Yayasan Sime Darby

Scholarship
YSD offers scholarships and bursaries to students with excellent academic results and leadership qualities in local and foreign institutions.
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Sponsorship
YSD offers sponsorships to deserving organisations that share our dedication towards our five pillars.
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YSD COMMENCES ANNUAL EDUCATIONAL SPONSORSHIP INITIATIVES WITH AWARDS TO THE FIRST BATCH OF DIVERSE SCHOLARSHIP AND BURSARY RECIPIENTS
YSD announced its commitment to create equal education opportunities in Malaysia by awarding 560 scholarships and bursaries worth RM25 million in the year 2020/2021
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Sime Darby Plantation and partner MEME develop the world’s first mechanism to resolve Human-Elephant Conflict
Yayasan Sime Darby is funding RM8.11 million to support the 11-year research project

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YAYASAN SIME DARBY'S COVID-19 RELIEF EFFORTS
Response missions to provide support and relief for the country’s medical frontliners and vulnerable communities
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SPOrts
The Sime Darby Foundation Track Cycling Team (SDFTCT) is on track to re-ignite the dream of creating another history in the upcoming Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics.
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A FESTIVAL WHERE EVERYONE MATTERS
Malaysia’s foremost multi-disciplinary hub of music, dance, theatre, live art and everything in between, brought different communities under one roof at Yayasan Sime Darby Arts Festival 2018: You, Me + The Arts
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WHAT WE DO

Yayasan Sime Darby is the philanthropic arm of Sime Darby Plantation Berhad, Sime Darby Property Berhad and Sime Darby Berhad. Over the years, the Foundation has expanded its wings from offering scholarships to outstanding and deserving individuals to funding impactful conservation, outreach and development programmes. The Foundation revolves around its five pillars:

SCHOLARSHIP

Yayasan Sime Darby (YSD) awards various scholarships to students who are interested in pursuing tertiary education.

SPONSORSHIP

Yayasan Sime Darby (YSD) offers sponsorships to registered organisations that are dedicated towards projects which share our vision and mission across the five pillars.

HIGHLIGHTS

25 September 2020

YSD Commences Annual Educational Sponsorship Initiatives with Awards to The First Batch of Diverse Scholarship and Bursary Recipients

29 August 2020

YSD Scholars Participate in YSD THRIVE, The New Hybrid Edition of the Scholar Development Programme

29 June 2020

PONGO Alliance: Oil Palm Growers and Conservation Practitioners Collaborate for Orangutan Conservation

20 May 2020

Malaysian AIDS Foundation (MAF) and Yayasan Sime Darby Extend Partnership to End AIDS

4 May 2020

MOH DG Lauds Clinical Trial for Severe COVID-19 Cases

1 April 2020

Yayasan Sime Darby Pledges over RM4.4 million through Partnerships for COVID-19 Response

19 February 2020

Sime Darby Plantation and partner MEME develop the world’s first mechanism to resolve Human-Elephant Conflict

4 February 2020

Yayasan Sime Darby and Malaysia Rugby Collaboration on the National Rugby Development Programme Launch

22 January 2020

YAYASAN SIME DARBY (YSD) SKILL ENRICHMENT PROGRAMME LAUNCH & SCHOLARSHIP AWARD CEREMONY 2020

2 December 2019

Yayasan Sime Darby: Time to Put More Boots on The Ground for Wildlife Conservation

28 November 2019

Sabahan Trio wins Sime Darby Young Innovators Challenge 2019

8 October 2019

Yayasan Sime Darby Launches Huluran Kasih Volunteer Programme

3 September 2019

Seeing the Trees for the Forest

21 August 2019

Sime Darby Foundation Track Cycling Team En Route to the Olympics

21 August 2019

Reaching Out to Sarawakian Youth Through Midnight Football

29 May 2019

Yayasan Sime Darby: Tam's Death A Reminder of Urgency to Save Endangered Species

1 April 2019

Sime Darby Young Innovators Challenge returns for its fourth edition

8 March 2019

Former AG’s Chambers Head: Laws alone insufficient to curb domestic abuse and violence against women

