Bursaries

NASA Enhancement Bursary (Singapore Citizens)

NASA Enhancement Bursaries are available on needs basis to undergraduate students who are going overseas to participate in NUS-administered overseas summer, winter and research attachment programmes.

Quantum

These Enhancement Bursaries range from S$400 to S$3,000 depending on the duration of the programme, financial needs and availability of funds. Please refer to the table below for the quantum.


Programme Duration Range of Quantum (Depending on PCI)
2 to 3 weeks S$400 - S$800
> 3 to 5 weeks S$800 - S$1,600
> 5 to 8 weeks S$1,200 - S$2,400
> 8 weeks S$1,500 - S$3,000

The NASA awards help to offset part of the cost incurred for the overseas programme and may not be sufficient to cover the entire cost. Student must consider the location and cost before choosing any overseas programme.

 

Eligibility Criteria

  • Open to Singaporeans
  • NUS full-time undergraduate students (excluding students from Yale-NUS College) who are selected to go overseas to participate in NUS-administered overseas summer, winter and research attachment programmes.
  • Students with per capita gross monthly household income (PCI)* of S$1,900 and below for the academic year of the exchange programme will be considered, subject to availability of funds. Please refer to the information under application procedure.
  • Students in their final semester of study may apply if the overseas programme completes before the conferment dates.

    • *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 & Conditions

    • Students may receive at most ONE (1) NASA Enhancement Bursary award during their undergraduate study in NUS.
    • This award must not be concurrently held with any other awards which do not allow award recipients to hold concurrent awards meant for overseas programme or the total sum of all concurrent awards meant for overseas programme has exceeded what is needed for the overseas programme.
    • NUS has the right to recall the award fully or partially if the overseas programme has been cancelled/suspended, and/or you did not complete the overseas programme at the host university or fulfil the award obligations.
    • NUS may in its sole discretion, vary and/or amend the terms, conditions and contents of this award application at any time, with due notice of such revisions being given to the applicants. 
    • All award recipients must complete a survey and submit a report.

    Application Timeline, Procedure and Outcome

    Prerequisite

    You must have an existing programme offer and accepted the programme offer via myEduRec by the stipulated deadline given by the Programme Administrator.

    Submit your Financial Aid application for the same academic year of your overseas programme through Undergraduate Applicant Portal (nus.edu.sg) and submit all relevant supporting documents to Office of Financial Aid. This Financial Aid application is administered by Office of Financial Aid (under Office of Admission).


    Application


    After submitting your Financial Aid application, you may proceed to apply for NASA Enhancement Bursary via myEduRec. Please refer to user guide * for the step by step instruction. This NASA Enhancement Bursary application is administered by Global Relations Office.


    * To access the user guide, if you are accessing the link outside of the campus, you have to connect to NUS vpn first.

    Note: An application for Financial Aid does not constitute an application for NASA Enhancement Bursary. These are two separate applications with different timelines and requirements. To be considered for the NASA Enhancement Bursary, you must submit a complete Financial Aid application. Students who have already applied for the Financial Aid for the relevant academic year prior to the application of the overseas programme do not need to submit another Financial Aid application.


    Application outcome and acceptance of offer


    1. You will be notified via NUS email on your NASA Enhancement Bursary application outcome. Please check that you have met all the eligibility criteria before accepting the NASA Enhancement Bursary offer via myEduRec.
    2. Update your "Receiving Bank Account (Credit Bank Account)" via myEduRec immediately after your acceptance of the NASA Enhancement Bursary.

    Timeline

    NASA Enhancement Bursary (administered by Global Relations Office)
    Application period For programme in NUS Special Term 1 & 2 in AY2023/2024
    1 Apr to 30 Jun 2024

    For programme in NUS Dec vacation in AY2024/2025
    1 Sep to 30 Nov 2024
    Application outcome & acceptance of offer For programme in NUS Special Term 1 & 2 in AY2023/2024:
    1 Sep to 14 Sep 2024

    For programme in NUS Dec vacation in AY2024/2025:
    15 Feb to 28 Feb 2025
    Bursary disbursement
    		 For programme in NUS Special Term 1 & 2:

    by 14 Oct 2024

    For programme in NUS Dec vacation:
    by 31 Mar 2025

    Queries:

    For queries on NASA Enhancement Bursary, please contact us via nasa@nus.edu.sg

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