Study Awards & Fee Waivers
HELP has awarded many Study Awards and Fee Waivers to academically inclined Malaysian and International Students who display leadership qualities. You could be one of them!
HELP Study Awards and Fee Waivers 2025
As study awards are limited and competitive, only candidates who meet the minimum criteria specified are eligible to apply for the award committee’s due consideration. Meeting the minimum criteria does not guarantee the applicants a study award. Students are only entitled to one award at any time.
Since its establishment in 1986, HELP has awarded many study awards to encourage Malaysians and international students who demonstrate academic excellence and display leadership qualities to pursue their tertiary education at the university. Many of these recipients have completed their courses and have embarked on successful careers.
HELP welcomes both new and continuing students who are high achievers to apply for study awards.
FULL AND PARTIAL STUDY AWARDS
If you meet the minimum criteria stated, you are required to do the following:
1. Complete a HELP Study Awards Application Form and attach certified transcripts of your academic results.
2. New students are required to submit a HELP Application Form to apply for the chosen programme and pay the Student Application Fee before submitting the study award application form.
3. New students will submit the respective forms and attachments to the study award officer in the Registry before the specified deadline. Late applications will not be considered for selection.
4. For consideration by the study award committee in May and October of each year, study awards applicants must be registered students of HELP University or HELP Academy. Your form will be forwarded to the study award committee for consideration when the Committee meets in May and October.
5. The decisions of the study award committee will be announced by the third week of May and October and are not subject to appeal.
HELP University Promotions 2025
These are the promotions for all intakes for 2025. The promotions below are applicable for both Malaysians and international
students, unless stated differently.
SPECIAL PRICING FOR 2025 FOUNDATION PROGRAMME
- Special fee of RM 14,700 for Foundation in Arts & Foundation in Science
for Malaysian students RM 15,200 for Foundation in Arts & Foundation in Science
for International students Applicable to 2025 intakes only.
DIPLOMA PROGRAMME
- 20% programme fee waiver on normal published fee for
the first year of study.
SIBLING FEE WAIVER
- 20% programme fee waiver on normal published fee for
the first year of study.
ALUMNI FEE WAIVER
- Applicable for former students and their direct family members e.g children and spouse.
- Full waiver on admission fee.
- 20% programme fee waiver for ELM Graduate School programmes. Not applicable to students under the National Upskilling Programme (NUP).
DIPLOMA TO DEGREE
- Applicable for students who progress from HELP Diploma to HELP undergraduate programme.
- 20% programme fee waiver on normal published fee for the first year of study (example Year 2 of undergraduate programme).
- Not applicable for students progressing from Diploma in Early Childhood Education and Diploma in Education.
CHINESE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL STUDENT
- 20% programme fee waiver on normal published fee for the first year of study.
- 20% programme fee waiver for subsequent years if students can maintain a CGPA score of 2.5 annually.
FOUNDATION TO DEGREE
- Applicable for students who progress from HELP Foundation programme to HELP undergraduate programme in 2025.
- 20% programme fee waiver on normal published fee for the first year of study.
- Full waiver on admission fee.
HELP INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL TO HELP UNIVERSITY
- Applicable for graduates of HELP International School (including HELP International School, Tunku Putra-HELP International
- 20% programme fee waiver on normal published fee for the first year of study.
- Full waiver on admission fee.
FIRST CLASS DEGREE HOLDER SPECIAL WAIVER
- 40% programme fee waiver on normal published fee for ELM Graduate School programmes. Not applicable to students under the National Upskilling Programme (NUP).
- Full waiver on admission fee.
SPECIAL PRICING FOR DIPLOMA IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
- RM26,400 programme fee for Malaysians.
- RM26,900 programme fee for international students.
SPECIAL PRICING FOR DIPLOMA IN EDUCATION
- RM16,400 programme fee for Malaysians.
- RM16,900 programme fee for international students.
