Bursaries

NASA Exchange Bursary (Singapore Citizens)

NASA Exchange Bursaries are available on needs basis to undergraduate students who are going overseas to participate in Student Exchange Programme (SEP).

Quantum

These bursaries are valued from S$2,750 to S$5,500 depending on financial needs, availability of funds and regardless of exchange location.


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

  • Singapore citizens.
  • NUS full-time undergraduate students who are selected to go overseas for exchange in one of NUS’ partner universities.
  • Students with per capita gross monthly household income (PCI)* of S$2,200 and below for the academic year of the exchange programme may 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) NASA Exchange Bursary or Scholarship award during their undergraduate studies at NUS.
  • This award cannot be held concurrently 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 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. 
  • All award recipients are required to complete the necessary post-return actions outlined in the Returning Student Checklist after their overseas programme.

Application Timeline, Procedure 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 (nus.edu.sg). 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 NASA Exchange Bursary via myEduRec. Please refer to user guide * for the step-by-step instructions. This NASA Exchange Bursary application is administered by Global Relations Office.

* 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 NASA Exchange Bursary. These are two separate applications with different timelines and requirements.
  • To be considered for the NASA Exchange Bursary, a complete Financial Aid application is required.
  • Students who have already submitted a Financial Aid application for the relevant academic year prior to their application of the overseas programme application do not need to submit a new Financial Aid application.

Application outcome and acceptance of offer


  1. Students will be notified of the application outcome via NUS email account. All eligibility criteria must be met before accepting the NASA Exchange Bursary offer via myEduRec.
  2. Upon accepting the NASA Exchange Bursary, students must promptly update their "Receiving Bank Account (Credit Bank Account)" details via myEduRec.

Timeline

   NASA Exchange Bursary

(for AY2025/2026 SEP)

(administered by Global Relations Office)
Application period For Semester 1 & Full Year Exchange:

1 Apr to 30 Jun 2025

For Semester 2 Exchange:
1 Oct to 30 Nov 2025
Application outcome & acceptance of offer For Semester 1 & Full Year Exchange:

15 Aug – 31 Aug 2025

For Semester 2 Exchange:
15 Jan – 31 Jan 2026
Bursary disbursement For Semester 1 & Full Year Exchange:

by 30 Sept 2025

For Semester 2 Exchange:
by 28 Feb 2026


Queries:

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

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