ASEAN Undergraduate Scholarship in Singapore

​The ASEAN Undergraduate Scholarship is offered by the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) for citizens or permanent residents from the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN), except Singapore. 

Eligibility

Singapore Permanent Residents or Citizens from the ASEAN countries (except Singapore).Successful awardees should read a full-time undergraduate degree programme leading to a first degree, with the exception of Renaissance Engineering Programme. For the Biomedical Sciences & Chinese Medicine Programme, the scholarship will cover only the first three years of study in NTU.Possess outstanding Singapore-Cambridge GCE ‘A’ level, Diploma awarded by a polytechnic in Singapore, NUS High School Diploma, IB Diploma or Year 12 equivalent qualifications.Excellent co-curricular records.Strong leadership qualities and potential.* ASEAN comprises Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam

Benefits Of Award

ASEAN Undergraduate Scholarship covers up to the normal programme duration on condition that the scholarship holder maintain a record of good academic performance and exemplary conduct.Full coverage of subsidised tuition fees (after Tuition Grant​).Living allowance of S$5,800 per academic year.No bond is attached to the ASEAN Undergraduate Scholarship apart from the three-year bond applicable to all Singapore PRs and international students under the MOE Tuition Grant Scheme.

Terms & Conditions

Scholarship holder must not, without the approval of the University, hold concurrently any other scholarships, bursaries or university loans.Scholarship holder is required to maintain a minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 3.5 out of 5.0. Academic performance will be reviewed every semester.The Scholarship may be withdrawn at any time if, in the opinion of the University, the scholarship holder ‘s progress or behaviour is deemed unsatisfactory.If the scholarship holder decides to terminate the scholarship prematurely, a repayment will be imposed.

Application Procedures

The same application period for admissions applies. Scholarships are awarded based on competition amongst shortlisted candidates.Applicants are required to submit their application for admission before submitting their application for scholarship. Applicants with the following qualifications:  Singapore-Cambridge GCE ‘A’ level Diploma awarded by a polytechnic in Singapore NUS High School Diploma IB DiplomaThe scholarship application form can be found at the link ‘Apply for Scholarship’ at the end of your online application for admission. You are required to login with the application number assigned to you. As part of completing the form, a Personal Essay of not more than 300 words is required. The 3 topics you may write on are shown in the scholarship application form. Applicants are required to submit the following after completing your application form: upload a recent passport-size photo (digital image).submit a referee’s appraisal online. The appraisal is to be completed by your school teacher, who must not be your family or relative. After you have submitted your scholarship application, you will be provided with a URL to be forwarded to your school teacher. When you are passing the link to your teacher, please inform him/her of your NTU application number and Date of Birth, as he/she will need the information to submit the appraisal online.Your school teacher is to complete the online appraisal form and submit it within 7 days of your scholarship application.  If your teacher is not able to submit it online within 7 days and needs more time, please inform him/her to submit as soon as possible (preferably not more than 2 weeks from your date of scholarship application). Note that only one appraisal may be submitted online to support your application.  Applicants with Year 12 equivalent results:Click here to apply for the scholarship with your assigned application number before the application closing date for that qualification. The scholarship application period is the same as the admission application period. Applications submitted after the closing date will not be considered. As part of completing the form, a Personal Essay of not more than 300 words is required. The 3 topics you may write on are shown in the scholarship application form. After completing your application form, applicants are required to submit the following: upload a recent passport-size photo (digital image).submit a referee’s appraisal online. The appraisal is to be completed by your school teacher, who must not be your family or relative. After you have submitted your scholarship application, you will be provided with a URL to be forwarded to your school teacher. When you are passing the link to your teacher, please inform him/her of your NTU application number and Date of Birth, as he/she will need the information to submit the appraisal online. Your school teacher is to complete the online appraisal form and submit it within 7 days of your scholarship application.  If your teacher is not able to submit it online within 7 days and needs more time, please inform him/her to submit as soon as possible (preferably not more than 2 weeks from your date of scholarship application). Note that only one appraisal may be submitted online to support your application.

Selection Interview

All scholarship applicants will be informed via e-mail on their scholarship application status within a month from the date the NTU programme offer is released to successful students.Scholarship selection interviews will take place within a month from the date the NTU programme offer is released to successful students.