History of the Conference of Rulers Scholarship

The Conference of Rulers Scholarship was established on 31 August 1949 at the 8th Conference of Rulers meeting. Accordingly, the Conference of Rulers Scholarship Fund Regulations were established. The meeting of trustees of the Conference of Rulers Scholarship Fund was changed to the Ruler and Governor Scholarship Fund. On 12 May 1983, an act called the Raja-Raja and the Yang di-Pertua- Yang di-Pertua Negeri Higher Studies Scholarship Fund Act 1983 (Act 284) was enacted. Its control and management were placed under the jurisdiction of the Keeper of the Rulers’ Seal, who is also secretary to the Board of the Scholarship Fund.

According to Section 5 (1) of the act, the Board of the Scholarship Fund consists of a Chairman and four other members to be appointed by the Council from among the Menteri Besar and Chief Ministers for a term of two years and shall be eligible for re-appointment. The Chairman shall preside at all meetings of the Board. The Board shall meet at least three times in a year and at any meeting of the Board, the Chairman and two members shall form a quorum. The Keeper of the Rulers' Seal shall be the Secretary to the Board.

In 2009, the Board of the Scholarship Fund comprised :-

The main function of the Scholarship Fund is to provide scholarship, bursaries, grants and other financial assistance to students pursuing their first degree education at public higher educational institutions. The number of students being offered a scholarship is limited to available funds. This scholarship is only offered to students who obtained excellent results in the Malaysian Higher School Certificate/Matriculation examinations. The prospective candidates may pursue studies in various disciplines such as medicine, technology, science and arts. The eligible candidates will be those deemed qualified by the Public Service Department (PSD).