1. Four polytechnic students have been awarded this year's Energy-Industry
Scholarship (EIS). They will join their respective sponsoring organisations upon
completing their engineering diplomas. The EIS is intended to develop and nurture a
pipeline of talent for the Power sector, and is open to both Institute of Technical
Education (ITE) and Polytechnic students.
2. The four recipients are Mr Lendl Yeo Ting Zhe and Ms Choo Wei Ming from
Ngee Ann Polytechnic and Mr Muhamad Syahiran Bin Jamal and Mr Lim Kian Rong
from Singapore Polytechnic. More information on these EIS recipients are in the
ANNEX.
3. Mr Lim, a Year 2 Electrical and Electronic Engineering student at Singapore
Polytechnic, is glad his hard work has paid off. "Being selected by Senoko Energy for
the EIS will help to reduce my family’s financial burden," he said, sharing that his
electrician father is the sole income earner for the family of four. As a child, Mr Lim
often accompanied his father on jobs. "I remember always asking my dad about every
little detail of what he was doing as he fixed electrical appliances. I think this eventually
sparked my interest in engineering as a career."
4. Ms Choo, on the other hand, took up engineering in spite of her parents'
objections. The Year 3 Diploma in Mechanical Engineering student from Ngee Ann
Polytechnic shared that "they raised concerns that I would be a woman in what they
saw to be a male-dominated industry". However, a keen interest since secondary
school in how things worked compelled her to stay firm in her decision. "It took a few
years, but my mechanical engineering knowledge equipped me to be the 'repair
woman' at home. I believe the engineering concepts learned in school will also help
me to build up tangible skill sets that I can apply at work when I join SP Group after
my graduation."
5. The EIS is co-funded by the Government and Power sector companies. The
scholarship covers recipients' tuition fees, monthly living allowances, and a one-time
allowance to purchase study-related items such as computers and books. Both fullterm
and mid-term scholarships are available to Singapore citizens or permanent
residents pursuing relevant engineering courses. Applications for the next EIS cycle
will open in December 2018.
6. Since 2012, the Power sector has collectively awarded about 60 scholarships
under the EIS, as well as under the Singapore-Industry Scholarship (SgIS) which
offers undergraduate scholarships.
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