214 Star scholarships on offer

Building a better future: Chan (front row, sixth from right) and SMG chief content officer Datin Paduka Esther Ng (back row, eighth from right) posing for a group photo with the Star Education Fund partners-in-education at the launch of the Scholarship Awards 2025 in February. Also present is Edmunds (front row, sixth from left). — RAJA FAISAL/The Star

WHILE academic excellence is important, it is not the sole factor in securing a scholarship.

Other key considerations include family background, extracurricular involvement, sports achievements and leadership qualities.