UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS

Scholarships for Freshmen (Singapore Citizens and Singapore Permanent Residents)

 

University Engineering Scholarship (UES)

Scholarship Type:
University-Level
Nationality:
Singapore Citizens /
Singapore Permanent Residents
Student Type:
Freshmen

The University Engineering Scholarship (UES) is open to local Polytechnic Diploma holders who are pursuing a full-time Engineering or Technology-related undergraduate programme at the National University of Singapore (NUS), Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), and Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT).


  • Singapore Citizens or Singapore Permanent Residents
  • Have strong leadership qualities and potential
  • Have good co-curricular activities record
  • Possess outstanding local Polytechnic Diploma (preferably Diploma with Merit)
  • Matriculating into a full-time Engineering or Technology-related undergraduate degree programme at NUS/NTU/SUTD/SIT in the year of application
  • Transfer applicants from local or overseas universities are not eligible

  • Subsidised tuition fees (after MOE Tuition Grant Subsidy)
  • S$5,800 annual living allowance
  • S$2,000 one-time computer allowance 

  • The scholarship is tenable for the normal candidature period of a full-time Engineering/Computing undergraduate degree programme at NUS, a full-time Engineering/Technology programme at NTU, a full-time Engineering/Technology/Science programme at SIT and a full-time Engineering/Technology programme at SUTD.
  • Scholarship recipients may not concurrently hold any other scholarship, fellowship, bursary, grant, award, allowance, waiver or free aid without prior approval from the University.
  • The scholarship will be renewed every semester, provided the scholarship recipient maintains a Grade Point Average (GPA) of at least 3.50 (or equivalent), and has good conduct.
  • Scholarship recipients who do not meet the renewal criteria may have their award:
    • conditionally renewed for up to two times before being terminated and liable for liquidated damages, or
    • immediately terminated and liable for liquidated damages if scholarship or candidature is terminated.
  • Scholarship recipients are required to serve a 4-year scholarship bond by working in an Engineering/Technology-related field in Singapore immediately after graduation.
  • If the scholarship recipient decides to withdraw from the University and/or terminate the scholarship prematurely, the University reserves the right to impose repayment of all scholarship monies disbursed to the scholar. 

  • Applications are to be submitted to the Secretariat in the year of matriculation. Click here to view the application dates and apply.

  • Selection interview(s) will be held in July. Only shortlisted applicants will be notified for interview(s) via e-mail. To be considered for the award/scholarship, please ensure that you are available to attend the interview(s). Your application will be withdrawn if you are unable to attend any scheduled selection interview(s) without valid reason(s).

Enquiries

Please submit your scholarship enquiries here.

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