In
British Malaya
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, a Queen's Scholar was a holder of one of various scholarships awarded by the
Government
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of the
Straits Settlements
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to further their studies in the
United Kingdom
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.
The first scholarships, originally known as the Higher Scholarships, were founded in 1885 by Sir
Cecil Clementi Smith
Sir Cecil Clementi Smith (23 December 1840 – 6 February 1916),. was a British colonial administrator of the Government, administrator.
Background
The son of an Essex rector, John Smith, and his wife Cecilia Susanna Clementi (daughter of Muz ...
, the
Governor
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of the Straits Settlements, in honour of
Queen Victoria
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. The main objectives of introducing Higher Scholarships was to allow promising boys an opportunity to complete their studies in the United Kingdom, and to encourage a number of boys to remain in school and acquire a useful education. From the period 1885–1890, Higher Scholarships were only awarded to the top boys in the
Straits Settlement
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. Thereafter, the Higher Scholarships were renamed the Queen's Scholarships. Recipients of the Queen's Scholarships would proceed to study at either
Cambridge
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or
Oxford
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universities.
The Queen's Scholarships were discontinued in 1911 but restored in 1924, with the scholarship being opened to both genders.
In 1940, the selection of Queen's Scholars was transferred to a Board of Selection appointed by the Senate of Raffles College in Singapore. The Queen's Research Fellowships were also introduced for outstanding graduates of
Raffles College
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The university offers degree program ...
and
King Edward VII College of Medicine
King Edward VII Medical College (KEMC) was a medical school from 1905 to 1949 in Singapore, the first one in what was then British Malaya, Malaya. It was officially named King Edward VII Medical College in 1921 and subsequently became the Faculty ...
(later merged to form the
University of Malaya
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) to study postgraduate courses in selected universities in the United Kingdom. In 1959, the Queen's Scholarship was replaced by the
Agong's Scholarship in
Malaysia
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and the
Singapore State Scholarship, now the
President's Scholar
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ship in Singapore.
List of British Malayan Queen's Scholars
Source:
* 1886: Charles Spence Angus (Singapore), James Aitken (Singapore)
* 1887: Dr.
Lim Boon Keng
Lim Boon Keng (; 18 October 1869 – 1 January 1957) was a Peranakan physician who advocated social and educational reforms in Singapore in the early 20th-century. He also served as the president of Xiamen University in China between 1921 and ...
, P. V. S. Locke
* 1888: Sir
Song Ong Siang (Singapore), Dunstan Alfred Aeria (Penang)
* 1889: H. A. Scott
* 1890: P. P. Mehergee, H. O. Robinson
* 1891: Francis Osmond de Souza (Singapore)
* 1892: A. H. Keun, H. J. Phillips
* 1893: H. C. Keun, Ung Bok Hoey
* 1894: H. A. D. Moore,
Koh Leap Teng
* 1895: J. C. J. de Silva
* 1896: Gnoh Lean Tuck (
Wu Lien Teh)
* 1897: F. Salzmann, R. Holsington
* 1898: Quah Sin Keat, Phung Chock Kong
* 1899: Goh Lai Hee (
Wu Lai Hsi
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* Wu (region) (), a region roughly corresponding to the territory of Wuyue
** Wu Chinese (), a subgroup of Chinese languages now spoken in the Wu region
** Wuyue culture (), a regional Chinese culture in the Wu region
*Wu ...
