NUS Performing & Visual Arts Scholarship
Scholarship Type:
University-Level
University-Level
Nationality:
Singapore Citizens
Singapore Citizens
Student Type:
Freshmen
Freshmen
The NUS Performing & Visual Arts Scholarship is awarded to highly-talented individuals who possess outstanding academic and performing & visual arts participation and representation records. NUS Performing & Visual Arts Scholars are well-rounded
individuals who are committed to contributing to NUS’ performing and/or visual arts scene.
Interested students should submit one scholarship application to be considered for the NUS Performing & Visual Arts Scholarship and the NUS Scholarships.
- Singapore Citizens
- Have strong leadership qualities and potential
- Have good co-curricular activities record, particularly in performing and/or visual arts
- Possess good Singapore-Cambridge GCE A Level, local Polytechnic Diploma, International Baccalaureate Diploma, NUS High School Diploma or equivalent qualifications
- Applying for admission to a full-time undergraduate degree programme at NUS
- Transfer applicants from local or overseas universities are not eligible
- Subsidised tuition fees (after MOE Tuition Grant subsidy)
- S$6,000 annual living allowance
- S$4,700 annual accommodation allowance if scholar is staying on campus
- Guaranteed Student Exchange Programme (SEP) placement with one of NUS overseas partner universities for one semester (not applicable for NUS Medicine and Dentistry undergraduate programmes)
- Priority to be considered for on-campus accommodation for the first two years of undergraduate studies, as long as a complete hostel admission application is submitted by the second round of application window each year, and eligibility criteria for on-campus accommodation are met. This priority applies only to halls of residence, houses and student residences, and not to residential colleges
- Bond-free scholarship
- The NUS Performing & Visual Arts Scholarship is awarded to freshmen pursuing a full-time undergraduate programme at NUS, excluding Music, and is tenable for the normal candidature period. The scholarship may be transferred to all programmes except Music.
- 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 3.5 (or equivalent), has good conduct and participates and contributes to NUS’ performing and/or visual arts scene throughout their candidature.
- 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.
- Scholarship application can be submitted only after application for admission to NUS has been submitted. Click here to apply and view the application dates.
- Applicants are required to submit the following:
- Upload supporting documents such as co-curricular activities record at the Applicant Portal.
- Submit one referee report online (to be submitted separately by your Junior College/Polytechnic/High School Principal or Tutor).
- Click here to download the Application Guide.
- NUS Performing & Visual Arts Scholarship applicants will be assessed for scholarship suitability based on the strength of their application and their performance in the NUS Performing & Visual Arts Scholarship selection interview(s), if shortlisted.
- Applicants shortlisted for selection interview(s) will be informed via e-mail. Selection interview(s) will be conducted from late-March onwards, and applicants will be informed of their scholarship application outcomes by late-May. To be considered for the scholarship, please ensure that you are available to attend the interview(s). Your scholarship application will be withdrawn if you are unable to attend any scheduled selection interview(s) without valid reason(s).
- NUS reserves the right to not award any scholarship if there are no candidates of sufficient merit. The decision of the selection committee is final. Enquiries or disputes surrounding its decisions will not be entertained.
Enquiries
Please submit your scholarship enquiries here.