Funding a degree in Malaysia
What actually exists here, what you can apply for, and where people most often get it wrong.
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The MIS scholarship: two limits that matter
The Malaysia International Scholarship (MIS) is administered by the Ministry of Higher Education. It is open to citizens of Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan and Georgia — confirmed by the official recipient-country list.
First limit: MIS covers master's and doctoral study only. There is no verified government scholarship of this kind for international undergraduates, and we say so plainly rather than leaving false expectations in place.
Second: under the programme's official guidelines the scholarship covers exactly two things — tuition and a monthly living allowance. Many aggregator sites claim MIS also pays for flights, insurance and books; that is not in the official guidelines. Eligibility includes a CGPA of 3.00 and English at IELTS 6.0 or TOEFL PBT 550.
Visa and study costs
International students obtain a Student Pass through EMGS, the system owned by the Ministry of Higher Education: eVAL approval first, then an entry visa. Applications must be made from outside Malaysia, and a medical examination is required within seven days of arrival.
Tuition depends on the university and programme; there is no reliable national average — figures on aggregator sites are often whole-programme totals misreported as annual. Check the specific university's own fee page.
UNIPROFI in Malaysia
In Malaysia the most valuable thing we offer is honest navigation: which programmes are accredited, how a Western branch campus differs from a local university, and what the scholarship genuinely covers.
Write to us if you are considering Malaysia — we will tell you where this direction stands and how we can help now.
Deadlines and amounts change from one intake to the next, and we do not publish the ones we cannot confirm. Look them up on the programme's official site — we will help you check the requirements and put the application together for your profile.
Finding your scholarships in Malaysia
We go through your profile, find the programmes you qualify for and build the application plan. The price for this destination is quoted once we understand the scope.
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