Bursaries
Types of Bursaries
Government Bursaries
Higher Education Community Bursary (HECB) or Higher Education Bursary (HEB)
Who is eligible?
- Full-time Singaporean citizen undergraduate students
- Part-time Singaporean citizen undergraduate students (eligible for HEB only)
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NTU-administered Bursaries
NTU also administers bursaries to support students in financial need. This includes donated bursaries which are offered by private individuals and organisations.
Who is eligible?
- Singaporean students pursuing their first full-time undergraduate degree course
- A limited number of donated bursaries are available to Singapore PR and international students paying subsidised tuition fees
- NIE trainee teachers who are drawing a salary/stipend and whose tuition fees are paid by MOE during their course of study are not eligible to apply.
- Students are accorded the awards based on the donors’ requirements.
- Recipients should not hold any other scholarships/bursaries/awards without prior approval from the University.
Externally-administered Bursaries
Externally-administered bursaries are bursaries that are offered and administered by external organisations and companies.
Who is eligible?
- Singapore Citizens and Singapore Permanent Residents, with other varying eligibility requirements.
Apply for Bursaries
Who should apply: Existing NTU students and new students joining NTU in the upcoming academic year (AY2025/26)
You need to submit only one application to be considered for both the government bursaries and NTU-administered bursaries. You are encouraged to apply early.
Freshmen to apply during the 2nd window, from 1st June 2025 onwards.
Application period:
2nd window: 1 Jun – 15 Aug (please apply here only if you missed the 1st window application) *Freshmen to apply in 2nd window from 1 Jun onwards |
If you missed the 2nd application window and urgently require financial aid, please contact AskFinaid for assistance.
All bursaries are tenable for one academic year. Hence, a fresh application is required each academic year.
How to Apply
Step 1: Prepare the required supporting documents for application. (please retrieve the self-declaration form here, if required)
Step 2: Submit your application with supporting documents via the Financial Aid Application Portal.
Step 3: You may login to the portal to check the progress of your application. The Financial Aid Office will email you if further information is required.
Step 4: You will be informed of the outcome via your NTU email account around May - June for the first window application in Feb and around September to October for application in June - August. Please check your email regularly for updates.
Step 5: Upon accepting the offer, the bursaries will be disbursed to you from October onwards, or 6-8 weeks upon acceptance (whichever later) for semester 1 and in February onwards, or 6-8 weeks upon acceptance (whichever later) in semester 2.
Disbursement of Funds
- Bursary funds will be released to you on a semester basis with half of the award value released in Semester 1 and the remaining half released in Semester 2. This is provided that your student status is "Active" in the respective semesters (i.e. taking courses in NTU / on selected overseas programmes / not on Leave of Absence / have not graduated / have not withdrawn from NTU).
- Bursary funds may be used to offset your tuition / compulsory miscellaneous fees that are still outstanding at the point of the bursary disbursement.
For students who are using a combination of loans and/or subsidies to settle their MOE subsidised tuition fees, the disbursement sequence (where applicable) is as follows:
| General undergraduate programme students | Medicine students |
| 1. Mendaki Tertiary Tuition Fee Subsidy 2. PSEA funds 3.CPF funds under the CPF Education Loan Scheme 4. Tuition Fee Loan 5. Study Loan 6. Bursary 7. GIRO deduction from students' own account/other account (for those with a GIRO arrangement with NTU to pay their semestral tuition & compulsory miscellaneous fees) | 1. Mendaki Tertiary Tuition Fee Subsidy 2. Government Bursary 3.PSEA funds 4.CPF funds under the CPF Education Loan Scheme 5. Tuition Fee Loan 6. Study Loan 7. Bursary 8. GIRO deduction from students' own account/other account (for those with a GIRO arrangement with NTU to pay their semestral tuition & compulsory miscellaneous fees) |