Fees for Undergraduate Programmes

At present, undergraduate education at NUS is highly subsidized by the Government of Singapore, which pays for the bulk of the operating costs besides the infrastructural costs. The University’s fees are reviewed and adjusted periodically to reflect the cost of providing education to students.

Tuition Fees

The current annual tuition fees payable are set out here.

National Servicemen who were offered and had accepted admission earlier but plan to matriculate with the current cohort and beyond will be charged the tuition fees prevailing at the time they accepted their offer of admission. The tuition fee payable will depend on the year when they were first offered a place in the University. If the National Serviceman does not accept the place first offered and accepts offers to NUS in the subsequent years, he will not be able to enjoy the tuition fee effective in the year of his first offer but will have to pay the tuition fee effective in the latest year of offer which he has accepted.

Tuition Grant

The substantial tuition subsidy from the Government of Singapore comes in the form of a tuition grant which is administered by the Ministry of Education (MOE) and offered to all admitted students. Students who apply for and are approved for the tuition grants need only pay subsidised fees (also referred to as the “Direct Payment” portion of fees). While the tuition grant is not repayable, and Singapore citizens in receipt of it will not be required to undertake a service bond, the following accountability measures will apply:

• Singapore citizens on Public Service Commission (PSC) scholarships or bursaries will be required to undertake a service bond under the terms of such scholarships or bursaries.
   
• All students, regardless of nationality, admitted to the Faculties of Medicine or Dentistry (in the case of Singapore citizens, only those who are not on PSC scholarships or bursaries) will be required to undertake a service bond with the Singapore Ministry of Health for five or six years for Singapore citizens or Singapore Permanent Residents/international students pursuing the medical course respectively, and four or five years for Singapore citizens or Singapore Permanent Residents/international students pursuing the dental course respectively.
   
• All Singapore Permanent Residents and international students (except those already in receipt of a service bond from the PSC or the Ministry of Health) will be required to undertake a service bond under the terms of the tuition grant to work for a Singapore-registered company for three years upon completion of their degrees so as to discharge some of their obligations to the Singapore public for the high subsidy to their university education.

Eligibility Guidelines For Tuition Grant

(1) Students with a Bachelor’s Degree or Higher Qualification

Students (regardless of nationality) who already hold a degree or higher qualification will be eligible for Tuition Grant if they wish to pursue a second course of the same or lower level in NUS so long as they did not attain their bachelor’s or higher degree through subsidy by MOE or sponsorship by the Singapore Government (this includes the receipt of a government scholarship such as those offered by the Ministries, Public Service Commission and Statutory Boards for local or overseas study).

Graduates seeking admission to the Graduate LL.B. Programme (GLP) will be eligible for Tuition Grant regardless of whether they have obtained their degree with subsidy or sponsorship from the Singapore government. However, there is a limited number who can enjoy this grant given by MOE. At the point of the offer of admission, usually in late May, applicants will be informed if they will receive the grant or have to pay total tuition fee rates for the entire duration of the course.

Non-Singapore citizens who take up Tuition Grant will need to sign the TG Agreement and work in Singapore-based companies for 3 years upon graduation.

(2) Transfer/re-admitted Students

The policy is under review for those who transfer in AY2008/09.

For further enquiries on Tuition Grant, please refer to MOE’s website on Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), or contact MOE’s Tuition Grant Section at:

Tuition Grant Section
Ministry of Education
1 North Buona Vista Drive
Singapore 138675
Customer Service hotline: 68722220

Mandatory Miscellaneous Fees

Miscellaneous fees are typically levied on items that are either not covered or partially covered by tuition fee and grant. All students, whether registered on a full-time or part-time basis, are charged the mandatory miscellaneous fees. These are due at the same time as the tuition fees. These fees fall into the following general categories - registration, student activity, health service and insurance, and academic-related – and contribute towards defraying the associated costs thereof.  Annual miscellaneous fees payable are set out here.

Fee Payment Procedures

Student bills are issued by the Office of Financial Services, which also advises regarding the various payment methods available, as well as the academic year’s billing due dates.

Late and Partial Payment Penalties

Students who do not meet fee payment deadlines imposed by the Office of Financial Services may incur penalty fees. If fees are not paid, or only partially paid, by the due date indicated in the bill, a late fee will be imposed. For students whose fees remain in arrears, the University reserves the right to take further action as deemed necessary including barring such students from module registrations in a subsequent semester, canceling such students’ current module registrations, withholding results slips or transcripts, and withholding the confirmation of the award of the degree.

Refund Policy