Unlocking Ambition and Talent to Foster A More Equitable Society

Published on 14 February 2021

Professor Gerard George, Dean at the Lee Kong Chian School of Business at SMU, and his wife Mrs Hema George established the AGL Irudayaraj Scholarship in honour of Professor George’s father-in-law, who passed away in 2018. Mr AGL Irudayaraj was an entrepreneur and a champion for underprivileged Tamil Christian minorities in India. The scholarship is a tribute to his kind, selfless and enduring efforts in helping others towards a better life.

The AGL Irudayaraj Scholarship aims to motivate outstanding postgraduates of Indian ethnicity at the University to greater heights of academic excellence. A total of 10 scholarships will be made available to postgraduates pursuing the Master of Science in Management (MiM) or Master of Science in Applied Finance (MAF). Scholarships are valued at $10,000 each, and the inaugural scholarship was awarded in AY 2019.

More about the scholarship can be found here.