30 January 2019

Conservation Project Features the Largest Collection of ERT Trees in an Oil Palm Plantation

7 January 2019

Oval Kriket Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia – Yayasan Sime Darby Dirasmikan

5 December 2018

The 10th Distinguished Tun Abdul Razak Lecture: Toxic waste to fine art

29 September 2018

Teams from Sarawak clinch top three prizes at Sime Darby Young Innovators Challenge 2018

20 September 2018

Sunda clouded leopard, proboscis monkey and Bornean banteng action plans launched to conserve species

18 August 2018

Arts, fun and conversations

15 August 2018

Yayasan Sime Darby awards RM11 million in scholarships to 263 students

10 July 2018

Mykroscope to aid students in more than 100 schools

27 June 2018

Aspiring Young Innovators Across the Nation Gear Up for the Sime Darby Young Innovators Challenge 2018

21 June 2018

A festival where everyone matters

14 June 2018

YSD and WAO develop toolkit for corporate training on gender-based issues

27 March 2018

Sime Darby Foundation Track Cycling Team gears up for long haul towards the Olympics

30 January 2018

Malaysia’s Biggest Free-for-All Arts Festival is Back with a Heartfelt Edition

22 December 2017

Yayasan Sime Darby funds school supplies for 3,895 underprivileged students

21 December 2017

Yayasan Sime Darby offers assistance to 3,012 families affected by floods

18 December 2017

YSD continues support for the MAF PAL Scheme, committing RM1.2 million until 2020

11 December 2017

New trail, new perspective at Kota Damansara Community Forest Reserve

30 November 2017

Bornean Banteng Action Plan proposed for Sabah

24 November 2017

Brighter future for Yayasan Sime Darby Liberian scholars

22 November 2017

Yayasan Sime Darby to focus on development of junior talent in football

6 November 2017

Majlis pelancaran program Hear and be Heard: Hearing Loss in Children

26 September 2017

My Bahasa Isyarat Malaysia App Launched

12 September 2017

Malaysian Threatened and Rare Tree Identification and Landscape Guideline

4 September 2017

Yayasan Sime Darby to propel budding track cyclists to greater heights

17 August 2017

YSD’s first Environment scholar to pursue research in Orangutan conservation

8 August 2017

Team Afa Arduino wins Sime Darby Young Innovators Challenge 2017

2 August 2017

Fifteen Young Innovate Competition teams qualify for the Sime Darby Young Innovators Challenge 2017

13 July 2017

Using drama to teach poor and rural students English

6 July 2017

Yayasan Sime Darby’s Ramadhan assistance reaches 7,000 people

12 June 2017

Sunda Clouded Leopard Action Plan Proposed for Sabah

29 May 2017

Puntung’s condition a lesson for all

27 April 2017

Yayasan Sime Darby to host Environment Day 2017

21 April 2017

Yayasan Sime Darby welcomes Sabah government's decision on Sukau bridge project

20 April 2017

Yayasan Sime Darby collaborates with Yayasan Peneraju Pendidikan Bumiputera

28 March 2017

Yayasan Sime Darby plants 18,500 trees in Raja Musa Forest Reserve

23 March 2017

Yayasan Sime Darby (YSD) extends RM1.5 million support to Women’s Aid Organisation (WAO)

23 March 2017

Yayasan Sime Darby (YSD) extends RM1.5 million support to Women's Aid Organisation (WAO)

20 March 2017

Yayasan Sime Darby funds lab for microalgae research to lower carbon emissions at palm oil mills

22 February 2017

Yayasan Sime Darby awards first ever Sudirman Scholarship

21 February 2017

YSD awards first-ever Sudirman scholarship

7 February 2017

Yayasan Sime Darby extends sponsorship for the Management and Ecology of Malaysian Elephants

23 December 2016

Yayasan Sime Darby (YSD) funds school supplies for 4,461 underprivileged students

23 December 2016

Yayasan Sime Darby funds school supplies for 4,461 underprivileged students

15 December 2016

Sime Darby Launches ‘Robin Food’ App – Malaysia’s First App for Food Surplus Programme

