- Citizen of Malaysia
- Does not exceed 45 years of age on the date of application;
- Been offered a place at IPTA/ IPTS and Polytechnic by fulfilling entry requirements determined by the Ministry of Education and Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA);
- Programme pursued must have registration approval from the Ministry of Education;
- For IPTS students, programme pursued must have the Certificate of Accreditation from the MQA and still valid on the date of application;
- For a student who has other qualifications, verification must be obtained from the department or agency as stated above;
- Remaining period of study at time of the application should not be less than one (1) year;
- Has no other sponsor(s); and
- Has opened SSPN account.