Under the Terms of Engagement, the Merdeka Award Grant recipient will be required to execute the following, under the supervision of the Merdeka Award Trust Secretariat:
- Make a minimum of 3x weekly postings on his / her experiences on the Merdeka Award Facebook & Twitter accounts, over the course of the preparation for the attachment, the attachment itself and for a period of 3 months upon his / her return to Malaysia.
- While on attachment, reach out to and engage with Malaysians and non-Malaysian students in similar or related areas of study, to build the Grantee’s network of contacts and colleagues around the world.
- Conduct a minimum of 6x speaking engagements upon his / her return to Malaysia, over the course of one year
- Recipient should be made available to the Merdeka Award Trust Secretariat for interviews and other publicity initiatives for a period of one year after his / her return.