who we are
The John Yuk Sang Cheung Foundation
The John Yuk Sang Cheung Foundation is an educational charity that is financed by his estate and does not rely on fund raising or public donations.
A brief story
Introduction
John Yuk Sang Cheung (08 Nov 1935- 25 Feb 2022) was born an eldest son to a family that has traditionally been involved in retail business. He was expected to follow in his father’s footsteps to be a businessman in Hong Kong. However, he had a fascination with electronics and wanted to become an electronics engineer.
He arrived in London in 1955, a penniless young man with a big ambition of fulfilling his dreams. For twelve years he worked as a waiter and then as a warehouseman to finance himself and through sheer determination he finally qualified as an electronics engineer. He had a successful career as an engineer until his retirement.
Having gone through the hardship of self-financing his studies, John Yuk always wanted to help young people like him, students who are ambitious but do not have the funds to educate themselves. He believed in giving young people an opportunity to excel in their chosen path.
Legacy
John Yuk Sang Cheung (JYSC) Foundation was his lifelong wish and will be his lasting legacy. The aim of the Foundation is to help as many abled Malaysian students whose family is poor. We aim to alleviate the financial burden on their families through the grant of scholarships.
Grant of Scholarship
The John Yuk Sang Cheung Foundation will award grants of scholarship to Malaysian students interested in pursuing Engineering and Accountancy, irrespective of their race and religion. The scholarship is tenable for the period of studies leading to a first degree in Malaysian higher learning education, private colleges in Malaysia or in British institutions in the UK. The grant of scholarship will be reviewed yearly.
The Value of the Scholarship Grant
The value of each scholarship shall be RM15,000 (approx. £3,000) per academic year for Diploma Courses and between RM15,000 to RM45,000 (approx. £3,000 to £9,000) per academic year for the first Bachelor Degree and the location of the University.
We Will Be Accepting Applications Soon
