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Tan Kah Kee Foundation Scholarships 2025

Tan Kah Kee Foundation Scholarships Award Ceremony 2025

The Tan Kah Kee Foundation has successfully wrapped up another round of the Tan Kah Kee Foundation Postgraduate and Lifelong Learning Awards 2025 — congratulations to all our award recipients!

This year, the award ceremony was held on 17 July 2025 at ITE College Central, with Ms Jasmin Lau, Minister of State, Ministry of Education and Ministry of Digital Development and Information, as our Guest-of-Honour.

This year, we are proud to have presented 22 Lifelong Learning Scholarships under the Tan Kah Kee Foundation, Ng Yong Yao Lifelong Learning Scholarships, and Tan Guan Kai Lifelong Learning Scholarships — a notable increase from last year. In addition, 12 individuals were awarded Postgraduate Scholarships, supported by the Tan Kah Kee Foundation, Tan Ean Kiam Foundation, Li Siong Tay Charitable Foundation, and Madam Doreen Liu.

Similar to the Postgraduate Scholarship, the Lifelong Learning Scholarship is open to all Singapore citizens and permanent residents, regardless of race, who are pursuing diploma or certified courses.

We would like to congratulate the 2025 recipients and are proud to see them furthering their studies.

A heartiest congratulations to all recipients.

Tan Guan Kai Lifelong Learning Scholarship:

POLYTECHNIC DIPLOMA:

Nimarrta Kaur Mann | Diploma in Media, Arts & Design at Singapore Polytechnic

Tia Grace | Diploma in Applied AI & Analytics at Republic Polytechnic

 

ng yong yao LIFELONG LEARNING SCHOLARSHIP:

TECHNICAL DIPLOMA/TECHNICAL ENGINEERING DIPLOMA:

Nur Shahirah Binte Nurshajahan | Technical Diploma in Beauty & Wellness Management at ITE College East

Nurul Ashikin Binte Seman | Technical Diploma in Beauty & Wellness Management at ITE College East

Faith Susan Liu 刘予慧 | Technical Diploma in Hospitality & Hotel Management at ITE College West

WORK-STUDY DIPLOMA (WSDIP):

Chong Kaixin 张凯芯 | Work-Study Diploma in Accountancy at ITE College Central

Gervais Seck Soon Ming 薛顺明 | Work-Study Diploma in Event Management at ITE College Central

Tay Jing Jie 郑靖潔 | Work-Study Diploma in Accountancy at ITE College Central

Ang Jing Xiang Dylan 洪靖翔 | Work-Study Diploma in Logistics & Supply Chain Management at ITE College East

Nurul Shafizah Binte Razali | Work-Study Diploma in Chemical Process Technology at ITE College East

Celeste Brity Kwek Xing En 郭幸恩 | Work-Study Diploma in Mechanical Systems Engineering at ITE College West

Donovan Dua Jun Liang 赖俊亮 | Work-Study Diploma in IT System Integration at ITE College West

TAN KAH KEE Foundation Lifelong learning SCHOLARSHIP:

WORK-STUDY DIPLOMA (WSDIP):

Muhammad Ilyasa Hilham Putera Haswandi | Work-Study Diploma in Culinary Arts & Management at ITE College West

Queeni Tan She Bing 陈施冰 | Work-Study Diploma in Tourism Management at ITE College West

Wan Akashah Bin Reduan | Work-Study Diploma in Facilities Management at ITE College West

POLYTECHNIC DIPLOMA:

Chong Jia En 钟嘉恩 | Diploma in Interior Architecture & Design at Temasek Polytechnic

Yeo Dorothy Papauran 杨善斌 | Common Business Programme at Nanyang Polytechnic

Ho San Ming, Samuel 何善铭 | Diploma in Nursing at Nanyang Polytechnic

Koh Chun Ren, Gabriel 高淳仁 | Diploma in Sport & Exercise Science at Republic Polytechnic

Muhammad Abdul Aziz Bin Abdullah Ong 王恩慈 | Diploma in Banking & Finance at Ngee Ann Polytechnic

Nur Aqilah Binte Azman| Diploma in Biomedical Engineering at Ngee Ann Polytechnic

Yeo Rui En Valerie 杨睿恩| Diploma in Optometry at Singapore Polytechnic

TAN Kah Kee FOUNDATION POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP:

Danial Hakim | Master of Public Policy at University of Oxford 

Sarah Tan Yingli 陈滢俐 | MSc in Public Health at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine 

TAN EAN KIAM FOUNDATION POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP:

Tiffany Lee Yanyi 李彦儀 | Master of Psychology (Clinical) at National University of Singapore

Tessa Wong Ting 黄婷 | Master of Science in Sustainability Management at Columbia University 

Rachel Tay Kai Teng 郑凯亭 | Master of Middle Eastern Studies at SOAS University of London

Lin Xiaohao 林小豪 | Doctor of Philosophy (PhD in Computer Science) at Nanyang Technological University

Ong Yan Ting Lauren 王彦婷 | Masters of Arts at Columbia University

LI SIONG TAY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP:

Sulastri Binte Kamis | Master of Public Health at Columbia University

Abielle Liu Shao Hua 刘少华 | Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing at National University of Singapore

Lok Yee Ling 陆伊琳 | MPhil in Health, Medicine, and Society at University of Cambridge

MDM DOREEN LIU POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP:

Singi Das | MSc Biomedical Engineering (Biomaterials) at Imperial College London

SPEECH BY GUEST OF HONOUR MS JASMIN LAU, MINISTER OF STATE, MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND MINISTRY OF DIGITAL DEVELOPMENT AND INFORMATION

“I would like to express our gratitude to the Foundation for carrying forward Mr Tan Kah Kee’s ideals in education, and to all donors for your generosity”. 

TKKPS 2025

SPEECH BY MR DONOVAN DUA JUN LIANG ON BEHALF OF 2025 LIFELONG LEARNING SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

“I firmly believe that by lifting others as we climb, we multiply the impact of this scholarship far beyond our individual achievements”. 

SPEECH BY MS SULASTRI BINTE KAMIS ON BEHALF OF 2025 POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP RECIPENTS

“To me, this scholarship is more than financial help. It is a sign of belief in my potential, a
responsibility to honour the founder’s values, and a reminder that resilience, perseverance,
and hard work pay off”.