Our donors come from all walks of life, industries, and backgrounds. Together, they support a wide spectrum of meaningful causes at Yale-NUS, fostering vibrant and holistic learning, and enriching the community. Learn more about the individuals whose generosity has and continues to make a difference at Yale-NUS.
Maline Bungum
Alumna of Yale-NUS
Alumni Giving Donor
Experiencing financial difficulty in the midst of a family, personal, or emergency health crisis — not to mention during a school year — is a situation not too unfamiliar to me, and it was through the incredible practical and personal support of very many loved ones and strangers that my family’s story turned out to be one we can look back on with thanksgiving.
Johnny Burgos and Jovanka Rojas
Parents of Yale-NUS
Donors to the Parents’ Fund
We want other students to have the same opportunity so they can grow as people and professionals who make positive contributions to humanity.
N G Chanrai
CEO of the Kewalram Chanrai Group
Established the Kewalram Chanrai Scholarship
Yale-NUS represents the best of the East and West’s educational systems, offering opportunities to students from around the world. This is an aspect of education that resonates with our policy to contribute to the nurturing of future leaders and entrepreneurs who will help to grow societies and economies of tomorrow.
Chew Gek Khim
Deputy Chairman of the Tan Chin Tuan Foundation
Established the Tan Chin Tuan Professorship in Chinese Studies & Tan Chin Tuan Chinese Culture & Civilisation Programme
The role of the Foundation is to be a catalyst and driver in creating a multiplier effect when giving. We hope that our gift to Yale-NUS College will instill a sense of history and tradition in our local and regional communities, making an education in Singapore and the region unique.
Betina K Choa
Alumna of Yale-NUS
Senior Class Gift Donor
I cannot begin to enumerate all the things that Yale-NUS has given me; I choose to do what I can to humbly give back to the College.
Stephen Riady
Executive Chairman and Group CEO of OUE Limited
Established the Stephen Riady International Excellence Scholarship
My Christian faith has motivated me to give back to society. I have supported higher education as I believe it will nurture a new generation of leaders who will make a positive difference to society.
Naoko Shimazu
Professor of Humanities (History) at Yale-NUS
Faculty & Staff Giving Donor
Our students are our future. We need to do what we can so that they can flourish and do what they can for generations to come.
Gurjeet Singh
Senior Associate Director of Makerspaces, Initiatives, Community and Exhibitions (MICE) at Yale-NUS
Faculty & Staff Giving Donor
I have seen a common thread of shared concerns across cohorts. These include an urgent care for the environment, generating sustainable solutions, a love for animals, guarding victims’ voices, advocating for minorities, and standing for values like authenticity, trust, community, care, courage, and inclusion. There needs to be a sense of trying to do a little better as a human race than we have so far — to cultivate a heart for giving.
Tan Wang Cheow and Tan Guek Ming
Executive Chairman and Non-Executive Director of Food Empire
Established the Tan Wang Cheow and Tan Guek Ming Study Award
We hope to set the ball rolling and provide an example to students in the hope that they will value their education and learn to pay it forward sometime in the future whenever they are financially able.
Rosie Wee
Author and Executrix
Mdm Siong Siew Woon’s legacy gift established the Siong Keng Hoon Study Award
My aunt valued and believed in the power of education as a window to a better life, where students who require financial assistance would benefit from this gift and in turn, pay it forward when they graduate. I carry this value through my voluntary and philanthropic work.
