• ECMLibra Foundation earlier announced a RM15 million allocation to fund 50students from ASEAN nations for the 2020/2021 Academic Year
• Applicationfor scholarship to pursue A-Level programme open until 31 January 2021

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - MediaOutReach - 9 December 2020 - With the academic year ending, studentswould already be researching and planning their next steps in education. Forsome, their choices may be limited due to the financial pressures brought uponby the pandemic -- especially amongst the underserved communities. To ensureeducation continues to be prioritised, ECM Libra Foundation's ASEANScholarship Programme is an opportunity for these students to live up totheir academic potential.

20 full and 30 partial scholarships willbe awarded to Malaysian students who have completed or will be completing SPM,or from Year 7 or equivalent onwards to pursue either an A-Level or an IGCSEprogramme in Epsom College in Malaysia (ECiM), the only internationalcampus of the prestigious Epsom College in the United Kingdom.

One of the most common education opportunitygaps in Malaysia is the lack of financial resources faced by lower-incomehouseholds. The inability of families to fund things like test-preparation,tutoring, or extra-curricular activities often results to lower academicachievement, and this scholarship was initiated to bridge that gap.

"The pandemic has disrupted a lot ofsectors in our country and among them, education. It has changed the waystudents experience learning and school life. We want to ensure that educationremains a top priority for families. This scholarship would provide thebrightest young minds of our country the opportunity to realise their academicpotential," said Dato' Lim Kian Onn, the co-founder of ECM Libra Foundation.

Dr Murray Tod, Headmaster of ECiM said,"Amidst all that is happening around the world today, we constantly remind ourstudents that learning never stops. The future of education requires for us tobe innovative and flexible to ensure that we constantly deliver the highestpossible academic rigour for our students."

"We are hugelyproud of the academic achievements of our Epsom students, with the classof 2020 attaining the best ever IGCSE and A-level results in our history, andwe look forward to future generations of young scholars building upon thisoutstanding success."

ECiM's 15-month A-Levels is a highlysought after programme given its distinct approach to learning compared to thetraditional classroom setting. The curriculum adopts a wide range of teachingmethods from debate to practical examination; and a particularly unique onewhich is the Oxbridge-style tutorial method, which encourages student leddiscussion on a one-to-one basis with the teaching staff.

The academic year intake has beenrevised to accommodate SPM candidates whose examinations were postponed to 22February 2021 onwards.

Among those who have been the recipientof their scholarship at ECiM is Yugendran Rajaendran who recently earned a spotin the prestigious Stanford University. The Klang-born student will be joiningthe Class of 2021 pursuing a double degree in Bioengineering and Mathematicaland Computational Science.

Yugendran's notable academic excellenceincludes 5 A* results for his A-Levels examination that was bolstered by sheerhard work and support from the ECiM teaching faculty. He also graduated Form 5with straight 11A+ in the SPM examinations. After completing his studies,Yugendran aspires to eventually work with the Ministry of Health in shapingpublic policies to provide affordable and accessible healthcare to allMalaysians.

Application for the ASEAN ScholarshipProgramme remains open until 31 January 2021.

For more information on the ECM Libra Foundation ASEANScholarship Fund, please visit: https://www.ecmlibrafoundation.com/scholarships2020-21/

ECM Libra Foundation

The ECM Libra Foundationwas founded in 2004 by the founding partners of ECM Libra Group -- Dato' SeriKalimullah Hassan, Dato' Lim Kian Onn and Dato' David Chua Ming Huat. Thefoundation was set up to uplift the poor through education. The founders believethat education is an equalizer in helping the underprivileged break out of thepoverty cycle. Since its launch, the foundation has committed more than RM 50million, assisting over 10,000 students through education projects for themarginalized and poor.

www.ecmlibrafoundation.com