PUTRAJAYA, Oct 8 (Bernama) -- National swimmer Khoo Chai Lin and lawn bowling athlete Nor Shafeeqah Yahya were among 138 undergraduate athletes who were given Ministry of Higher Education sports scholarships for the 2009/2010 session.
Khoo, 21, who is doing studies in communications at Taylor's College said she wanted to excel in sports and academics.
Meanwhile, Nor Shafeeqah, 20, said the scholarship will help her study better for a communications degree at Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM).
"I am very grateful. I also want to buy sports equipment with the scholarship money," she told Bernama at the ministry's sports excellence night here Wednesday.
Present was Minister of Higher Education Datuk Seri Mohd Khaled Nordin.
The main criteria for the scholarships was excellent achievement in their respective sports and being accredited by the National Sports Council.
Seven university researchers also received the Sports Research Grant worth RM200,000.
Among the recipients was senior lecturer in the sports programme at Universiti Malaya Dr Nadhratul Wardah Salman who does research on "Audit of Sports Provisions in Public Universities in Malaysia."
Saturday, October 10, 2009
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