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FINANCIAL AID

Check Your B40 Living Allowance Eligibility

Answer the five questions below to see whether you appear to meet the basic B40 Living Allowance requirements. Final eligibility remains subject to official verification by Sarawak Skills.

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Continue exploring the full financial aid information below.

B40 payment process, allowance breakdown, Sarawak Foundation, PTPK, EPF education withdrawal, payment examples and application QR codes remain available on this page.

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B40 LIVING ALLOWANCE

Understand how the allowance works

The eligibility checker above covers the basic conditions. These details explain the payment process, allowance breakdown and example.

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Application Conditions

  • Aged 15–40 years at the time of application.
  • Native of Sarawak, i.e. mother or father is a Sarawak native.
  • Gross household income ≤ RM3,860.
  • For Malaysian Skills Certificate (SKM) and Malaysian Skills Diploma (DKM) students registered at Sarawak Skills.
  • You must apply for a Sarawak Foundation or Skills Development Fund Corporation (PTPK) loan for tuition fees.
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Guide to Filling Form B40

Scan the QR code to access the guide for completing the B40 form.

STEP-BY-STEP

B40 Allowance Payment Process

See the complete payment flow from application through to allowance disbursement.

ALLOWANCE

Fraction of Allowance

Review how the B40 living allowance is divided across the study period.

PAYMENT EXAMPLE

For a 12-Month Study Period

Use this example to understand how payment may be structured across a 12-month programme.

SARAWAK FOUNDATION

Financing for eligible Sarawak students

Applications are made through the study institution, with different financing pathways for SKM and DKM programmes.

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Application Conditions

  • Aged 15–30 years at the time of application.
  • Native of Sarawak, i.e. mother or father is a Sarawak native.
  • Application is made through the study institution.
  • Students should apply as soon as possible to avoid rejection or an incomplete loan amount.
SKM

Malaysian Skills Certificate

Technical Training Loan Scholarship

DKM

Malaysian Skills Diploma

Scholarship for In-Country Education Loans

SKILLS DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATION (PTPK)

Training financing with living and transport support

PTPK support may cover training fees, living costs and transportation, subject to approval.

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Application Conditions

  • Aged 15–50 years at the time of application.
  • Applicants who have not reached age 15 at the time of application must present a guarantor consisting of a parent or legal guardian.
  • Must be Malaysian.
  • For Malaysian Skills Certificate and Malaysian Skills Diploma students.
  • Application is made through the institution of study.
  • Guarantor must be aged 21–50 years. Mother/father/legal guardian must not be over 65 years old. Guarantor income is ≥ RM700, except for mother/father/legal guardian.
TRAINING FEEMaximum rate approved by PTPK
COST OF LIVINGUp to RM600 per month
TRANSPORTATIONRM1,000 one-off for students from Sabah & Sarawak

Note: PTPK reserves the right to determine the approved loan amount from time to time.

READY TO APPLY?

One application point for B40, Sarawak Foundation & PTPK

Scan the QR code or open the application portal directly.

Open Application Portal ↗ http://emohon.aw.sarawakskills.edu.my/
EPF EDUCATION WITHDRAWAL

EPF Education Withdrawal Eligibility

EPF Account 2 savings may be used when the relevant withdrawal requirements are met.

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Mother or father / spouse must be an EPF member.

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Malaysian citizens or non-citizens.

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Have savings in Account 2.

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Students are still studying Malaysian Skills Certificate Level 3 or Malaysian Skills Diploma.

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Did not receive any loan/sponsorship, or only received a partial loan/sponsorship.