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were asked, many students replied that they wanted Buddhism without affecting their daily expenses. We
to ease the burden of their families. hope that our university Buddhist youth will continue
to promote Buddhist work in the future and continue
The socially established impression that the B40 to work together to carry out social activities for the
group or poorer families are mostly from a particular benefit of the public.
ethnic group. As we approve batch after batch of
students, we realise that poverty is irrespective of Over the past 36 years, we have sponsored 498
race. university Buddhist youth, amounting to nearly RM
500,000. In the future, we hope that more university
Assist More University Buddhist Youth Buddhist youth will be benefitted from it.

The ‘Tertiary Education Grant’, promoted by YBBM, Over the past 36 years, we have relied on the meager
is now in its 37th year. In the past five years, we have interest from the fixed deposit in the ‘Personal/
begun to try to proactively carry out more outreach Memorial Charity Fund’. In the future, we hope
work to encourage university Buddhist youth in that more people and enterprises will join us and
need to apply. From an average of 15 beneficiaries become supporters of the ‘Tertiary Education Grant’,
each year in the past to 67 applications approved so as to support more university Buddhist youth on
in 2020/2021, we hope to assist more university their studies while they continue to be proactive in
Buddhist youth. learning Dharma and benefitting the other sentient
beings.
Many people ask, there are a lot of scholarships and
bursaries out there, and we only have a one-time (We welcome you to join us. Please contact YBBM
amount of RM 1,000. What is the difference between Secretariat at 04-228 7146 or 019-418 7146.)
this education grant as compared to others? Can we
help the university students with RM 1,000?

For more than two decades, the government has
been assisting university students through the
National Higher Education Fund (PTPTN). The student
loans are also classified as full or partial loans based
on family income. After deducting tuition fees, a
university student basically has RM 300 to RM 700 a
month left for living expenses during a semester.

The ‘Tertiary Education Grant’ is a grant for students
in addition to the existing scholarship or loan. Besides
providing financial support to poor Buddhist youth,
we hope to ‘reward’ students who are actively
involved in Buddhist activities or university Buddhist
societies.

While RM 1,000 is definitely unable to realise students’
dream of completing their studies without worries,
RM 1,000 can encourage students to participate 未来的日子，马来西亚佛教发展基金会希望能有更多大专佛教青年
in Buddhist activities, learn the Dharma, engage 能够从“高等教育奖助学金”受惠。（档案照）
In the future, YBBM hopes that more university Buddhist youth will be able to
in community, and participate in development of benefit from ‘Tertiary Education Grant’. (File photo)