6 December 2016

Yayasan Sime Darby to complete RM25 million reforestation of Orangutan habitat in Northern Ulu Segama

22 November 2016

Yayasan Sime Darby continues support to renovate and restore The Royal Press

17 November 2016

Yayasan Sime Darby extends sponsorship of track cycling team en route to Tokyo 2020 Olympics

14 September 2016

Sime Darby Wins Inaugural ASEAN Red Ribbon for Outstanding Workplace (ARROW) Award

17 August 2016

Yayasan Sime Darby rewards track cyclist Azizulhasni RM100,000 for his Olympic feat

11 August 2016

Yayasan Sime Darby scholarship awards doubled this year

11 August 2016

Yayasan Sime Darby scholarship awards doubled this year

1 August 2016

Yayasan Sime Darby funds 25,000 copies of sign language books and learning materials

19 July 2016

Yayasan Sime Darby teams up with PERHILITAN for tiger conservation

1 July 2016

Yayasan Sime Darby’s Sinar Harapan - Ramadhan Assistance Brings Joy to the Needy

20 May 2016

Yayasan Sime Darby hosts first ever Environment Day in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah

19 May 2016

Yayasan Sime Darby funds Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre’s expansion project

12 May 2016

Yayasan Sime Darby to Hold its Inaugural Environment Day in Sabah

11 April 2016

Water finally flowing for villages

11 April 2016

Yayasan Sime Darby offers Sustainable Development Postgraduate Scholarship Programme 2016

3 April 2016

Another 10,000 underprivileged Malaysians empowered to fight colorectal cancer

21 March 2016

Azizulhasni Awang shares life stories and experiences with aspiring young athletes and students

16 March 2016

Youths’ Creativity Inspires Actionable Solutions for the Future

16 March 2016

Youths’ Creativity Inspires Actionable Solutions for the Future

9 March 2016

Unveiling of National Standards for Domestic Violence Shelters

8 March 2016

Yayasan Sime Darby’s Track Cycling Duo Make a Comeback Despite Sports Injuries

3 March 2016

Nestlé & Yayasan Sime Darby extend ‘RiLeaf’ efforts to restore Kinabatangan River

23 February 2016

RM2 million Boost from Yayasan Sime Darby for UMMC

5 February 2016

Yayasan Sime Darby Arts Festival Looks to the Future

4 February 2016

Sime Darby Foundation Gives out Scholarships in Papua New Guinea

3 February 2016

Yayasan Sime Darby (YSD) supports Yayasan Orang Kurang Upaya Kelantan (YOKUK) Fundraising Gala Dinner

15 December 2015

Yayasan Sime Darby Funds Community Participation at International Harm Reduction Conference

8 December 2015

Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia-Yayasan Sime Darby Sustainability Challenge 2015 unearths students’ creativity

21 November 2015

Staging History Selected Plays from Five Arts Centre 1984 – 2014 Book Launch

17 November 2015

Yayasan Sime Darby Funds 60 Vocationally-Inclined Students

14 November 2015

Granting Refugee Children and Youth the Gift of Education

1 October 2015

Sime Darby Asia Pacific Merdeka Indoor Lawn Bowls Championships is Back

21 September 2015

Sime Darby Foundation commences scholarships in Papua New Guinea with USD500,000 allocation

15 September 2015

Yayasan Sime Darby Funds Upin & Ipin Environment Books for Kindergarten and Primary Schoolchildren

11 September 2015

A Memorable Gift for the Sabah Society for the Blind

18 August 2015

Yayasan Sime Darby Fulfills Dreams of 194 Students

13 August 2015

Yayasan Sime Darby Awards Scholarships to Deserving Students at Universiti Tun Abdul Razak

15 July 2015

YSD-YOKUK Sayang Home Care Programme for the Terminally Ill in Kelantan

10 July 2015

Oldest Surviving Letterpress Museum Gets Shot in the Arm from Yayasan Sime Darby

2 July 2015

First Ever HIV Palliative Care Shelter in Kelantan Receives Financial Boost from Yayasan Sime Darby

