The annual BrightSparks Scholarship & Career Survey showed that local university scholarships are becoming more popular among students. The survey showed that 22.4 per cent of Singapore-Cambridge GCE Advanced Level ('A'-Level) and International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma graduates, and final year Polytechnic students voted local university scholarships as their top pick. This is a five-year high since 2009. The figure was 19.4 per cent last year. In terms of ranking of scholarship providers, SMU made it to the top five scholarship provider ranking, jumping over 16 notches to rank fifth. The survey also shows that the most popular industry is still Banking & Financial Services with 39.1 per cent of 'A' Level and IB diploma graduates and 28 per cent of first and second year university graduates voting for it.