), R. E. Smith
* 1900: W. S. Leicester, M. Foley
* 1901: Yeoh Guan Seok, R. H. McCleland, Chan Sze Pong
* 1902: Tan Seng Suan, Koh Keng Seng
* 1903: W. W. Davidson, W. J. C. Le Cain
* 1904: Lim Guan Cheng,
Noel Clarke
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,
Chan Sze Jin
* 1905: E. R. Carlos, R. L. Eber
* 1906: J. R. Aeria, L. Samy
* 1907: Khaw Oo Kek,
C. H. Claude de Silva
* 1908: Leong Yew Koh (Perak)
* 1909: Khoo Heng Kok, Stephen O. de Souza
* 1924: Teh Say Koo, Tan Ah Tah
* 1925: Yeoh Cheng Hoe
* 1926: Tan Yeow Bok, Oon Khye Beng
* 1927: Lim Kheng Kooi (Penang), Cheah Heng Sin
* 1928: J. W. D. Ambrose (Penang), Cheah Soon Hock
* 1929:
Tan Thoon Lip, Ooi Tiang Eng
* 1930:
Maggi Tan, Goh Liang Chuan
* 1931: Chuah Seng Chew, Liew Swee Cheng, Ong Hock Sim
* 1932: Tan Sim Eng,
Thora Oehlers, R. Arulandum
* 1933: Keong Siew Tong, B. H. Y. Meggs, H. Jesudason
* 1934: A. V. Winslow, Dr. Lau Fook Khean, B. Ponniah (Seremban)
* 1935: Cyril Noel L'Angellier,
Ahmad bin Ibrahim, Ng Yok Hing,
Mohd. Suffian bin Hashim
* 1936: Lim Hong Bee, Chia Kim Chwee, Ng Wah Hing, Rajah Zahar
* 1937: Emma Sadka/
Emily Sadka,
Lim Chong Eu
Lim Chong Eu (; 28 May 1919 – 24 November 2010) was a Malaysian politician who served as the 2nd Chief Minister of Penang from May 1969 to October 1990 and the longest serving Chief Minister of Penang. He was also the founding president of ...
, Chin Kim Hong,
Ismail bin Md. Ali (K. Lumpur)
* 1938:
Lim Kok Ann, Lee Lian Chye, Yap Pow Meng, Abu Bakar bin Tamin
* 1939: Oliver Lyons Phipps (Penang), Wilbur Boswell (Singapore), Rodney Russell Lam (Kuala Lumpur)
* 1940: Chung Shiu Tett (S), Dr. C. V. Jumeaux (F), Dr.
Megat Khas bin Megar Omar (F), Maurice. E. Baker (C'Hlds S), D. R. E. S. Monteiro (F), Chuah Yew Cheng (F)
* 1941: Dr. Md. bin Mahomed (F), Dr. Wong Koon Yip/Wong Kin Yip/Wong Kim Yip (F)
* 1942: Dr. Irene Rajaratnam née Irene Hoisington (S),
Kenneth Byrne (F), Dr.
B. H. Sheares (F)
* 1946: Dr. Suleiman bin Md. Attas (F),
Chin Fung Kee (S),
Abdul Kadir bin Shamsuddin (S),
E. W. Barker (S)
* 1947: Dr. A. W. E. Moreira (F), Dr. Arthur A. Sandosham (F), Lim Ewe Hock (S),
Kwa Geok Choo
Kwa Geok Choo (; 21 December 1920 – 2 October 2010) was a Singaporean lawyer. She was the wife of Lee Kuan Yew, the founding Prime Minister of Singapore and the mother of Lee Hsien Loong, Lee Hsien Yang, and Lee Wei Ling.
She was the ...
(S)
* 1948: Dr. Yahya Cohen (S), Chua Sui Eng (S) Kiang Ai Kim (F), Cheah Bian Kung (S), Dr. Abbas bin Haji Alias (F), Dr. Md. Din bin Ahmad (F)
* 1949: Dr.
Thong Saw Pak (Ipoh, S), Dr. Omar bin Din (Alor Star, S), Dr. Jaswant Singh Sodhy (Klang, F)
* 1950: Chua Sui Eng (S), Lim Tay Boh (F), Dr. Abdul Majid bin Haji Ismail (S)
* 1951: Francis Morsingh (Penang S), Aminuddin Baki (S), Gwee Ah Leng (S)
* 1952: Wee Sip Chee/Wee Sit Chee (Singapore S), Un Hon Hin (Singapore S), Eunice Thio (Singapore S), Lim Joo Jock (S)
* 1954: Chan Kong Thoe (Penang)
* 1955: Dr. Mrs. E. Hannam (S), Tan Kheng Choo (S), Hwang Peng Yuan (S)
* 1956: Huang Hsing Hua (Seremban S),
Ang Kok Peng (Taiping F), Mah Guan Kong (Singapore S), Colin Leicester (Singapore S)
* 1957:
Satwant Singh Dhaliwal (K. Lumpur S), Chatar Singh Data (Ipoh)
See also
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References
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British Malaya
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1885 establishments in British Malaya
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