26 June 2015

Temporary Shelters for 87 Families Affected by Floods in Kelantan Completed

10 June 2015

YSD funds Rising Star Juniors – Malaysia’s First Golf Academy for Disadvantaged Youths

5 June 2015

THE ARTS: YESTERDAY, TODAY AND BEYOND Yayasan Sime Darby Arts Festival 2016: ARTS EDUCATION + FUTURE

24 April 2015

New World Class Cricket Complex on the Cards

27 March 2015

Orang Asli at High Risk of Heart Disease and Stroke

23 March 2015

OrphanCARE Gets RM1.05 million Boost from Yayasan Sime Darby

11 March 2015

A Roof Over the Head for 87 Families in Kelantan

11 March 2015

A Roof Over the Head for 87 Families in Kelantan

12 February 2015

Yayasan Sime Darby’s Back to School Assistance for Flood Victims in Kelantan

22 January 2015

Yayasan Sime Darby Funds Epilepsy Surgery with Private – Public Hospitals Partnership

8 January 2015

Yayasan Sime Darby Gives RM1.2 mil for Flood Relief Efforts

22 December 2014

Yayasan Sime Darby Announces 2-Year Support for Five Arts Centre

28 November 2014

Yayasan Sime Darby contributes RM1.8 million to Malaysian Association for the Blind

14 November 2014

"Empowering Underprivileged Children With Type 1 Diabetes" - YSD pledges RM730,000 at 2014 World Diabetes Day Celebrations

23 August 2014

“YSD – YOKUK SAYANG HOME CARE” - Mobilising the Biggest Palliative Care Movement in the East Coast of Malaysia

20 August 2014

YAYASAN SIME DARBY IS A PAL! Yayasan Sime Darby pledges RM1.5 million to Malaysian AIDS Foundation’s PAL Scheme

13 August 2014

YSD’s Scholarships and Bursaries Fulfill Dreams of 247 Students

5 June 2014

Yayasan Sime Darby allocates RM490,000 for Sailing

3 June 2014

Malaysia’s First Academic Research on Palm Oil Sustainability (ARPOS) Network Symposium

29 May 2014

Yayasan Sime Darby hosts its first ever Arts Festival

28 May 2014

Sime Darby Foundation Cycling Team on track en route to 2016‎ Rio Olympics

27 May 2014

RM7.5 million to increase supply chain management talent

20 May 2014

RM4 Million Boost to the Malaysian Hockey Confederation

14 May 2014

Scientific Salvation for the Critically Endangered Sumatran Rhino

30 April 2014

Yayasan Sime Darby Wraps Up Autism Awareness Month with Grant to Assist Autistic Children from Poor Families

16 April 2014

1.76 million sponsorship to preserve living history

1 April 2014

Yayasan Sime Darby assists the Malaysian Federation of the Deaf to own its first permanent premises

21 March 2014

Female Sumatran Rhino rescued and translocated from Danum Valley to the Borneo Rhino Sanctuary in Tabin Wildlife Reserve

13 January 2014

Inspiring Students to Achieve Success

24 December 2013

Yayasan Sime Darby Presents Festive Assistance to Welfare Organisations

22 December 2013

Breaking the cycle of poverty through education

2 December 2013

World AIDs Day 2013

28 November 2013

Empowering Underprivileged Communities to Beat Colorectal Cancer

14 November 2013

Yayasan Sime Darby and Yayasan Chow Kit Launch Counselling Room for Youths at KL Krash Pad

12 November 2013

Bringing normalcy back to lives of epileptic patients

1 November 2013

Nestle Malaysia and Sime Darby Foundation to bring "RiLeaf" to the lower Kinabatangan

9 October 2013

Yayasan Sime Darby allocates USD500,000 for scholarships in Liberia this year

23 September 2013

Sime Darby Foundation’s Liberian scholars gear up for their second semester of studies in Malaysia

30 August 2013

Yayasan Sime Darby supports Malaysian Nature Society’s hornbill conservation efforts

