| 22 Aug 1965 |
LBKM was officially launched at a conference held at the Victoria Memorial Hall. |
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| 17 Feb 1966 |
Officially registered under the Organizations Act, as an Institution of Public Character. Syed Ali Redha Alsagoff became the founder President. The inaugural bursary award with a total value $5,100 was given to 18 students. |
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| 1970 |
Became a full member of the National Council of Social Services (NCSS). |
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| 1982 |
Became an Institutional Member of Yayasan Mendaki. |
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| 1983 |
Bursary disbursement passed the $100,000 mark. Bursaries totalling $110,050 awarded to 200 recipients. |
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| 1987 |
Bursary disbursement passed the $200,000 mark. Bursaries worth $290,000 awarded to 495 students. |
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| 27 Nov 1995 |
Mr Wan Hussin Haji Zoohri took over the leadership of LBKM from the late Syed Ali Redha Alsagoff |
| 1995 |
A Gala Dinner to commemorate LBKM’s 30th anniversary was held. Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong graced the occasion as the Guest-of-Honour. A new logo and an official song were launched. Syed Ali Redha Alsagoff was honoured with the Jasa Gemilang LBKM or LBKM Eminent Service award. |
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| 1996 |
Award of bursaries extended to madrasah students, from the Primary level upwards. |
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| 1998 |
1st Strategic Planning Retreat held to evaluate its role and effectiveness. |
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| 8 July 2000 |
35th anniversary celebration with a Dinner held at the Mandarin Hotel. Guest-of-Honour was President S R Nathan. |
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| 8 Jul 2001 |
The Syed Ali Redha Alsagoff award for an individual who had given exemplary service to the community, was introduced to commemorate the late founder’s contribution. |
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| 2002 |
Bursary disbursements exceeded $500,000 and awarded to 818 students. |
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| 2004 |
Collaborated with the Association of Muslim Professionals (AMP) to map out a new programme called Maths Gym to instil interest and love for Mathematics in children. |
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| 2005 |
Together with AMP, launched the Maths@Home programme. 1,000 sets of training booklet for parents were distributed to help them educate their children in mathematics |
| Mar 2005 |
2nd Strategic Planning Retreat – Reviewed LBKM’s leadership rejuvenation and its relevance to the community |
| May 2005 |
Celebrated LBKM’s 40th anniversary with a Dinner. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong was the Guest-of-Honour. |
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| 2008 |
Almost $1 million ($940,600) worth of bursaries was disbursed to 1,230 students. |
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| May 2009 |
3rd Strategic Planning Retreat. Creation of LBKM’s motto and refinement of the current vision and mission statement. |
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| 2010 |
Award of bursaries crossed the $1 million dollar mark. 1,485 students benefited from the awards. |
| 27 Mar 2010 |
Inaugural Socialive! Challenge, a competition to encourage university students to research on Malay/Muslim social issues and offer solutions, was organised. |
| 16 Apr 2010 |
Celebrated 45th Anniversary, with a focus on rebranding LBKM as the premier bursary disbursement institution. Mr S R Nathan, President of Singapore graced the occasion, for the second time, as the Guest-of-Honour. |
| 16 Apr 2010 |
Publication of LBKM’s fund-raising recipe book, Lazatnya… Recipes of Love. |
| July 2010 |
Introduction of Prestigious Scholarship for undergraduates and postgraduates at the top 10 universities in the world. |
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| Jan 2011 |
A memorandum of understanding was signed with the National University of Singapore’s Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy to award a postgraduate scholarship worth $15,000 annually. – discontinued |
| 2011 |
Publication of Obor Ummah – Jejak Tokoh Agama Islam di Singapura, a result of the research project with PERGAS on prominent Singapore Islamic missionaries. |
