MIS Scholarship 2026 | Funded by the Malaysian Government

• The MIS Funding may include:
• Tuition fees for the whole scholarship
• Monthly living allowance of RM 1500. Applicants can easily cover monthly expenses in Malaysia with 700 or 800 Ringgit.

Eligible Countries for Mis Scholarship 2026

• Candidates from the following countries can apply for the MIS Scholarship:
• ASEAN Countries: Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.
• Commonwealth Countries: Includes CPA regions of Africa, Asia, Australia, the British Islands & Mediterranean, Canada, the Caribbean, the Americas & The Atlantic, India, and the Pacific.

Afghanistan Albania Algeria Azerbaijan Bahrain Brazil Georgia

Hong Kong

Hungary Jordan Kazakhstan Kosovo Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Morocco Palestine Russia

Saudi Arabia

Senegal Serbia

South Korea

Tajikistan Timor-Leste Tunisia Turkiye

• Turkmenistan

United Arab Emirates

Uzbekistan

Universities Under the Mis Scholarship 2026

• Only these universities are supported under the MIS Scholarship:

Public Universities

Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM)

Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)

Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)

Universiti Malaya (UM)

Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM)

Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia (UIAM/IIUM)

Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM)

Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)

Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM)

Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTEM)

Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM)

Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI)

Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT)

Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS)

Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP)

Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS)

Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UNIMAP)

Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UNISZA)

Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia (UPNM)

Universiti Malaysia Kelantan (UMK)

Private Universities

Universiti Teknologi Petronas (UTP)

Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN)

Multimedia University (MMU)

INCEIF University (INCEIF)

Areas of Study

Education

Arts and Humanities

Social Sciences, Journalism, and Information

Business, Administration and Law

Natural Sciences, Mathematics, and Statistics

Information and Communication Technologies

Engineering, Manufacturing, and Construction

Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries, and Veterinary

• Health and Welfare (not including medicine, nursing, and pharmacy)
• Nationality: Open to citizens of the specified eligible countries.
• Program Type: Applicants must apply for full-time Graduate or Postgraduate programs.
• Age Limit: Applicants should be no older than 40 years for Master’s programs and 45 years for PhD programs at the time of application.
• Language Proficiency: An IELTS test is not required.
• Acceptance Letter: An acceptance letter from a university is not necessary to apply.

Completed Online application

Passport

Most recent Degree

Transcript

2 Recommendation Letters

Research Proposal

Letter of Motivation

How to apply For the Mis Scholarship 2026.

• All applicants have to complete and submit an online application form along with the application documents. Use the official website of the MIS Online Application System is below.

Frequently Asked Questions

• Can you apply without a Passport.
• No, you cannot apply for the MIS scholarship without a passport.
• Is it necessary to get acceptance from professors.
• No. The acceptance letter is not mandatory.
• Should you apply to the university or the scholarship first.
• It is advisable to apply for the MIS scholarship first. This is because Malaysian universities charge an application fee. Securing the scholarship first will save you from this expense. Once you have received the scholarship, you can proceed with applying to the university of your choice from the list of 22 universities provided by the scholarship program.
• What are the minimum IELTS and GPA requirements.
• The MIS scholarship does not require an IELTS test.