Thammasat University provides scholarships for the underrepresented group of students in the rural areas, the low-income students whose family gross income less than 240,000 baht, who have excellent academic performance. In each academic year, up to 150 applicants are chosen to receive fully or partially-funded scholarships. The scholarship covers monthly expenses, uniform costs, dormitory fees, tuition fee, medical expenses, accident insurance, and books and stationery allowances.
Thammasat has offered several admission programs and scholarships for students with academic excellence from rural areas, volunteer students, disabilities students, and international students from low-income countries. For the academic year 2023-2024, Thammasat University has the total of 70 students with disabilities and 479 international students from low-income countries.
Disabilities and Underrepresented Groups
From our tracking records of all underrepresented groups applications, the proportions of eligible applicants with disabilities in each academic year between 2019 â 2024 are as follows:
- In 2018-2019 academic year, there were 8,773 eligible applicants, 997 are students with disabilities and low-income groups, which accounted for 11.4% of the total eligible applicants.
- In 2019-2020 academic year, there were 8.830 eligible applicants, 1,009 are students with disabilities and low-income groups, which accounted for 11.4% of the total eligible applicants.
- In 2020-2021 academic year, there were 9,631 eligible applicants, 1,161 are students with disabilities and low-income groups, which accounted for 12.1% of the total eligible applicants.
- In 2021-2022 academic year, there were 8,931 eligible applicants, 1,037 are students with disabilities and low-income groups, which accounted for 11.6% of the total eligible applicants.
- In 2022-2023 academic year, there were 8,528 eligible applicants, 1,030 are students with disabilities and low-income groups, which accounted for 12.1% of the total eligible applicants.
- In 2023-2024 academic year, there were 9,661 eligible applicants, 1,045 are students with disabilities and low-income groups, which accounted for 10.8% of the total eligible applicants.
Since 2019, there are the total of 552 students with disabilities in undergraduate and postgraduate programs combining which accounted for 0.3% of total number of students.
For other special admission programs, Thammasat tracks and shows the admission information of the total number of new eligible applicants from these programs as shown in the annual report below was for the academic year 2023-2024.