Distinction Awards 2025 (for new and progressing students)
Any student is eligible to apply for the study awards. Final decision is to be decided by the committee. The waiver is only
applicable to the first year of study.
*As include A+, A, A-
Distinction Awards is based on Original Programme Fee for:
RM 26,100 for Foundation in Arts & Foundation in Science for Malaysian students
RM 27,250 for Foundation in Arts & Foundation in Science for International students
A-Levels Scoring (Grade / Point) – A*(6), A (5), B (4), C (3), D (2), E (1), U (0)
Merit Awards
Any student is eligible to apply for the study awards. Final decision is to be decided by the committee. Quantity and quantum of
award will be subjected to the approval of the committee.
- Only first-class students (CGPA >3.75) are eligible to apply.
- Up to 50% programme fee waiver on normal published fee.
2025 School Achievers Study Awards (SASA)
- Only applicable to Malaysians.
- Award in the form of programme fee waivers up to 100%.
- Criteria:
- SPORTS: Students who have represented or currently representing the nation/state/school in sports tournaments and competitions.
- INFLUENCER: Students who have a large influence among their community/followers. Example, students who have a large social media presence
- LEADERSHIP: Students who exemplify strong leadership qualities. Example, project leaders who have made an impact to their community/nation, Presidents/VP of their school’s clubs and societies.
- SASA is only given for one specific programme, either a Pre-U programme or an undergraduate programme. For SASA students who progress to Bachelors from Foundation or Diploma, they will follow the progression fee promotion of that intake year (if available).
- Students are required to contribute to the University in areas of CSR, activities, projects, events, clubs and societies*.
- Apply online via sasa.help.edu.my
Elena Cooke Education Fund
The Elena Cooke Education Fund (ECEF) was set up in honour of the late Miss Elena Cooke, the longest serving principal of the Bukit Bintang Girls’ School.
The fund aims to help underprivileged young people, whether they live with their families or were raised in children’s homes and orphanages, to pursue quality education after SPM in local colleges or universities.
SPM (Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia), STPM (Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia) and UEC (Unified Examination Certificate) students who have received their examination results are invited to apply for financial assistance via the HELP-Elena Cooke Education Fund (HELP-ECEF) Study Award.
This is a need-based Study Award which is a collaboration between HELP and ECEF.
This financial assistance is only available to Malaysian citizens.
Terms and Conditions
- Students are allowed to switch awards only once, ie fee waiver to study award or vice versa.
- Students will be entitled to only one of the study awards or fee waiver (whichever is higher) and students are not allowed to combine awards.
- Applicants are required to pay full admission fees.
- The study awards / fee waiver is not applicable for payment of re-sit / re-enrolment fees.
- For programme where programme fees are charged by the subject (modular programme), the total study award amount is divided equally among the total number of subjects and will go towards payment of programme fees payable to HELP.
- For programmes where programme fees are charged by the year (linear programme), the total study award amount will go towards payment of programme fees payable to HELP.
- Recipients of the study awards who are subsequently found in breach of any of the rules and regulations, academic or otherwise, will have their study awards revoked and will be required to repay HELP the said sum of money.
- HELP reserves the right to revoke any study award / packaged fee waiver due to failure in examinations, unauthorized dropping of courses, withdrawal from programme before completion and / or non-compliance with HELP rules and regulations or other terms and conditions of the
- study award. Recipient may be required to repay the study award / fee waiver amount used upon revocation.
- The study award application deadline is 2 weeks after commencement of programmes OR 2 weeks after the release of actual results.
- All decisions made by HELP University on matters pertaining to the study awards will be final. Only short-listed applicants will be notified.
- The qualifications required for the study awards may vary from year to year. Applicants should check with the study awards officer on the requirements before applying.
- Late and incomplete application forms will not be considered for selection.
All recipients of study awards are required to contribute 5 hours per week of their time to assist the Head of Department or their designate in administration, peer counselling, extra-curricular activities, marketing and promotional activities. Not applicable to SASA receipients.