UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS

• Be Singapore Citizens.
• Demonstrate strong leadership potential and qualities.
• Possess good co-curricular activities records, particularly in sports.
• Possess good Singapore-Cambridge GCE A Level, local polytechnic diploma, International Baccalaureate diploma, NUS High School diploma or equivalent qualifications.
• Be applying for admission to a full-time undergraduate degree programme at NUS. Limited scholarships may be available for Dentistry, Medicine and Law.
• Transfer applicants from local or overseas universities are not eligible for this scholarship.

• Subsidised tuition fees (after MOE Tuition Grant subsidy)
• S$6,000 annual living allowance
• S$5,550 annual accommodation allowance if the scholarship holder is staying on campus  (Not applicable if scholarship holder enjoys partial/ full on-campus accommodation fee waiver)
• 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 for on-campus accommodation is offered for the first two years of undergraduate study, subject to meeting the eligibility criteria for on-campus accommodation and submitting a complete hostel application during the first housing application window each year. For Year 1 scholars, this priority applies to Halls and Houses; for Year 2 scholars, it applies to Halls, Houses and Residences
• Bond-free scholarship

• The NUS Sports 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.
• Recipients of the scholarship may not concurrently hold any other scholarship, fellowship, bursary, grant, award or allowance without prior approval from the University.
• The scholarship will be renewed every semester provided the scholarship holder:
  • Displays good conduct
  • Maintains a GPA of at least 3.5 or grades that are within the top 80% of their cohort for Dentistry, Medicine or Law scholarship recipients
  • Participates in or organises sports events in partnership with OSA Sports, such as dialogue/engagements sessions, community sports talks/events faculty engagement events, and/or equivalent.
  • Commits to active and meaningful contributions to the NUS sports scene throughout their candidature by:
    1. Actively training for their sport
    2. Planning and preparing for competition selections
    3. Representing NUS and/or Singapore* at major competitions mutually identified and agreed upon with the scholar.

*Applicable to representations for NUS Varsity team, Singapore Combined University team, National team, or equivalent.

• The scholar will be restricted to a maximum of twelve (12) months of overseas programme(s) or internship(s) for the entire duration of his/her undergraduate programme.
• If the scholar 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 scholarship holder.

• The Scholarship application can only be submitted after the NUS Admission application has been submitted. Click  here to apply and view the application dates.
• Interested students need only submit one scholarship application to be considered for the NUS Sports Scholarship, as well as other NUS Scholarships.
• Applicants are required to submit the following:
  • Upload supporting documents such as co-curricular activities record at the Applicant Portal.
  • Submit one Referee Recommendation Form online, to be completed and submitted separately by the applicant’s Junior College/Polytechnic/High School Principal or Tutor.
• Click  here to download the Application Guide.

• NUS Sports Scholarships applicants will be assessed for scholarship suitability based on the strength of their application and their performance in the NUS Sports 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.