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Education Trust Fund - The Saleh and Gato Motiwalla Bursary: 2026 Profile
TL;DR
MENDAKI's public page describes this as an Education Trust Fund bursary introduced in January 2022 to support and encourage deserving Malay/Muslim students enrolled in local ITEs.
Sponsor: Yayasan MENDAKI & Saleh and Gato Motiwalla EndowmentBond: Bond-FreeOverseas: Primarily Singapore
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Marcus Pang·Managing Director (Maths)
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- Bursary Snapshot
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Q: What does Education Trust Fund - The Saleh and Gato Motiwalla Bursary: 2026 Profile cover?
A: What MENDAKI publicly states about the scheme, plus what to verify before you apply.
TL;DR
MENDAKI's public page describes this as an Education Trust Fund bursary introduced in January 2022 to support and encourage deserving Malay/Muslim students enrolled in local ITEs. The public page has moved to the /en/assistance/ route. The MyMENDAKI detail page visible in this check still shows the 2025 ITE intake windows, S$750 PCI cap, S$1,000 award, and 6 recipients; confirm whether a 2026 ITE round has opened before applying.| If you have... | Read this first |
| 1 second | A need-based ITE bursary for Malay/Muslim students, not a polytechnic award. |
| 10 seconds | Check ITE enrolment, S$750 PCI, no other bursary, current intake window, and the S$1,000 award. |
| 100 seconds | Use it to reduce study costs while you keep grades steady and prepare a clean document pack. |
| Concrete example | A first-year ITE student from a lower-income household can use enrolment proof and PCI documents to show fit. |
| Best next step | Open MENDAKI's current page and confirm whether the 2026 ITE cycle is live before applying. |
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Bursary Snapshot
- Status: Current public MENDAKI page is a summary only; the linked MyMENDAKI detail visible in this check still shows the 2025 ITE intake windows and is closed.
