1. Four polytechnic students have been awarded this year's Energy-IndustryScholarship (EIS). They will join their respective sponsoring organisations uponcompleting their engineering diplomas. The EIS is intended to develop and nurture apipeline of talent for the Power sector, and is open to both Institute of TechnicalEducation (ITE) and Polytechnic students.
2. The four recipients are Mr Lendl Yeo Ting Zhe and Ms Choo Wei Ming fromNgee Ann Polytechnic and Mr Muhamad Syahiran Bin Jamal and Mr Lim Kian Rongfrom Singapore Polytechnic. More information on these EIS recipients are in theANNEX.
3. Mr Lim, a Year 2 Electrical and Electronic Engineering student at SingaporePolytechnic, is glad his hard work has paid off. "Being selected by Senoko Energy forthe EIS will help to reduce my family’s financial burden," he said, sharing that hiselectrician father is the sole income earner for the family of four. As a child, Mr Limoften accompanied his father on jobs. "I remember always asking my dad about everylittle detail of what he was doing as he fixed electrical appliances. I think this eventuallysparked 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 AnnPolytechnic shared that "they raised concerns that I would be a woman in what theysaw to be a male-dominated industry". However, a keen interest since secondaryschool in how things worked compelled her to stay firm in her decision. "It took a fewyears, but my mechanical engineering knowledge equipped me to be the 'repairwoman' at home. I believe the engineering concepts learned in school will also helpme to build up tangible skill sets that I can apply at work when I join SP Group aftermy graduation."
5. The EIS is co-funded by the Government and Power sector companies. Thescholarship covers recipients' tuition fees, monthly living allowances, and a one-timeallowance to purchase study-related items such as computers and books. Both fulltermand mid-term scholarships are available to Singapore citizens or permanentresidents pursuing relevant engineering courses. Applications for the next EIS cyclewill open in December 2018.
6. Since 2012, the Power sector has collectively awarded about 60 scholarshipsunder the EIS, as well as under the Singapore-Industry Scholarship (SgIS) whichoffers undergraduate scholarships.
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