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Masonic Charitable Fund Bursary

The Masonic Charitable Fund (MCF) was established in 2019 with the aim to provide educational assistance to financially disadvantaged students. Since its establishment, Dr Brian Shegar, Chairman of MCF and fellow trustees have actively approached the Freemasonry’s masonic lodges in Singapore to jointly give back to the community. In January 2022, the MCF and the Lodge Singapore made their first donation to NUS to provide crucial assistance to financially disadvantaged undergraduates from the College of Design and Engineering (CDE). CDE was chosen as the first beneficiary in NUS because it resonates with the roots of Freemasonry that Guilds of Stone Masons were the original architects, engineers, designers, and sculptors who built cathedrals, castles and other structures during the Medieval Era. Since then, the MCF and its various lodges have been steadfast in its commitment, actively contributing to the Masonic Charitable Fund Endowed Bursary.

Bursary Information

Here is the list of the donors / lodges who contributed towards the bursary (in alphabetical order):

  1. Dalhousie Chapter in memory of Mr Arthur Edward Beavis
  2. Dalhousie Chapter in memory of Dr Arthur Wesley Sugunaratnam Thevathasan
  3. Lodge Singapore
  4. Mr Justin Lodge from The Lodge of St George in memory of Mr John Stewart Lodge
  5. Mr Murali Menon and brethren from the Eastern Gate Lodge in memory of Mr Ramgopal Menon
  6. Mrs Rosaline Wilson, Sir Stamford Raffles Lodge and Star of the East Preceptory in memory of Mr John William Wilson
  7. Lion of Erin Lodge in memory of Mr Sivakumar Murugaiyan
  8. Zetland in the East Lodge in memory of Dr Arthur Wesley Sugunaratnam Thevathasan