21 August 2013

YSD’s scholarships and bursaries fulfill dreams of 290 students

19 August 2013

Yayasan Sime Darby nurtures young cricketeers with RM540,000 sponsorship for the Kuala Lumpur Cricket Association (KLCA)

2 August 2013

Yayasan Sime Darby Presents Festive Aid to 24 Welfare Organisations

29 July 2013

Yayasan Sime Darby Congratulates Golfer Ainil Johani Abu Bakar on Maiden Pro Victory

23 July 2013

Yayasan Sime Darby reaches out to abandoned old folks

12 July 2013

Our own Malaysian Angelina Jolies

3 July 2013

Yayasan Sime Darby and University Malaya Medical Centre Launches RM2 Million ‘Tabung YSD for Underprivileged Coronary Patients’

20 June 2013

Yayasan Sime Darby Partners Malaysian AIDS Council for HIV Advocacy Programmes

16 June 2013

Yayasan Sime Darby sponsors 10 Chinese Citizens to Study in Malaysia

14 June 2013

Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre (klpac) gets RM3 million boost from Yayasan Sime Darby

14 June 2013

Yayasan Sime Darby’s RM100,000 Support for the 7th Kota Kinabalu Jazz Festival 2013

9 June 2013

Yayasan Sime Darby Donates Vehicle to Community Based Rehabilitation Centre (CBR) Ranau

29 May 2013

Yayasan Sime Darby Sponsors RM1.06 Million to publish Al-Quran and Other Reading Materials in Braille

28 May 2013

A Global Mission to Save the Sumatran Rhinos

20 May 2013

Yayasan Sime Darby Commits RM3.36 Million for the Conservation of Malaysian Elephants

1 May 2013

Yayasan Sime Darby’s Sponsorships Help Malaysian Artistes Win Big at the 10th Boh Cameronian Arts Awards 2013

12 April 2013

Students Get Another Chance At Higher Education Through Yayasan Sime Darby’s Sponsorship Of UiTM’s MDAB Programme

3 April 2013

Nurturing future corporate leaders through Yayasan Sime Darby’s Scholars’ Development Programme

20 March 2013

Yayasan Sime Darby funds lab for microalgae research to lower carbon emissions at palm oil mills

18 March 2013

Yayasan Sime Darby sponsors “Muruga – I Am With Him: A Solo Bharatanatyam Performance by Mavin Khoo”

15 March 2013

Yayasan Sime Darby Provides Education Assistance For Late Employees’ Children

15 March 2013

Crisis Meeting To Urgently Act On Saving The Sumatran Rhino

11 March 2013

Fatehah Mustapa does Sime Darby Foundation Track Cycling Team proud with first gold win

9 March 2013

Yayasan Sime Darby Offers 395 Scholarships Worth RM28.5 Million In 2013 For Local And Overseas Studies

28 February 2013

YSD supports RM2.1 million for the Bornean Sun Bear conservation

26 February 2013

Yayasan Sime Darby's RM2.85 million Sponsorship Re-Ignites Malaysia's Track Cycling Olympics Medal Dream

15 February 2013

Yayasan Sime Darby Celebrates CNY with Welfare Homes

21 December 2012

Yayasan Sime Darby spreads Christmas cheer to welfare homes

11 December 2012

Joint efforts to breed Sumatran Rhinos in the Offing

30 November 2012

Yayasan Sime Darby turns 30

15 October 2012

PT Minamas Gemilang Awards IDR5.79 Billion (RM1.85 Million) in Scholarships to 72 Outstanding Indonesian Students

15 October 2012

PT Minamas Gemilang Awards IDR5.79 Billion (RM1.85 Million) in Scholarships to 72 Outstanding Indonesian Students

8 October 2012

Yayasan Sime Darby sponsored NASOM’s Creative Arts Centre for Autistic Children launched with LPGA Golfer Michelle Wie

3 October 2012

Sime Darby Foundation Awards Excellence Scholarships and Bursaries Worth USD420,000 to 27 Liberians

3 October 2012

Sime Darby Foundation Awards Excellence Scholarships and Bursaries Worth USD420,000 to 27 Liberians

