You Jin Freshman Scholarship 

Introduction:

The accomplished author and NTU Singapore alumna Madam Tham Yew Chin – better known by her pen name You Jin – and her husband Mr James Jit Teng Lim made a gift to the Department of Chinese, School of Humanities, NTU for the purpose of nurturing Chinese talents and encouraging students’ creative writing in Chinese. You Jin Freshmen Scholarship will provide funding for 1 award.

This award will be based on academic merit and be opened to all incoming students pursuing an undergraduate course in any of the Chinese related degree programmes at the School of Humanities, NTU.

The award winner will be determined through selection by a committee formed by the School of Humanities leadership team, including the Chair of the School of Humanities, the Head of the Chinese Department and the Academic Affairs Director for the School. A direct family member of the donor or a declared designee may serve as a member on the final selection committee convened to determine the award’s recipient.

Annually the School of Humanities will invite the donor or his declared designee to sit on the selection committee. After some consultation if it is not possible for the donor or the stated designee to be present to participate in the award selection committee’s appointed meeting, the committee may be authorised to proceed with the choice of the recipient for that year.

The award winner will be determined through selection criteria established by the School of Humanities leadership including the Chair of the School of Humanities, the Head of the Chinese Department and the Academic Affairs Director for the School.