MARA Recalibrates Overseas Scholarships
Design reference adapted from the scholarships.index.my portal (MARA PKJM)
Malaysia’s Majlis Amanah Rakyat (MARA) is reshaping its international scholarship strategy in response to shifting global education dynamics, notably scaling back placements to the United States. While geopolitical tensions and visa scrutiny under the Trump administration initiated the slowdown in U.S.-bound scholars, the recent wave of tuition fee discounting by UK universities has added new layers of complexity.
The United States once stood as the pinnacle of aspiration for Malaysian scholarship students. MARA, which sponsors high-achieving Bumiputera students, had longstanding relationships with prestigious American institutions such as Harvard, MIT, and Stanford. These scholars often returned to Malaysia as leaders in science, engineering, and public service, forming a cultural and intellectual bridge between the two nations.
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