Financial Aid and Scholarships

To help students defray the cost of staying and studying in residential colleges, we have in place financial aid initiatives comprising bursaries, scholarships and college grants. These financial aid initiatives are available to NUS undergraduate students who are residing at one of the residential colleges in UTown and reading the University Town College Programme (UTCP), the University Scholars Programme (USP) or the Ridge View Residential College Programme.

1. Bursaries 
2. Scholarships
3. Residential Programme Bursaries: Singaporean students will be considered for Residential Programme Bursaries if they are not successful for the above financial aid initiatives.  
4. College Grants: College Grants are made available to NUS undergraduate students staying at the residential colleges. For more information and/or to apply, please visit the websites of College of Alice & Peter Tan, Cinnamon College (USP), Residential College 4, Ridge View Residential College and Tembusu College.
5. Post-Secondary Education Account (PSEA) Scheme: Students with PSEA account or have siblings with PSEA account may use the PSEA funds to cover the compulsory College fees (accommodation and meal plans) arising from the UTCP or the USP. Please click here for the application process or contact the Office of Financial Aid for more information.

Please note that if you are offered financial assistance for your education at the residential college as well as a bursary/scholarship by OFA/Faculty, you will be informed whether you are allowed to hold both awards concurrently. If you are not allowed to do so, the award with the lower quantum will be automatically withdrawn. Please check your NUS email account regularly as you may be required to submit additional supporting documents and/or accept the offer (if successful) by a stipulated deadline.

Bursaries for AY2019/2020 

To be considered for bursaries in AY2019/2020, please apply via https://myaces.nus.edu.sg/webroapsbs/jsp/login.jsp through the Office of Financial Aid by 1 April 2019. 

The following bursaries are available to NUS undergraduate students residing in residential colleges, subject to eligibility criteria:

• Alice & Peter Tan Bursary 
• Cheong Wing Chan and Kwok Yuet Ling Bursary 
• Chen Ai Tze Memorial Bursary 
• Keppel Bursary at NUS 
• Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple Bursary 
• MAC3 Bursary 
• NUS Alumni Bursary @ Residential Colleges 
• NUSS - Della & Seng Gee UTown Bursary 
• NUSS UTown Bursary 
• Tahir Bursary 
• The Ngee Ann Kongsi Bursary 
• The Silent Environment Bursary 
• UTown Bursary 
• Wearnes Bursary 
• Wilmar International Bursary 
• Winner Engineering Pte Ltd Bursary 
• Wong Hock Boon Bursary

   Details on the bursaries can be found here. 

Applicants will also be considered for all other financial aid schemes offered by the OFA, where eligible.

Only shortlisted candidates will be notified via email by August/September 2019.

If you missed the application deadline but are in need of financial assistance, please login to https://myaces.nus.edu.sg/webroapsbs/jsp/login.jsp, state the reason(s) for your late application and proceed to apply accordingly. We will consider your application on a case-by-case basis. Successful applicants will be informed via email.

For enquiries, please call 6516 2870 or visit http://www.askadmissions.nus.edu.sg/app/utils/login_form/redirect/ask. 

Scholarships for AY2019/2020 

To be considered for scholarships in AY2019/2020, please click here to apply from 11 March (00:00 hours) to 30 April 2019 (23:59 hours). Shortlisted candidates will be invited for interviews in May/June 2019. 

The following scholarships are available to NUS undergraduate students residing in residential colleges, subject to eligibility criteria:

• Elaine Low Scholarship
• Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple Scholarship 
• NUSS - Della & Seng Gee UTown Scholarship 
• Shirdi Sai Worship Centre Scholarship 
• Steve Appleton-Micron Scholarship
• The Ngee Ann Kongsi Scholarship
• Tin Ka Ping Foundation Scholarship
• Yong Liew Chin Music Scholarship 

Applicants not already residing in a residential college must submit a separate application for admissions into the residential colleges via the Joint Residential College Application System. 

Details on the scholarships can be found here. Please send an email to us at utfinancialaid@nus.edu.sg if you have any enquiries. 

For more information, please refer to our FAQ.