Outgoing Students

Chung Jiyi Korea Bridge Award

The Chung Jiyi Korea Bridge Award was established through the support of Imdang Scholarship & Cultural Foundation, a non-profit organisation that focusses on talent development, education funding, and cultural projects.

This gift provides awards for Singaporean undergraduates to go for Student Exchange Programmes (“SEP”) to South Korea. The Award offers students the opportunity to experience South Korea as a global partner, foster meaningful exchanges, and develop the critical thinking, openness, and adaptability needed to navigate diverse environments.

Quantum

The Chung Jiyi Korea Bridge Award provides S$6,000 per award to support students participating in Student Exchange Programmes (SEP) to South Korea.

This amount is intended to help offset the costs of programme participation but may not cover all expenses. Students are advised to carefully consider the location.

Eligibility Criteria

  • Singapore citizens.
  • NUS full-time undergraduate students.
  • Students with per capita gross monthly household income (PCI)* of S$2,500 and below for the academic year of the SEP or STP will be considered, subject to availability of funds. Please refer to the information under application procedure.

*Per capita gross monthly household income (PCI) refers to the total gross monthly income of all those living in the household divided by the number of people in the household.

Terms and Conditions

  • Each student may receive at most ONE (1) Chung Jiyi Korea Bridge Award during their undergraduate studies at NUS.
  • This award cannot be held concurrently with any other awards for the same overseas programme.
  • NUS reserves the right to fully or partially recall the award if the overseas programme is cancelled, suspended, not completed at the host university, or if any award obligations are not fulfilled.
  • NUS reserves the right to vary or amend the terms, conditions and contents of this award application at its sole discretion, with due notice provided to applicants. 
  • Award recipients are required to submit a reflection letter to the donor upon completion of their overseas programme.

Application Procedure, Timeline and Outcome 

Prerequisite

Students must have received and accepted an existing programme offer via myEduRec by the deadline set by the Programme Administrator.

A Financial Aid application for the same academic year as the overseas programme must be submitted through the Undergraduate Applicant Portal. All relevant supporting documents must be submitted to the Office of Financial Aid (OFA), which administers the Financial Aid applications.

Application

After submitting the Financial Aid application, students may proceed to apply for the Chung Jiyi Korea Bridge Award via myEduRec. Please refer to user guide* for the step-by-step instructions. This award application is administered by NUS Global.

* If accessing the user guide from off-campus, students must be connected to the NUS VPN.

Important Notes:

  • Submitting a Financial Aid application does not constitute an application for Chung Jiyi Korea Bridge Award . These are two separate applications with different timelines and requirements.
  • To be considered for the Chung Jiyi Korea Bridge Award, a complete Financial Aid application is required.
  • Students who have already submitted a Financial Aid application for the relevant academic year prior to their overseas programme application do not need to submit a new Financial Aid application.

Application outcome and acceptance of offer

Students will be notified of the application outcome via NUS email account. All eligibility criteria must be met before accepting the offer via myEduRec.

Upon accepting the award, students must promptly update their ‘Receiving Bank Account’ (Credit Bank Account) details via myEduRec.

Timeline

 Programme  SEP to South Korea
 Programme period  AY2026/27 Semester 1, Semester 2 and Full Year
 Application period 8 Oct to 31 Oct 2026 
Application outcome & acceptance of offer 1 to 14 Dec 2026 
 Bursary disbursement By 14 Jan 2027
 
 

Queries:

For queries on Chung Jiyi Korea Bridge Award, please contact us via nasa@nus.edu.sg.

For queries on Financial Aid, please contact Office of Financial Aid (under Office of Admissions).