14 September 2012

Yayasan Sime Darby Sponsors Professor Emeritus Tan Sri Datuk Dr Khoo Kay Kim’s “Esei-esei Lengkap Sejarah Malaysia"

27 June 2012

Yayasan Sime Darby sponsors Yao Lee The Legendary Rose Musical

22 June 2012

Sime Darby Foundation Allocates USD$420,000 Worth of Scholarships to Liberians This Year

22 June 2012

Sime Darby Foundation Allocates USD$420,000 Worth of Scholarships to Liberians This Year

12 June 2012

Yayasan Sime Darby extends scholarship awards to China

1 March 2012

Yayasan Sime Darby Offers 380 Scholarships Worth RM22.6 million in 2012

22 February 2012

Yayasan Sime Darby Awards Fatehah Mustapa the YSD “Star” Scholarship

13 February 2012

Yayasan Sime Darby In Support of the Performing Arts - Connecting Communities - National Dance Tour by ASWARA

17 January 2012

Yayasan Sime Darby Donates RM3 million for Underprivileged Students through “Program Mengubah Destini Anak Bangsa”

12 January 2012

Glimmer of hope to save Sumatran rhinos from extinction

13 December 2011

Yayasan Sime Darby brings joy to children at the Persatuan Kanak-Kanak Istimewa Hulu Langat

8 December 2011

Yayasan Sime Darby Contributes USD750,000 to the Tun Abdul Razak Chair at the Ohio University

21 October 2011

Yayasan Sime Darby Funds Programmes Worth RM900,000 For The Street Children of Kuala Lumpur

24 September 2011

Yayasan Sime Darby Raises Over RM125,000 In Charity Ride

23 September 2011

YSD Commits RM15 million to the UKM-YSD Chair for Sustainable Development: Zero Waste Technology for the Palm Oil Industry

7 September 2011

Yayasan Sime Darby Awards Scholarships Worth RM13.86 million

20 July 2011

Yayasan Sime Darby Contributes RM1.5 Million to the Proboscis Monkey Conservation Programme in Sabah

26 June 2011

8th JB Arts Festival 2011 gets support from Yayasan Sime Darby

9 June 2011

Sime Darby Foundation to Sponsor Jean Chua for Three Years

24 May 2011

Yayasan Sime Darby Donates RM1.2 million to Hospital Lam Wah Ee

20 May 2011

Women’s Aid Organisation Receives Continued Support from Yayasan Sime Darby

6 April 2011

Yayasan Sime Darby – Cambridge Public Policy Scholarships Awarded to 8 Senior Government Officials

5 April 2011

Yayasan Sime Darby Helps The Blind

30 March 2011

Yayasan Sime Darby Awards Azizulhasni RM20,000 for His Outstanding Achievements

20 February 2011

Yayasan Sime Darby Commits RM1.34 million To Curb Diabetes Among Orang Asli and Rural Folks

29 January 2011

Sime Darby Foundation and Royal Society's SEARRP Embark on World's Largest Ecological Experimental Project in Maliau Basin, Sabah

13 December 2010

Yayasan Sime Darby ‘Putts’ in RM435,993 for Cancer Research

17 October 2010

Yayasan Sime Darby Promotes Educational Excellence in Seberang Perak

8 July 2010

Yayasan Sime Darby Awards Scholarships and Bursaries Worth RM26.9 million

28 April 2010

Mohd Azizulhasni Awarded Yayasan Sime Darby’s “Star” Scholarship

15 March 2010

Yayasan Sime Darby Pledges RM5 Million For The UKM-YSD Chair For Climate Change

13 March 2010

YSD Extends Help To WAO’s Refuge For Battered Women And Children

27 February 2010

YSD Extends Help to Cancerlink Foundation’s Cancer Awareness Program

9 February 2010

YSD Awards Scholarships and Bursaries Worth RM7.8 Million

26 January 2010

Yayasan Sime Darby To Help Malaysian Cyclists Win A Medal At The 2012 London Olympics

16 January 2010

Yayasan Sime Darby Awards Kelly Tan the “Star” Scholarship

10 August 2009

Yayasan Sime Darby officially launched

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