Scholarship at Singapore Management University (SMU)
Since 2009, the Foundation has been supporting scholarship programs at SMU which are available to full-time undergraduate students from the Lee Kong Chian School of Business, School of Accountancy, School of Economics, and subsequently opened to School of Social Sciences or School of Computing and Information Systems. The current JLFO-Lim Hoon Foundation Scholarship continues the aim to motivate the students to achieve greater heights of excellence and at providing them with financial support.
S$3 million donation for JLFO-Lim Hoon Foundation Scholarship to SMU, 2022 (S$1 million grant matched by Singapore Government)
In October 2017, ARA and the Foundation jointly made an additional endowed donation of S$1 million to SMU. From Academic Year 2016/2017 onwards, the value of each scholarship also increased from S$7,500 to S$10,000 per annum.
JLFO-Lim Hoon Foundation Scholarship was established during February 2022 with a total contribution of S$4 million which includes a S$1 million Government grant. From Academic Year 2022/2023, each recipient will receive a scholarship of S$10,000 per annum and is bond-free.
We aim to motivate students to achieve greater heights of excellence and provide them with financial support.
Lim Hoon Foundation - Tao Nan Alumni Association Awards
The Foundation was named after John Lim’s father, Lim Hoon, who was an ex-teacher at Tao Nan School. In his lifetime, Lim Hoon emphasised the importance of education to his children and as a family across three generations, the family has approximately 150 years of combined education and service as educators to Tao Nan School.
TAO NAN ALUMNI ASSOCIATION AWARDS, 2023
The Lim Hoon Foundation - Tao Nan Alumni Association Award was established in 2022, to promote the advancement of education in the “sandwiched” class of students, and also a meaningful tribute to Lim Hoon.
TAO NAN ALUMI ASSOCIATION AWARDS, 2023
Community Education Awards
AT BOON LAY CCC, MOUNTBATTEN CCC & PUNGGOL WEST CCC
Since June 2013, the Foundation has been working with CCCs to establish the Lim Hoon Foundation Community Education Awards (LHF-CEA). The objective of the LHF-CEA is to support, strengthen and encourage all-rounded achievement of students who come from challenging backgrounds. This is consistent with the Foundation's general mission to empower those in the "sandwiched" group of students. The Foundation will continue to work with the CCCs and their grassroots leaders to grow and enhance this programme to benefit more students.
The Mountbatten LHF-CEA started with 62 recipients in 2015, and since then, the Foundation has given out approximately 400 awards and has been receiving positive responses from the residents.
PUNGGOL WEST LHF-CEA, 2023
MOUNTBATTEN LHF-CEA , 2023
BOON LAY LHF-CEA , 2023
The awards are held to support, strengthen and encourage students from challenging backgrounds.
Dyslexia Association of Singapore - 360° pact
The Dyslexia Association of Singapore (DAS) and the Foundation launched the DAS 360° Pact to raise awareness and provide pivotal support for students with dyslexia and other co-occurring learning difficulties in Institutes of Higher Learning (IHLs). As individuals with dyslexia process information and learn differently, the programme aims to augment traditional support structures in IHLs to maximise chances for academic and non-academic success.
The programme aims to augment traditional support structures in IHLs to maximise chances for academic and non-academic success.
The Foundation donated S$280,100 to fund the implementation of various programmes for three years from 2021 to 2024. The sum would benefit about 100 students with dyslexia from low-income families and also fund local research such as conducting a local study looking into the prevalence rate of dyslexia in Singapore and how to support post-secondary students with dyslexia.