including scholarship assessment, interviews, scholarship selection, and disbursal.
Since its establishment in Kuala Lumpur, GIIS has offered equal opportunities for both grade 11 and 12, preparing them for international university placement. To achieve this, GIIS offers among the top private schools’ scholarship categories that support deserving international students. It comes with a waiver of between 75-100 percent.
And therefore, there is no reason your child should fail to attain good grades for missing classes.