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| May 2012 |
Quantum of all bursaries raised by 11-50% to be in line with the increased costs of education. |
| 7 July 2012 |
Mr Suhaimi Salleh elected as the President of LBKM. He took over from Mr Wan Hussin Haji Zoohri, who remains in the Council as Past President. |
| July 2012 |
4th Strategic Planning Retreat – reviewing current and charting new plans for the future of the community. |
| Aug 2012 |
Prestigious Scholarship quantum raised by $5,000 at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. |
| 10 Nov 2012 |
Total bursary and scholarship disbursements increased by more than 50% to an all-time high of $1.6 million awarded to 1,442 students. |
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| 23 Nov 2013 |
Total bursary and scholarship disbursements further increased to $1.64 million awarded to 1,600 students. |
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| 24-25 May 2014 |
5th Strategic Planning Retreat – Planning and strategizing of programmes in 2014-2016. 15 committees / taskforces were formed to study and make recommendations relating to current and future programmes. |
| 22 Nov 2014 |
49th Annual Bursary & Scholarship Presentation Ceremony – A record disbursement of $1.9 million to approximately 1700 students for the year. |
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| March 2015 |
Inaugural award of the LBKM part-time bursary for undergraduates, introduced in 2014. |
| April 2015 |
Launch of the Youth Ambassador Programme comprising of 8 youths from the local universities. |
| November 2015 |
Launch of the RIMA-LBKM publication “The Pursuit of Knowledge”. |
| November 2015 |
Launch of the current LBKM logo. |
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| 22 January 2016 |
50th Anniversary Charity Dinner & launch of “A Journey of Giving: The LBKM Story”. |
| May 2016 |
Set up of Youth@LBKM encompassing the Youth Ambassador Programme. |
| July 2016 |
LBKM became the trustee for the Rohaya Zainal Abidin Trust Fund – a fund set up to hold monies collected from a crowd funding programme to meet the future educational needs of Rohaya’s children. |
| July 2016 |
Launch of the AMP-LBKM-SUTD Scholarship. |
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| July 2017 |
Inaugural award of the LBKM Iconic Scholarships and Future Economy Scholarships. |
| August 2017 |
Inaugural award of the LBKM Madrasah Awards. |
| 2017 |
A quantum increase of 10-12% for undergraduates and postgraduates in overseas universities. |
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| 2018 |
LBKM began to administer the MUIS Social Work Study Award (SWSA) for a period of 3 years. |
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| April 2019 |
Launch and 1st disbursement of the School Top Up Fund (STUF) benefitting 74 students. |
| November 2019 |
LBKM’s 1st invitation to participate in Yayasan MENDAKI’s Raikan Ilmu. |
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| January 2020 |
Awarded the Singapore Quality Class. |
| April 2020 |
LBKM – SUSS Study Award for part-time undergraduates was established. The awards are administered by SUSS. |
| May 2020 |
Inaugural #CakapCakapLBKM – LBKM’s 1st online engagement programme with school level beneficiaries amidst COVID-19. |
| 2020 |
A quantum increase of approximately 20% for undergraduates and postgraduates studying in Malaysian universities. |
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| March 2021 |
Launch of LBKM – NUS Future Economy Scholarship. |
| April 2021 |
Administration of the PERGERAQ Scholarship. |
| September 2021 |
Inaugural award of the Syed Ali Redha Alsagoff Honour, awarded to a deserving postgraduate prestigious scholar. |
| October 2021 |
Launch of the #TabungJumaatOnline (TJO) campaign |
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| April 2022 |
Dr Syed Harun Alhabsyi elected as the 4th President of LBKM. |
| September 2022 |
Record disbursement of the LBKM Scholarship Awards – 37 awards of $277,500 to 36 students. |
| 2022 |
A quantum review and increase of 8-50% for part-time and full-time University level students |
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| 2023 |
Implementation of Donor Management System (DMS) |
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Launch of LBKM-Learning Access Students Overseas Exchange/Internship Programme Grant |
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A quantum review and increase of 56% for Diploma level students |
