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SkillsFuture Credit (SFC)

The SkillsFuture Credit (SFC) consists of an initial credit of S$500 which Singapore Citizens aged 25 years and above can use to make payment of course fees for attending courses approved by SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG). From 1 Oct 2020, Singapore citizens aged 25 or above will receive a one-time $500 SkillsFuture Credit Top-up. In addition to this one time $500 credit top-up, Singapore citizens aged 40 to 60 in 2020 will receive an Additional SkillsFuture Credit (Mid-Career Support) of $500. From 1 May 2024, if you are a Singaporean aged 40 and above, you will receive $4,000 SkillsFuture Credit (Mid-Career). The credits may be used in addition to existing course fee subsidies provided by the Government.

Details can be found at My SkillsFuture portal.

NUS courses that are eligible for use of the SFC can be found on the Training Exchange at https://www.myskillsfuture.gov.sg/content/portal/en/training-exchange/course-landing.html. In the search bar, type the words National University of Singapore and click the “Search” button to see the list of courses offered by NUS.

You may utilise SFC to pay course fee if you/your:

  • are a Singaporean who is at least 25 years old
  • tuition fee only
  • apply in the week* before the course/semester start date (including the 1st day of the course/semester) with an uploaded copy of your Student Bill that shows:
    1. Your Full Name
    2. Complete Course Title and Course Start Date
    3. Itemised breakdown of course fee and the total amount payable

*A copy of the Student Bill needs to be uploaded at the point of applying for SFC. As such, SFC will not be available in instances where the Student Bill is available only after the add/drop module period that takes place after the start of semester, e.g. Special Term fees.

You may use your SingPass to login at SFC portal: http://www.myskillsfuture.gov.sg/ to submit your application.

Upon approval by SSG, the SFC payment will be credited to your Student Account in Education Records System (EduRec) to offset your tuition fees within 4 – 5 weeks after your course start date. Please note that even if your claim status is “Paid to TP (Training Provider)”, it does not mean that your claim has been disbursed to NUS.

Kindly take a screenshot of your SFC claim (with your claim ID and status) and log a case via our FAQ Portal and we will check with SSG for you.

Please proceed to pay the amount payable on your Student Bill, net of your approved SFC claim. (Eg, If your outstanding student bill is $10,000 and approved SFC claim of $4,000. Please make the balance of $6,000 ($10,000-$4,000) preferably via Non-Credit Card Processing payment mode such as GIRO, Convera via NUSFastPay or PayNow QR via NUSFastPay).

It may be because you have:

  • applied for SFC amount that is more than the outstanding course fees shown in the Student Bill
  • provided the incorrect course details such as ‘Course Start Date’

You may wish to contact SSG at 6785 5785 or through their feedback portal to enquire on the reason of rejection for your SFC application.

It is important that you provide the correct course details at time of application as all SFC payment with incorrect course details may be refunded to SSG.

You may cancel your SFC application online at SFC Portal: http://www.myskillsfuture.gov.sg/

If you wish to cancel:
Outcome
Up to and including ‘Course Start Date’No SFC payment will be made by SSG to NUS
After ‘Course Start Date’SFC cannot be cancelled after ‘Course Start Date’

No, the credits from the SFC scheme is strictly meant for offset of only tuition/course/ examination fees as stipulated by SSG. For other non-tuition/course fees such as miscellaneous student fees, you will have to use other payment modes. As such, any SFC payment in excess of your tuition/course/examination fees charged will be refunded to SSG.

NUS is unable to do a refund/partial refund for this purpose. Kindly submit your SFC application for the next semester in the week before the next semester starts.

You should not pay NUS for the approved SFC amount. The credit balance in your EduRec account (after SFC claim has been updated) will be rolled over to the next semester to offset your fees for next semester. If this is your last semester, kindly log a case via our FAQ Portal to request for a refund after the SFC claim disbursement has been updated in your bill.
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