middleclass, scholarships and hence scholars come in different ranks and grades. Scholarships are just like everything else in life. As much as some people or even the govt themselves like to gloss over with PR spiel, its like bags, cars, property and everything else. How can everything be only one grade and all be the same class? BMW is not Kia. Its not a politically correct fact to face up to, especially if the person is the deluded type.

PSC scholarships are premium scholarships over the rest. And generally only overseas ones are considered scholars.

And then you have those people on local study awards given out readily calling themselves scholars to everyone, when they are not. You know how easily and many of those they give out like flyers in the civilian ministries, stat boards, SAF, teaching service to local uni all the chapalang also calling themselves scholars thats why. Those are nothing more than HR tools to fill rank and file positions, especially so for sectors that enquire mass recruitment eg teachers, SAF officer.